Veterinary Disaster Response

Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, is a Veterinary Medical Officer and Squad Leader of NMRT-Central USA and Emeritus Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Colorado State University.Sally B. Palmer, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and a Veterinary Medical Officer of NMRT - Central USA.

"A pick for any practicing ER vet or veterinary library. It uses a question-and-answer format to outline steps for veterinary response to either natural or man-made disasters, covering training, procedures, and applied science in the field. Any practicing vet needs this, which comes packed with color photos, charts, and sidebars of at-a-glance information." -Midwest Book Review, July 2009

• Contributors ixIntroduction xiiiSection 1 Training 31.1 An Introduction to the Incident Command System 5Lori A. Swenson, BSME, EMT-P 1.2 Leadership during a Disaster 15Eugene A. Adkins, DVM 1.3 Communications 21Lori A. Swenson, BSME, EMT-P 1.4 Basic Map, Compass, and Global Positioning System Skills 31Sally B. Palmer, DVM 1.5 Records and Animal Identification 73Lori A. Swenson, BSME, EMT-P 1.6 Veterinary Risk Assessment of the Disaster Site 85Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 1.7 Risk Communication and Dealing with the Media 93Wayne E. Wingfield, MS, DVM 1.8 Biosecurity Fundamentals for Animal Response Personnel in a Farm/Livestock Disaster 101Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM, and Anthony P. Knight, BVSc, MS 1.9 Veterinary Triage 111Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM 1.10 Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction 123Jerry J. Upp, DVM 1.11 Zoonoses and Zoonotic Diseases 135Sherrie L. Nash, MS, DVM, Sally B. Palmer, DVM, and Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM 1.12 Public Health 197William R. Ray, BS 1.13 Hazardous Materials 205Lori A. Swenson, BSME, EMT-P 1.14 Personal Protective Equipment 215Thomas F. Pedigo, MSc, PA-C 1.15 Basic Veterinary Decontamination: Who, What, Why? 231Lisa A. Murphy, VMD 1.16 Wildlife Handling 239Sally B. Palmer, DVM 1.17 Domestic Animal Handling 257Sally B. Palmer, DVM 1.18 Small Animal First Aid 279Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM 1.19 Large Animal First Aid 301Sally B. Palmer, DVM 1.20 Equine Emergency Sheltering 325Rebecca S. McConnico, DVM, PhD 1.21 Companion Animal Sheltering 335Renée A. Poirrier, DVM 1.22 Disinfection of Avian, Large, and Small Animal Facilities 343David C. Van Metre, DVM, and Paul S. Morley, DVM, PhD 1.23 Pain Management in Veterinary Disaster Medicine 359Marc R. Raffe, DVM, MS 1.24 Humane Euthanasia of Animals 367Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM 1.25 Carcass Disposal following a Veterinary Disaster 391Ryan Gordon Leon Murphy, MS, and Anthony P. Knight, BVSc, MS Section 2 Planning 4052.1 Elements of a Disaster Plan for Animals 407Anthony P. Knight, BVSc, MS 2.2 Disaster Planning for Private Practice 413Dirk B. Yelinek, DVM 2.3 Community Animal Emergency Planning 425Kevin M. Dennison, DVM 2.4 State Response to Veterinary Disasters 435Terry K. Paik, DVM 2.5 State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (Including State Animal Response Team [SART] Programs and State Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps [VMRC]) 447Kevin M. Dennison, DVM 2.6 Federal Response to Veterinary Disasters 457Lorna L. Lanman, DVM 2.7 Military Role in Veterinary Disaster Response 473Gary L. Stamp, DVM, MS Section 3 Preparation 4793.1 Family versus Business during a Disaster 481Joan C. Casey 3.2 Preparing Your Practice for an Impending Disaster 487Gregory A. Rich, DVM 3.3 Preparing the Farm and Animals for a Disaster 495Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM 3.4 Noah’s Burden: A Prolegomenon to the Ethics of Veterinary Disaster Response 501Bernard E. Rollin, PhD Section 4 Recovery 5094.1 Care for the Caregiver: Psychological and Emotional Factors in Veterinary Disaster Response 511Dennis Michael Baker, MA, LPC, and P. J. Havice-Cover, MA, LPC, CAC III 4.2 Disaster Assistance for Homeowners, Renters, and Business Owners 519Eugene A. Adkins, DVM 4.3 American Veterinary Medical Foundation: Disaster Assistance 529Wayne E. Wingfi eld, MS, DVM Emergency Response Contacts Directory 535Index 541