In the beginning, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) set up guidelines for the delivery of veterinary medicine, which included: When veterinarians cannot be available to provide services, they should arrange with their colleagues to assure that emergency services are available, consistent with the needs of the locality; The veterinarian is readily available, or has arrangedfor emergency coverage, for follow-up evaluation in the event of adverse reactions or the failure of the treatment regimen. Thus, the emergency practice was created. Then, as veterinarians became more specialized in their area of expertise and experience ...
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