How to Employ Recumbent Transport, Perform a Simple Vertical Lift, and Perform Proper Helicopter Slingload of Horses

摘要

Improved alternatives for the successful technical rescue and transport of horses to veterinary facilities are available to practitioners. One of the most commonly needed techniques, vertical lift of horses (i.e., temporary recumbence caused by slicksurfaces, falls into swimming pools, septic tanks, muddy areas, ice, or steep ravines, or geriatric degeneration/weakness), is performed with locally available equipment and webbing. Recumbent transport of viremic, recumbent, geriatric, and severely injured horses on a Rescue Glide sked requires minimal personnel and training, and it provides an efficient means of movement. Helicopter slingload of horses trapped in remote, inaccessible areas (floodwater, steep ravines, etc.) during a disaster or emergency may be accomplished using the Anderson Sling, but use of this device requires significant planning, resources, and personnel training for safe employment.