Veterinary Issues in Disasters

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Emergency Management, National Veterinary Response Team. 01/14/2016This 60-minute course provides information on the human-animal bond; public health concerns after a disaster; a veterinarian's role in foreign animal diseases and bioterrorism; and basic veterinary triage, CPR, and safe animal handling. It discusses how to identify potential public health concerns following a disaster, and safely handle animals and provide emergency care in austere conditions. This course is part of a series of veterinary medical educational modules that are available at https://www.mrc.train.org/ and searching for "veterinary." (Text) Site requires free registration.

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news