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Instructor: Rebecca Gimenez, Ph.D. // Major in USAR
Dr
Rebecca Gimenez holds a BS in Biology from
Wofford
College,
a PhD in Animal Physiology from
Clemson
University.
A past Biology professor, her current scientific research interests
include a national survey of trailer accident causality, a study of
physiological responses to TLAER procedures and equipment, and
investigation into poor nutrition in horse neglect / starvation cases.
She
is a past member of her county and state's Large Animal Rescue Team, a
logistics officer for VMAT-2 and currently serves as a Major in the
Signal Corps, US Army Reserves. She returned in 2007 from a 1 year
combat tour in
Iraq
and
Kuwait
for which she received a Bronze Star.
She has published numerous critiques, techniques,
book chapters and journal articles on the subject of TLAER and horse
behavior / training. Her first book on Technical Large Animal
Emergency Rescue was published by Wiley/Blackwell Scientific in 2008.
Technical
Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER)
Preliminary Course Outline
Pictures from 2008 class
Thursday
October 15, 2009
1 pm to 5 pm --
Registration
Friday
October 16, 2009
7 AM to 8 AM
Registration
Coffee and Donuts
8 AM to 12 PM
Morning Session Lectures
Introduction –
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Large Animals
Basic Concepts in
Large Animal Emergency Rescue
Review of Large
Animal Behavior and Senses –
Normal
and Under Stress
Containment and
Restraint of Large Animals (Physical and Chemical)
Introduction to
Agro-terrorism, Foreign Animal Disease, HAZMAT issues in TLAER
Introduction to
Emergency Decontamination of Animals (Gross methods)
Critical medical
concerns during large animal incidents
The Incident
Command System related to TLAER incidents
Confined Space
considerations in TLAER
The Roles of the
Veterinarian, the Owner, Emergency Responders and Animal Control
12 PM to 1 PM
Lunch (provided
by BVEH)
1 PM to 5 PM
Afternoon Session Lectures
Transportation
Incident Response Considerations
Introduction to
Livestock Trailer Overturns & Response
7 PM to 9 PM
Dinner (provided
by BVEH) and Social
Saturday
October 17, 2009
7 AM to 8 AM
Coffee and Donuts
8 AM to 12 PM
Morning Session Lectures
Prevention and
Response to Fire Scenarios (barns, wild fire, trailer fires)
Facility
Evacuation Planning (emergencies and disasters)
Emergency Field
Humane Euthanasia for Large Animals
Large Animal
Ambulances
Simple Vertical
Lifting employment considerations and equipment recommendations
The Rescue Glide
employment considerations
Water & Surface
Ice Rescue TLAER considerations (Pools, Flood & Swiftwater, Ravines,
etc.)
Unstable Ground
and Mud TLAER scenarios
Introduction to
Large Animal Slingloading in Helicopter Operations
The Anderson
Sling considerations
12 PM to 1 PM
Lunch
(provided by BVEH)
1 PM to 5 PM
Afternoon Session Labs
Overview of Basic
and TLAER supplies and equipment
Access into Horse
Trailers and Confined Spaces in TLAER
Forward Assist,
Backwards Drag, Hampshire Slip & Sideways Drag Demonstration
Behavior,
Approach, Basic Handling, Restraint and Leading Live Animals
Demonstrations
Trailer Overturn
and Stabilization Exercise
Transport
Extrication & Response considerations & cutting equipment
Overview of Heavy
Rescue Rope and Mechanical Advantage in TLAER
Employment of the
Rescue Glide
Mud Rescue
Equipment
Water Rescue
Equipment
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Morning & 1st
Day Afternoon Sessions are Powerpoint and Videos with Lecture
Materials.
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2nd Day Afternoon Session is Demonstrations
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