Lasx wound management - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 4yo TB gelding presents for a 1 foot laceration on its flank after getting trapped in barbed wire. What is the FIRST thing you should consider doing before assessing the wound? - Perform a full PE! Sometimes its easy to forget when there is a huge wound staring at you. After assessing the equid with wounds, what is an important history to obtain? - Tetanus vaccine status! - If status unknown = booster w/ toxoid - If unvaccinated = toxoid vaccine + tetanus antitoxin! Describe delayed pri...