LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE SKULL SESSION
August 19

THE CLYDE THAT TOOK A SLIDE

This problem is based on a real scenario and is presented for a "Skull Session" discussion in the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Facebook Group. Location The incident has occurred in the watershed above a small Nevada city. The location is the creek that provides for the city's domestic water supply. Date and Time Late May on a Sunday afternoon. Incident Details You receive a call from the city's Code Enforcement Supervisor that a Clydesdale that was being ridden on a hillside trail lost his footing and plunged some 40 feet or more into the creek and can't get up. The rider had dismounted and was unhurt. Fire and Search and Rescue are responding to the incident. Large animal technical rescue is required. The location is walk-in only. The creek is Alpine fed so the water is very cold. The horse is laying among some very large boulders. A veterinarian has been called to the scene. Upon arrival you find a large Clydesdale down in the middle of the creek that runs through a steep, narrow canyon. Initial responders are caring for the horse and have removed his saddle. The fire department is responding its heavy rescue unit that has a large compliment of ropes, anchoring equipment, a monopod, plywood shoring sheets and related equipment and supplies. The horse must be removed from the creek or for health reasons it will have to be euthanized and the carcass winched out by a tow truck. The scene on your arrival. Skull Session Questions What are your priorities? What are the safety issues? What resources do you need? Describe your action plan. Please post your answers to the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue group. Skull Session rules. Please post your answers independently of the answers posted by others. Please also recognize that there can be varying perceptions as to what these scenarios involve since these problems are being solved using limited information. The values of these sessions include the various approaches the participants may suggest based on their varying perceptions of the problem, so it's not a matter of someone being right and someone being wrong. Please read, think, and post your answers to the TLAER Facebook group based on your perception of the problem presented. Continue to How the Incident was Resolved Go to Skull Session Index Return to the Strike Team LRTC Page

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