Equine Emergency and Critical Care 24 June 2025

The course will provide insights into triage and stabilisation of equine emergencies that are commonly seen in equine practice. 

The morning lectures will provide a practical approach to equine blood transfusion in the field, and strategies for stabilisation of a critical patient for travel.  The practical session in the afternoon will allow delegates to develop an approach to ultrasound of the acute abdomen and thorax. In the afternoon we will have a panel discussion for disaster management with a range of surgical and medical specialists. We will finish the day with a talk from a doctor to provide us with insights into human emergency and critical care.

Lunch and refreshments provided

Course Description

 

The morning lectures will provide a practical approach to equine blood transfusion in the field, and strategies for stabilisation of a critical patient for travel.  The practical session in the afternoon will allow delegates to develop an approach to ultrasound of the acute abdomen and thorax. In the afternoon we will have a panel discussion for disaster management with a range of surgical and medical specialists. We will finish the day with a talk from a doctor to provide us with insights into human emergency and critical care.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a theoretical and practical understanding of how to perform a blood transfusion in the  horse
• Develop a theoretical and practical approach to stabilising a critical patient for travel
• Develop practical skills in rapid ultrasonographic assessment of the thorax and abdomen in the field
• Develop a pragmatic approach to equine disaster management

Speakers

Ben Curnow BVSc MSc CertAVP(EP) FHEA MRCVS

Alison Bennell BVMS CertAVP(EM) MRCVS 

Chris Baldwin BVetMed CertAVP(ESST) MRCVS

Amie Wilson  BVMS CertAVP (EM), DipECEIM AFHEA MRCVS

Harry Carslake MA VetMB DipACVIM Dip ECEIM MRCVS

Malcolm Wilson

Timetable:

Time	Content	Provider
8.30am-9am	Welcome coffee and registration
9am-9.30am	Stocking your car for an emergency	Ben Curnow
9.30am-10.15am	When and how to perform a blood transfusion in the field	Alison Bennell
10.15am-10.45am	Travelling the critical patient safely	Chris Baldwin
10.45am-11am	Coffee break
11am-12.30pm	Group Discussions: Approach to difficult ECC cases*	Amie Wilson Alison Bennell Chris Baldwin Ben Curnow
12.30pm-1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm-3pm	Ultrasound examination of the acute abdomen: FLASH scan	Amie Wilson Harry Carslake
3pm-3.15pm	Coffee Break
3.15pm-4pm	‘What can humans do to horses & what do horses do to humans?’ A human surgeon’s perspective	Malcolm Wilson (TBC)
4pm-5pm	Open questions	Amie Wilson Alison Bennell Chris Baldwin