Large Animal Kit

Re: Large Animal Kit

SuzyM — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:39:34 GMT

Thank You

Re: Large Animal Kit

Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:29:15 GMT

I believe it's a post-mortem needle . . 'serpentine' needle.

Ali h

Re: Large Animal Kit

SuzyM — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:48:34 GMT

[quote user="Emma Gerrard Dip AVN (SA) BSc (Hons) CVN,RVN,MBVNA"]2 small S shaped needles[/quote]

We have a huge S shaped needle in one of our kits which one of the new vets brought with them. What are they for? (The vet asked me - she didn't know!) Can anyone enlighten us please?

Re: Large Animal Kit

Suzanne Hall — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:16:19 GMT

Thanks for the replies folks, has helped a great deal A lot of the consumables/drugs our vets carry in their cars but always good to know that everyone is singing off the same page. Fingers crossed we will not need to do any sheep caesars but best to be prepared

Suzanne

Re: Large Animal Kit

Alison Clare Hickman — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:33:03 GMT

Portable battery-run clippers might be a good idea with spare battery plus size 50's blade and a spare... some bottles of skin scrub such as Chlorexedine and/or Povidone Iodine....a sterile scrub brush...a clean hand towel...a sterile large drape...suture materials...stethoscope...catheters...litre of saline...a gown of some sort...sterile gloves...lubricating gel...

Okay will stop the thought train now!

Sorry if this is overkill or all obvious....wasn't certain if you meant just the instrument kit....!

Ali h

Re: Large Animal Kit

Emma Gerrard Dip AVN (SA) DipHe CVN BSc (Hons) CVN RVN KSQP RAM — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:12:09 GMT

Hi, I work in a mixed pratice and our LA kits have:

size 4 scaple blade

Mayo scissors straight

Rat tooth forcpes

Gillies

Olsen Hagar needle holders

2 curved SW artery forceps

2 straights SW artery forceps

3 swabs, one holds needles which are, 1 half curved cutting, 2 small S shaped needles, 2 Post mortem needles, 2 size 1 RB and 2 size 1 cutting and 1 size 4 cutting.

Re: Large Animal Kit

Ann McAleer — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:09:21 GMT

Hiya, I work in a mixed practice and I prepare all the kits s.a / l.a/eq. In our l.a kits we usually put in 1 x Olsen Hagar needle holders 1 x mayo scissors ( usually straight) 1 x rat toothed forceps 1 x scalpel handle sz 4 1 x spencer wells artery forcep ( straight or curved) Also 5 swabs and 1 extra to hold the needles (2cutting + 2round size 1) This is the standard l.a kit used in my practice and is used for a range of procedures Hope this helps

Re: Large Animal Kit

Eira Davies — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:06:33 GMT

In my old practice from what i can remember, a typical L.A kit consisted of;

1 x sz4 scalpel handle

1 x McPhails Needleholder

4 x Backhaus Towel Clips

1 x Straight Mayo Scissors

4 x Rochester Pean Artery Forceps (straight and curved)

1 x Allis Tissue Forcep

20 x gauze swabs

and finally a selection on round bodied and cutting needles

Hope this helps :) xx