Chemical Immobilization of Animals: Multi-Species

 


Our training program is presented over a 2 day period.  It consists of 14 hours of multimedia/ lecture/ PowerPoint/ video presentation, followed by 2 hours of "Hands On" training where participants are divided into small groups and are taught how to safely use blowguns, long range projectors, darts, human protective safety equipment, and dart associated radio-tracking devices.

LECTURE TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

Philosophy and General Considerations Prior to the Use of Chemical Immobilization as a Handling technique: Purpose and application; proper injection sites Animal Behavior: Flight reaction; flight distance. Understanding Stress, Techniques to Minimize Handling Stress and Mortality in Animals

Training and Conditioning: Handling, Sample Collection and Manipulation of Animals Without the Use of Drugs.

Injectable Techniques: Delivery Equipment and Technology: hand injection, pole syringes, remote injection dart, blowguns, short and long range projectors. What equipment is available? How does it function? Choosing the system to best fit your needs; Advantages and disadvantages of the commercially available systems.

Inhalant (Gas) Techniques: Matrix Systems which afford simultaneous, efficient anesthesia of multiple animals using one vaporizer.

Drug and Dosage Recommendations: Learn the safest, Most Current Drug and Dosage Recommendations for the Species You Work With and the procedures you need to perform.

Dosage Calculation: Standard Formulas for accurate dosage calculation; Superconcentrated Drugs: How to use them, where to obtain them, and why they afford more rapid anesthetic induction with smaller volumes.

Post Immobilization Procedures and Techniques of Anesthetic Monitoring: How to ensure the animal remains physiologically stable under anesthesia: How to ensure the correct level of immobilization which affords operator safety and minimizes stress to the animal; handling the immobilized animal; proper species specific positioning; vital signs; what they tell you and how to monitor them (temperature, pulse, heart rate, respiratory rate, capillary refill time); proper techniques of dart removal; dart wound care, the use of antibiotics and tetanus prophylaxis, reversal agents; release and recovery. Procedural checklists and patient care monitoring protocols provided!

How to recognize, Prevent, and Treat Immobilization Related Medical Emergencies: Clinical Signs, Supportive Field Procedures and Preventive Measures: Respiratory distress and arrest; circulatory failure and shock; disturbances of thermoregulation: hyperthermia/hypothermia; bloat; myopathy; seizures; pneumonia, cardiac arrest, emergency kits.

Personnel Safety: Developing Human Safety Protocols for accidental Exposure to Anesthetic or Immobilizing Medications: Which anesthetics are dangerous to humans?; What can you expect with accidental human exposure?; recommended protective safety equipment and techniques to minimize and prevent accidental human exposure; how to initiate and develop safety protocols with your local hospital; equipment safety; emergency kits; security.

Record Keeping/Legal Considerations: Report forms, checklists, drug logs, drug labeling recommendations, the latest on AMDUCA (Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act) and DEA regulations.

Developing Ethical Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Protocols.

Protocols for Handling Escaped Animals

A 100+ page training manual is provided to all course participants, and certificates are awarded to those satisfactorily completing the program.

This is a completely revised and updated program.  The all new manual:
"Chemical Immobilization of Animals: Technical Field Notes 2008" will be distributed at this workshop!

HANDS-ON LABORATORY TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

Understanding the Matrix System: Observe and discuss the components of this unique gas anesthesia delivery system, allowing simultaneous anesthesia of multiple animals with one vaporizer.

Safe Handling and Use of Immobilization Darts, Use of Safety Equipment for the Prevention of Accidental Human Exposure to Anesthetic Drugs:

Remote Injection Darts: Loading Practice, Comparison of Commercially Available Products, and Techniques to Prevent Human Injury: Participants discuss basic dart component structure and function, inherent problems or advantages of various systems, and practice assembly and loading including: Pneu-dart, Simmons, Daninject, Telinject, Paxarms, Cap-chur, Ballisti-Vet, homemade systems and others.

Safety precautions are discussed and protective equipment is utilized.

Safe Handling and Use of Short and Long Range Projectors. Practice and Comparison of Commercially Available Products: Participants discuss application, equipment modifications to minimize trauma. Practice includes the use of Pneu-dart, Telinject, Daninject, Palmer, Paxarms systems and others.

Practice and development of Proficiency with the Blowgun: Even if you have never used a blowgun, you will leave this portion of the program being accurate and proficient using this safe, inexpensive, and atraumatic technique.
 

 
 
This is Real Training . . .

We respect your time and your intelligence, and we know what it takes to be proficient in the field. Our course materials are time-tested to over 7,000 professionals on three continents.

 

You Get the Top Instructors . . .

Hand picked veterinary experts in Chemical Immobilization and Anesthesia and outstanding teachers as well!! Over 90% of our attendees have rated our program as EXCELLENT!

You Get Training Materials that Work . . .

Our presentation is multi-media and hands-on. You hear it in lecture, see it on video, and do it with your own hands. You also take home a comprehensive 110-page training manual covering all course materials.

You Get What We Promise . . .

Clear, concise information which will guide you to a safer, more successful level of expertise or we will refund your full tuition fee.

Our program has been presented since 1989, and is considered by US government agencies to be the standard in Chemical Immobilization training. 

We have provided training to well over 7,000 professionals in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Canada including the Animal Rescue League of Boston, New York ASPCA, Virginia Animal Control Association, Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy, Essex County College Police Academy, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Beardsley Zoo, Audubon Park Zoo, Folsom City Zoo, Dallas World Aquarium, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Merck and Co., Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, Alaska Sealife Center, Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, Texas Parks and Wildlife, New York Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, US Fish and Wildlife Service-Alaska, USDA Wildlife Services, Beijing Biodiversity Center, and a multitude of others.

We provide evaluation questionnaires to course participants asking for ratings of Excellent, Good, Satisfactory or Disappointing.  Over 90% of participants have rated our program excellent!  This program has been approved for 16 hours of Veterinary Continuing Education credit.  The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, and Oregon State University have granted our program 1 academic credit.

We do not sell equipment, nor do we have contracts with equipment manufacturers.  We provide only education in Chemical Immobilization and field assistance, and our recommendations for drugs and equipment stem from practical field use.
  

Our instructors are Veterinarians specializing in remote anesthesia.  They are friendly, experienced, internationally recognized experts, who are easy to talk to, welcome questions, and have the answers you need.

This is the most complete, up to date training program available on Chemical Immobilization, presented in an easy to understand manner, applicable to all experience levels.

Registration Fee (Save $50 if you register more than 30 days prior to the program date!)

Early Registration

$575

General Registration

$625

Student Registration *

$350

* (For Full Time Students enrolled in Veterinary Medicine or Related Sciences including Graduate Students, Residents, and Interns)


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Safe-Capture International, Inc.
P.O. Box 206, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572 USA
(608) 767-3071, FAX: (608) 767-3072
Email: safecaptur@aol.com
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