Abstract
UK veterinary emergency and critical care medicine is evolving. Many 24-hour emergency centres now have dedicated staff to provide a high level of care. But what of the emergency case that turns up in general practice? Here, Michelle Richmond describes life in a special unit, along with some principles of emergency nursing that may prove useful in general practice
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Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond, DipAVN(Med),VN, qualified in 1995 and works for the Pet Emergency Treatment Services in Kent, which provides an out-of-hours service for 40 veterinary surgeons. The RCVS Trust has awarded her a travel scholarship to study advanced techniques in emergency nursing in the USA