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Management of Thermal Injuries in Donkeys: A Case Report

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Reports or descriptions of medical management of thermal injuries in donkeys is lacking. Four donkeys sustained burn injuries during the wildland–urban interface fire in Valparaiso, Chile, in 2014. The donkeys received first aid care at the scene of the fire, and then were hospitaliz...

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Autores principales: Lohse, Jorge, Pietrantoni, Pierpaolo, Tummers, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33212805
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112131
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author Lohse, Jorge
Pietrantoni, Pierpaolo
Tummers, Christian
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: Reports or descriptions of medical management of thermal injuries in donkeys is lacking. Four donkeys sustained burn injuries during the wildland–urban interface fire in Valparaiso, Chile, in 2014. The donkeys received first aid care at the scene of the fire, and then were hospitalized and treated for three months for thermal injuries, of various degrees of severity, in several body parts. The clinical findings and treatment of four of the donkeys are described in this paper. All donkeys recovered and were retired to an animal shelter. ABSTRACT: Burn injuries are uncommon in large animals and there are no reports of these injuries in donkeys. Burns cause local and systemic effects. Extensive thermal injuries can be challenging to manage and the extent of the burn surface affected will directly impact the severity of the illness and the prognosis. Burns are classified according to the depth of injury into four categories, from first-degree burns, and the least affect to fourth-degree burns, which are the more severely affected patients. This case report describes the medical management of four donkeys that sustained various degrees of external burn injuries during the wildland–urban interface fire in Valparaiso, Chile. The donkeys were treated topically for several weeks and closely monitor for inadequate nutritional intake. Water based topical medications are preferred in burn cases because they can be easily applied and removed without interfering with wound healing. Of note, the caloric demands of these cases can be achieved by increasing the amount of grain, adding fat (i.e., vegetable oil), and free-choice alfalfa hay. All donkeys recovered and were retired to an animal shelter.
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spelling pubmed-76963362020-11-29 Management of Thermal Injuries in Donkeys: A Case Report Lohse, Jorge Pietrantoni, Pierpaolo Tummers, Christian Animals (Basel) Case Report SIMPLE SUMMARY: Reports or descriptions of medical management of thermal injuries in donkeys is lacking. Four donkeys sustained burn injuries during the wildland–urban interface fire in Valparaiso, Chile, in 2014. The donkeys received first aid care at the scene of the fire, and then were hospitalized and treated for three months for thermal injuries, of various degrees of severity, in several body parts. The clinical findings and treatment of four of the donkeys are described in this paper. All donkeys recovered and were retired to an animal shelter. ABSTRACT: Burn injuries are uncommon in large animals and there are no reports of these injuries in donkeys. Burns cause local and systemic effects. Extensive thermal injuries can be challenging to manage and the extent of the burn surface affected will directly impact the severity of the illness and the prognosis. Burns are classified according to the depth of injury into four categories, from first-degree burns, and the least affect to fourth-degree burns, which are the more severely affected patients. This case report describes the medical management of four donkeys that sustained various degrees of external burn injuries during the wildland–urban interface fire in Valparaiso, Chile. The donkeys were treated topically for several weeks and closely monitor for inadequate nutritional intake. Water based topical medications are preferred in burn cases because they can be easily applied and removed without interfering with wound healing. Of note, the caloric demands of these cases can be achieved by increasing the amount of grain, adding fat (i.e., vegetable oil), and free-choice alfalfa hay. All donkeys recovered and were retired to an animal shelter. MDPI 2020-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7696336/ /pubmed/33212805 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112131 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33212805
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112131
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