Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our lectures from BVNA Congress 2024 – It’s the perfect way to relive some of the highlights (or catch up if you missed out) and get inspired for what’s to come at BVNA Congress 2025!

The veterinary nursing event of the year – Join us at BVNA Congress 2025

📅 Friday 10th October – Sunday 12th October | 📍 Telford International Centre

  • Diamond celebrations – Our social events enable delegates to unwind with friends
  • Tackling the biggest issues impacting the VN profession – Join us for ‘In Conversation’ debates
  • ‘Progression’ for all career pathways – Twenty lecture streams with expert speakers
  • VNJ Live – Authors and speakers will present their ideas and showcase their work
  • Progression – Each morning includes a headline ‘Progression’ stream
  • Practical learning – A selection of varied hands-on workshops, including Burtons’ dedicated clinical teaching and product demonstration zones

Feel inspired, empowered and supercharged as part of the veterinary nursing profession – For more information and to register, visit the BVNA website.

Tawny graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2016 and has experience at all levels of veterinary care from charity hospitals through to referral practice, and abroad. She has a particular interest in anaesthesia, evidence based nursing, and exotic patient care. Tawny holds an MSc in Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation and is currently studying towards her NCert in Anaesthesia.

Synopsis:

Anaesthesia runs smoothly when we have time to carefully plan, prepare, and anticipate any adverse events. So, what about when we don’t have all this time?

Emergency case management requires quick thinking and rapid intervention. In this lecture we will look at common emergency presentations, their physiological impacts, and what this means for the anaesthetic. From dealing with a haemoabdomen, to a gastric dilatation and volvulus, to a caesarean section, we will look at a variety of case examples relevant to nurses working at all levels of veterinary care.

Learning Objectives:

  1. To be able to recognise and triage common emergency cases
  2. To correctly apply the ASA Physical Classification System to emergency cases
  3. To be able to identify risk factors associated with common emergency cases and troubleshoot potential anaesthetic challenges