Made possible by the generous support of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The Tufts Shelter Medicine Program offered a week long course in April 2016 on Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University’s campus covering Emergency Response and Disaster Medicine. Instructors included representatives from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART), Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) and Cummings School faculty. The course featured an introduction to the incident command system and links to complete ICS training on line. Other topics covered were animal sheltering in disasters, large animal rescue and emergency medicine in disasters as well as recent man-made and natural disasters such as the Midwest flooding and a variety of cruelty response cases. The course concluded with a table top drill. Registrants who attended the entire course and completed the online component gained the credentials necessary to respond to an actual disaster once signed up with SMART or another responding agency.
Radioactive Chicken Farm Scenario: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Radioactive Chicken Farm Scenario: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Radioactive Chicken Farm Scenario: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Zoo Scenario: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Student with a shelter map
Apartment complex: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Apartment complex Scenario: Tabletop drills instructed by Dr. Liz Williamson and Dr. David Schwarz of SMART
Hazmat and Decontamination Lab - dog decontamination exercise
Hazmat and Decontamination Lab - dog decontamination exercise
Hazmat and Decontamination Lab - setting up supplies
Hazmat and Decontamination Lab supplies
Dr. Gordon, Dr. McCobb, and students are ready for the Hazmat and Decontamination Lab
Dr. Lori Gordon, FEMA search and rescue, lectures on canine and equine deconamination
Hands-on large animal rescue training
Rescue equipment and the horse mannequin, "Lucky"
Across the drive, sheep and lambs may also be observing the training
Students are ready for hands-on training from Roger Lauze
MSPCA Equine Ambulance Program truck and horse ambulance
Roger Lauze, MSPCA, instructing on Large Animal Rescue
Dr. April Paul instructing on Emergency Triage in Disasters
Animal Sheltering in Disasters lecture
Drs. Dunlap, Robinson, and Schwarz discuss Animal Sheltering in Disasters
Sheltering Exercise with CMDART outside of Cummings School's Lerner Spay / Neuter Clinic
JoAnn Griffin from CMDART instructs Sheltering Exercise outside of Cummings School's Lerner Spay / Neuter Clinic
Sheltering Exercise with CMDART outside of Cummings School's Lerner Spay / Neuter Clinic
Sheltering Exercise with Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team (CMDART) outside of Cummings School's Lerner Spay / Neuter Clinic
Lerner Spay/Neuter Clinic Van
Dr. Jennifer Dunlap and Dr. Diane Robinson instructing on Choosing a Site