Respiratory emergencies
Tracks
Stream One - Goldfields Theatre
| Friday, March 21, 2025 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Goldfields Theatre |
Overview
Tami Lind
Speaker
Tami Lind
Purdue University Veterinary Hospital
Respiratory emergencies
Abstract
Respiratory emergencies can present at any time to the hospital and the nursing team must be ready to react. By utilizing real patient case studies, this lecture begins with triage of these patients and emphasizes how to recognize potential problems based on the patient’s breathing pattern. Patient handling, emergency drugs, oxygen delivery methods, and special case considerations will be covered leaving the attendees ready to receive their next respiratory emergency.
Biography
Tami Lind is the current Intermediate Care Supervisor at Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She has previously been the ICU and ER supervisor for 15 years. Tami went to veterinary technology school at Purdue and graduated in 2010 with her Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology. Tami started as a veterinary technician in the ICU and has been a supervisor at Purdue since 2012. She received her VTS in ECC in 2016 and the Purdue Veterinary Technician Outstanding Teaching Award in 2017. She enjoys teaching new veterinary technicians and veterinary students to prepare them for their career ahead. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her German Shorthaired Pointers, mixed up mutt, cats, her 27 chickens, 4 ducks, 5 goats, and her two legged husband.
