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Bird Handling
Bird Handling
Handling
Useful variety of techniques
to handle different bird
species
Please communicate to your
hospital manager if you have
never handled certain bird
or feel unsure.
General
Pinch a towel appropriate for the size of the
bird between your pointer fingers and
thumbs.
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PPE
(personal protection
We don’t want you to get hurt!
equipment) Please take all precautions.
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Rate at which the
Treatment section dose has been
Name of medication. calculated at.
flagyl, noroclav, YOU DON’T
meloxicam (loxicam, HAVE TO WORRY
metacam) etc.. ABOUT THAT
How often has to
Amount of the
medication that be given. Once a
needs to be given to day (SID) twice a
the patient. Tick day (BID) Three
•Make sure you Area times a day (TID)
know how to read a Four times a day
syringe (look at (QID)
next section or ask
your manager) The amount of
•If the amount days the
ends in ml means Route of administrations. Oral medications
that is a suspension (PO), subcutaneous (SQ),
Intramuscular(IM). Note that any
needs to be given
if it ends in “tab:
means is the injectable medications needs to for. Please always
amount of a tablet. be administered by the manager. Medication count from when
Your
start date the medications
initials
was started.
Make sure you tick
You need to fill the If you have never Make sure the dose the medication area
evaluation sheet in administer you are to show that has
the morning and medications please administrating is been given and the
afternoon.
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