Description
Developed specifically for wildlife care professionals, Wound Management provides a systematic review of the physiology and treatment of the most common types of soft-tissue wounds seen in injured mammalian and avian species.
Course lecture topics include:
- Wound assessment
- Wound types
- Antibiotic therapy
- Cleaning and topical agents
- Bandaging techniques
- Physiology and stages of wound healing
Lab topics include:
- wound preparation
- nonadhesive and wet to dry wound management
- fracture bandaging with Robert Jones, figure 8, modified figure 8 ‘Miller wing sling’, and wing to body wrap
Fractures and wound management in herptiles are not covered in this course.
To receive a course completion certificate, students must successfully pass the online Wound Management exam with 70% or higher.
Pre-Requisites: Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation strongly encouraged
Required Materials:
- internet access
- ability to record and upload videos (upload tool provided)
- textbook – Wildlife Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach
- basic bandaging supplies OR purchase of IWRC kit
- legal access to an avian and mammal cadaver for lab OR purchase of IWRC kit
Optional Materials*:
- nitrile gloves in your size
- bandage scissors
- tweezers
- sterile water-based gel
- Chlorhexidine or povidone iodine (surgical disinfectant)
- sterile fluids
*While you can complete your lab without these tools we recommend having them on hand to simulate the actual procedures as closely as possible
Cindy Haskett (verified owner) –
Great lectures and very informative. There could be a couple tweaks with navigating between the next steps for viewing the lectures and quizzes, as well as submissions for the final labs, but overall it flowed pretty well.