Keep your hat on
Head injuries are sadly a high risk for equine vets and nurses
An equine vet who suffered serious head injuries while treating a horse is campaigning for her veterinary colleagues to wear a hat when handling patients. Charlie Tomlinson, Clinical Director at Hale Equine Vets, still feels the aftereffects of an accident that happened in 2009. While treating a usually well-behaved gelding, the horse suddenly acted out of character, flinging his front legs forward and throwing Charlie into a stable wall. As a result of not having a hat on, Charlie suffered diffuse axonal injury, which is a serious brain injury.