Has anyone taken a solid RACE-approved course that drills into sterile field setup, clip-to-scrub timing, and structured recovery checklists? I’m weighing a 6-hour wet lab centered on TPLO cases and want current guidance on warming protocols (forced-air at 38°C), pain scoring, and closed-suction drain care.
Had two 2 a.m. ‘rattlers’ last month too — , both gophers after a hook-to-bag… > species identification versus a genuinely hazardous removal, and what feels fair as an on-call minimum where you’re? I’m in I split it: $200 after-hours call-out covers ID and non-venomous relocation, venomous adds $100 hazard and mileage with 30 minutes included. At $175 in Tucson you’re close; I’d either bump the base $25 or keep it and add a $40 photo/video triage option so some “is it a gopher?” calls don’t turn into a full roll.
I require a quick texted photo/video before rolling — if I can verify gopher, I bill a $120 ‘verification’ and skip the drive; if I go out it’s a $160 minimum, bumped to $260 for confirmed venomous with PPE and double containment per AZGFD (https://www.azgfd.com/wildlife/livingwith/snakes/). With you in Tucson at $175 and doing that ‘hook-to-bag,’ you could keep $175 as the callout and credit $50 when it’s non-venomous; would a photo-first step work for you?
Viticus Group’s WVC ortho nursing wet lab was RACE-approved when I took it and covered sterile field setup, TPLO recovery, and JP drain care. For “clip-to-scrub timing” we run a big OR timer and hold clip-to-incision at ≤20 min after the final scrub; pre-warm with forced-air at 38°C, but keep a continuous temp probe — , I’ve seen it creep if no one’s watching. We pull closed-suction drains once output is <1–2 ml/kg/day; want me to DM the course ID/date?