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Verification/Summary
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What word means a way of ending an animals life in a way that minimizes pain and distress?
Euthanasia
100
What are 2 methods of Euthanasia?
Physical and chemical
100
Injectable chemical agents are administered where?
Intravenously
100
Why are physical methods used?
to avoid contaminating tissue with chemical's
100
What must be done after euthanasia?
Verification
200
What is a reason an animal is euthanized?
to collect organs and tissues; illness; eliminate pain and suffering; colony management
200
What are inhalent agents administered in?
Euthanasia chamber
200
What governing agency usually monitors injecable euthanasia solutions?
DEA- Drug Enforcement Administration
200
What is cervical dislocation?
dislocation of the vertebrae in the neck
200
Verification confirms death by making sure what has occured?
Heart stopped and respiration ceased
300
What manual is followed for guidelines on euthanasia?
AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)
300
What is the most common inhalent agent used?
Carbon Dioxide
300
What is the name of the euthanizing agent for fish and aquatic amphibians?
MS-222
300
Cervical disslocation is acceptable for mice and rats weighing less than?
200g
300
What is a secondary method of verification of death for small species?
cervical dislocation
400
Who ensures that acceptable methods of euthanasia are carried out in the most humane method possible?
IACUC
400
What species is immersed in chemical baths for euthanasia?
Aquatic
400
What does Methoxyflurane cause?
toxicity to liver and kidneys
400
What is the instrument used for decapitation?
guillotine
400
What is the AALAS publication that deals with coping with grief over euthanasia?
"Cost of Caring"
500
What do the Greek words eu and thantos mean?
Good and death
500
Which is a heavier gas CO2 or Air?
CO2
500
What is the most common method of carcass disposal?
incineration
500
What are the guidelines for Euthanasia based on?
AVMA- American Veterinary Medical Association
500
What is the group that approves protocols and reviews euthanasia methods at our institution?
IACUC