In addition to standard equipment such as microscopes and centrifuges, the laboratory has automated blood chemistry and cell counting instruments, and a pharmacy stocked with antibiotics, intravenous fluids, and other medications.
A SeaWorld medical technologist analyzes a sample of a stranded animal’s blood using a hematology analyzer.
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Surgical suite.
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The surgical suite may include an x-ray machine, anesthesia equipment, a respirator unit, an ultrasound machine, and a surgery table.
The surgical suite has with all of the necessary medical equipment to perform surgeries.
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Food preparation room.
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The food preparation room is outfitted with a freezer, thawing sinks, grinders, blenders, stomach tubes, and nursing bottles to accommodate animals requiring special diets, bottle feeding, or tube feeding.
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Recovery areas.
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After treatment, the animals recover in appropriate holding pools and enclosures suited to their specific needs.
Animals recover in isolation pools and enclosures suited to their specific needs.
Veterinarians diagnose and treat marine mammals, birds, and turtles. Medical technologists, animal care staff, aviculturists, and aquarists play key roles in restoring health to stranded animals.
The veterinarians diagnose and treat marine mammals, birds, and turtles.
