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NEAVS Takes Airway Education and Research Foundation to Task

Upon learning that goats will be used to demonstrate intubation and cricothyrotomy techniques for humans at the Street Level Airway Management (SLAM) conference, October 5-7, 2001, NEAVS wrote immediately to conference organizers, informing them that there are more humane and realistic ways to teach these procedures.

NEAVS Director of Research and Investigation, Ann Stauble, pointed out that a 1994 survey concluded: "Pediatric residency programs for some of the most distinguished medical institutions…train exclusively on mannequins, human cadavers, individual neonates or infants undergoing general anesthesia…. It is not necessary to use cats or other animals to train this procedure effectively."

Further, excellent human simulators are now available and have received positive reviews from students at Harvard and other institutions. NEAVS has offered to provide sanctuary for any goats who have already been purchased for this cruel and unnecessary exercise which must not happen!

Please write to the organizers and let them know that the caring public will not tolerate such cruel use of animals:

Executive Director
Airway Education and Research Foundation
Box 2168
Rowlett, TX 75030-2168
jrofdallas@aol.com

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