Caroline Patterson

Caroline is based in Aberdeenshire. She has over 20 years as a Paramedic for the Scottish Ambulance Service and has been a First Aid Instructor since 2018. Also teaching First Response Emergency Care (FREC) 3 & 4 courses. She has worked with & owned horses for all her adult life, competing in eventing, dressage & showjumping. She has also been involved in starting & schooling young horses & re-starting ex-racehorses for general riding. As well as being a BHS riding instructor & coach, she also is an Equine Sports Massage therapist & bodyworker. At home, she has 3 horses (2 x-racers & a fat warmblood!) & 2 dogs (deer hound lurchers).

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Mechanisms of Injury Relating to Equestrian Incidents and Accidents

What is it? Mechanism of injury, (MOI), is the manner in which a physical injury has occurred. It describes how, with what force, and to which part of the body energy was applied.  In other words, what happened? How did it happen? What forces were involved & what were the results?  Now for the geeky…

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