Who we are Destination Our goal Fundraising information
Who we are
Hi, I'm Dr. Karen Dashfield, DVM. I am a member of First Special Response Group, an international search and rescue
organization, which is planning a search and rescue training mission
trip to Turkey. I will be part of the mission and, with the help of Sophie, my German Shepherd, I will be teaching a canine paramedics course
and assisting with the training of canine handlers in search and rescue techniques.
To find out more about 1SRG, click our logo below. I am also a member
of Northeast Search and Rescue (NESAR)
as team veterinarian, board member and canine handler. I work full-time as a veterinarian at
Newton Veterinary Hospital in Newton, New Jersey.
Destination
We're going to a town called Oludeniz, which is located close to the mountains, caves and rivers we
will need for our classes.
It's on the Mediteranean coast, near Fethiye, Mugla in Turkey.
Map courtesy of
Pedini
Our goal
Members of 1SRG will conduct a
7 to 8-day Wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) conference for
ORDOS, a rope rescue team who wants to learn more about other
areas of SAR. ORDOS has invited representatives
of other Turkish teams to attend the courses.
I am one of two canine handlers going. The other instructor
is teaching 5 days of wilderness canine, and I will be assisting. I will
also be teaching my 8 to 9-hour canine first-aid class, probably divided into 3
sections so we can have 5 full days in the field and spend the evenings on
the first aid. The rest of the team will be running classes on Fundamentals
of search and rescue, white water rescue, cave rescue and man tracking
(tracking without a dog). The training will culminate in a final
24-hour Search and Rescue/Medical exercise.
Fundraising information
We are in need
of funds for this mission and the equipment to be used in training.
Costs will run about $1,500 to $2,000 per person, with ORDOS providing food and
housing. I would like to get some advanced canine paramedic instruction tools for the trip.
At the top of the wish list is a canine CPR mannequin that allows you to practice CPR, mouth-to-nose
breathing, placing of IV catheters, passing of an endotracheal tube to assist
breathing, and tapping the chest for air if the dog ruptures a lung thru
trauma. This item costs about $2,000.
In addition to raising funds for this trip, we are also raising money for the Jaffe memorial fund. Begun by the parents of one of our search victims, this fund will finance searches where relatives cannot afford to help us with expenses (as we currently have no funds available.)
We appreciate any way in which you care to help us. For more information, please contact me as indicated below:
Dr. Karen Dashfield, DVM
Telephone: (973)383-7342
e-mail: kdashfield@hotmail.com
Thank you!
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