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C D
Figure 1-9 • A, A resident, wearing surround-type protective eyewear, brings a great blue heron to radiology draped in a towel. B, After the
towel has been removed, the bird’s long, potentially dangerous beak is revealed, as are the resident’s protective gloves. C, Anesthetic gas
is administered by an assistant, while the resident secures the bird’s beak, wings, and feet. D, Once the bird becomes unconscious, it is
placed on the cassette, positioned, secured with nonadhesive tape, and radiographed.
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