Pet instructor skill review
Course Content
- Introduction to your Pet First Aid Instructor refresher course
- Course introduction
- Dog First Aid and The Law
- The vet and your role in first aid
- The Role of the Dog First Aider
- When is Veterinary Care Required?
- Keeping your pet safe in an emergency
- Car Accidents
- Car Accidents - Injuries and Treatment
- Pet Proofing your home
- Please rescue my pets stickers
- Hand Hygiene
- Dog Microchipping
- Cat microchipping
- Precautions and Safety
- Pet Anatomy and Physiology
- First Aid Kits and Equipment
- Checking a Pets health
- Initial Assessment
- Checking Your Dog's Health and Finding Out What Is Normal
- Gum Colour
- Collecting a Urine Sample
- How Dogs Show Pain
- How Dogs Show Pain - Vets Comments
- Taking a Pulse
- Taking the Temperature
- Taking the Rectal Temperature
- Vital Signs
- Comprehensive Assessment and Checking Vital Signs Example
- Pet Accidents and First Aid
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - CPR
- Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Types of Bleeding
- Dressings, Bandages and Controlling Bleeding
- Catastrophic Bleeding
- Dogs and haemostatic dressings
- What is the ideal animal haemostatic agent
- Collaclot - Collagen pad to stop bleeding and promote clotting
- Dogs and Tourniquets
- Commercial Tourniquets for Dogs
- HaemoCap™ MultiSite - Dogs
- Shock
- Shock - vets comment
- Different Conditions you may see
- Breathing and Respiratory Problems
- Loss of Appetite
- Sneezing
- Lethargy
- Urination Problems
- Weakness in Animals
- Weakness and Collapse - additional vets comments
- Hair Loss and Skin Conditions
- Cataracts
- Dehydration in Dogs
- Clinical signs of dehydration in dogs and cats
- Hydration and rehydration in dogs
- Fluid balance in dogs and cats
- Oralade - treating dehydration
- Oralade for cats
- Oralade - The Science
- Injuries
- Suspected fractures
- Types of fractures on animals
- Dog Fractures Treatment
- Spinal injury and moving an injured dog
- Spinal Injuries
- Paw Problems
- Paws and Claws
- Nail and Claw Injuries
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Problems
- Ear Problems
- General Bandaging
- Bandaging the Ear
- Bandaging the Tail and Tail Injuries
- Bandaging the Body
- Fight Wounds
- Puncture Wounds
- Mouth and Dental Problems
- Animal bites and scratches on dogs
- Small Cuts, Scratches and Grazes
- Bandage aftercare
- Stings on animals
- Ibuprofen and pets
- Carbon Monoxide and dogs
- Poisoning
- Vet poison information line
- Inducing Vomiting in a Dog
- Inducing Vomiting - vets comments
- Snake Bites
- Dog Burns
- Chemical Burns
- Electrocution
- Electric Shocks
- Cruciate Ligament
- Falls From Height
- Illness
- Dogs and Illnesses
- Bloat and Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
- Why do dogs eat grass
- Why are Onions Toxic to Dogs
- Why is Chocolate Toxic to Dogs
- High Temperatures and Heatstroke
- Hyperthermia - Vets Comments
- Hypothermia Treatment
- Hypothermia - vets comments
- Vomiting in Animals
- Different Types and Causes of Vomiting
- Vomiting - vets comments
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Diabetes
- Allergies in Dogs
- Allergic reactions
- Pancreatitis
- Cushings Disease
- Nose and Respiratory Problems - Vet
- Breathing Difficulties
- Coughing and kennel cough
- Kennel Cough - vets comments
- Diarrhoea in Animals
- Stomach Conditions
- Possible Causes of Blood in Dog Faeces
- Rabies
- Alabama Foot Rot
- Blue Green Algae
- Hip Dysplasia
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Pyometra
- Vestibular Syndrome
- Parasites that affect pets
- Cats
- Different types and sizes of animals
- Summary and Your Practical Session
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Get StartedClassifications of an Emergency
Different accidents or illnesses can be classified into three main groups.The first group is the life-threatening conditions. These will require immediate action by the owner, pet first aider and vet. Conditions in this group include if the animal is not breathing, serious bleeding, spinal injury, shock, choking, extremes of temperature, snake bites, unconsciousness, severe burns and poisoning.The next group is those who require prompt attention. These require treatment but are not immediately-threatening. These could be fractures, other bleeds, gaping wounds, conscious collapse and dislocations. You will need to take them to the vet straight away but it would not be classified as a life-threatening condition.The final group is minor injuries which will require veterinary treatment but the animal can be kept comfortable until the appointment at the vet is available. Examples in this group are lameness, minor burns, abscesses, bleeds that have been easily controlled and insect stings.As a first aider, you will need to decide quickly how bad the injury or illness is and get the appropriate help and deliver the appropriate treatment.When you first approach the animal you need to methodically look over the animal to make sure you do not miss anything. It may be that there is an obvious injury but a more serious one is hidden. First look their nose, mouth, ears, skull and eyes to look for anything that does not look right or discharge.Next examine their limbs, ribs, spine and abdomen for pain, bruising, deformities, paralysis and wounds.Finally move on to their pelvis, tail and general body surface. You are looking for fractures, deformities, discomfort, bleeding, discharge and matting in the fur.In human first aid terms this is known as a head to toe survey. In pet first aid you could call this the head to the tail survey.
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Pet First Aid: Recognizing and Responding to Injuries and Illnesses
1. Classification of Injuries and Illnesses
Different accidents or illnesses affecting pets can be grouped into three main categories based on severity.
1.1. Life-Threatening Conditions
Immediate action is required for these conditions. They include:
- Not breathing
- Serious bleeding
- Spinal injury
- Shock
- Choking
- Extremes of temperature
- Snake bites
- Unconsciousness
- Severe burns
- Poisoning
1.2. Conditions Requiring Prompt Attention
These conditions need treatment but are not immediately life-threatening. They include:
- Fractures
- Other bleeds
- Gaping wounds
- Conscious collapse
- Dislocations
1.3. Minor Injuries
These injuries require veterinary treatment but are not immediately critical. Examples include:
- Lameness
- Minor burns
- Abscesses
- Bleeds that have been easily controlled
- Insect stings
2. Initial Assessment
As a pet first aider, you must quickly assess the severity of the injury or illness and provide appropriate care. Begin by methodically examining the pet from head to tail.
2.1. Head to Tail Survey
Similar to the human head-to-toe survey, this involves:
- Checking the nose, mouth, ears, skull, and eyes for any abnormalities or discharge.
- Examining the limbs, ribs, spine, and abdomen for signs of pain, bruising, deformities, paralysis, and wounds.
- Inspecting the pelvis, tail, and general body surface for fractures, deformities, discomfort, bleeding, discharge, and matting in the fur.