Dog First Aid

Accredited Dog First Aid & CPR

Comprehensive e-learning course written in line with the latest RECOVER guidelines and fully compliant with the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, covering a range of dog emergency situations and conditions to educate dog owners and professionals.

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Course curriculum

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1. The definition of first aid
2. The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
3. Attending a casualty
4. Revision quiz
1. Primary vs. Secondary Assessment
2. Primary Assessment - The ABC
3. ABC video
4. Secondary Assessment - The Examination
5. Heart rate & pulses
6. Respiratory rate & effort
7. Body temperature
8. Mucous membranes & CRT
9. Capillary refill time (CRT) video
10. Neurological assessment
11. Video showing ataxia
12. Transporting an injured dog
13. Continued head-to-tail examination
14. Practice!
15. Revision quiz
1. Identify and remove ticks
2. Tick removal video
1. Introduction
2. Sight - Eyes!
3. Smell - Nose!
4. Hearing - Ears!
5. Taste - Mouth!
6. Touch - Legs & Paws!
1. Cardiopulmonary arrest
2. ABC recap!
3. Chest compressions
4. Compressors Posture and Depth
5. Breathing
6. CPR video
7. Revision quiz
8. CPR Course for Pet Owners & Pet Professionals
9. Quick guide for chest compressions by RECOVER
1. Introduction to wounds
2. Wound classification
3. Assessing the wound
4. Wound care at home
5. Leucillin topical antiseptic
6. Dog bites
7. Haemorrhage & arterial bleeds
8. Revision quiz
1. Why do we bandage?
2. Bandaging formula
3. Leg bandage
4. Leg bandage video
5. Ear/head bandage
6. Ear/head bandage video
1. What's the difference?
1. Types of burns
2. Categorisation of burns
3. First aid for burns
4. Electric shock
5. Revision quiz
1. What is an allergy?
2. Types of allergic reactions
3. Allergic reaction video
4. Insect bites & stings
5. First aid for allergens and stings
6. Revision quiz
1. Common household toxins
2. Toxic flowers and plants
3. Animal POISONline
4. DOGS TRUST LIST OF POISONOUS PLANTS, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCES
5. Blue-green algae
6. Adder bites
7. Revision quiz
1. Clinical signs
2. First aid for choking
1. What is it?
2. Clinical signs
3. First aid for hypoglycaemia
1. Hypothermia
2. Fever vs hyperthermia
3. Hyperthermia & heat-related illness
4. First aid for heat-related illness
5. HOW TO COOL HOT DOGS RVC Infographic
6. Heat stroke prevention
7. Canine heat-related illness – new perspectives from recent research
8. Too hot for paws
9. Revision quiz
1. Drowning
2. Secondary Drowning
3. Water intoxication
4. HYPERnatraemia
1. What is a seizure?
2. Pre ictal stage part 1
3. Pre ictal stage part 2
4. Ictal stage (seizure)
5. Post ictal stage
6. First aid for seizures
7. Revision quiz
1. What is bloat?
2. Abdominal distention
3. Preventing bloat
4. Revision quiz
1. The meaning of shock
2. Types of shock
3. The compensatory stage
4. First aid for shock
5. Revision quiz
1. Practice makes perfect
2. First aid kit

About this course

£49.00
106 lessons
0.5 hours of video content

Accredited Dog First Aid & CPR

Course curriculum

Course introduction

Foundations of dog first aid

Patient assessment

Ticks

Injuries to Sensory Organs

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Wounds

Bandaging techniques

Fractures & dislocations

Burns & electrocution

Insect stings & allergic reactions

Poisons & toxins

Choking

Hypoglycaemia

Hypo/hyperthermia and heat stroke

Drowning

Seizures

Gastric Dilation Volvulus (Bloat)

Shock

Being prepared

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