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Pet First Aid Fundamentals: A Free 5-Lesson Course

Learn to spot a pet emergency, act in a safe order, protect yourself, and know when first aid stops and the vet takes over. Five short lessons for pet pros.

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  1. 1What Pet First Aid Really InvolvesWhat first aid is for, what it looks like in a pet professional's working day, who needs it most and the mistakes carers make in emergencies.
  2. 2Recognizing an Emergency: Breathing, Circulation and ShockThe fixed order first aiders use to check an animal, what the gums tell you, how to recognize shock and why knowing an animal's normal matters.
  3. 3A Suspected Poisoning, Worked Through Step by StepA sitter finds a dog with a shredded chocolate wrapper: how a professional stays safe, gathers facts, calls the vet and transports, and what they avoid.
  4. 4Staying Safe and Knowing Where First Aid StopsHow to protect yourself around a hurt animal, how to move an injured animal, the well-meant actions that cause harm and where the vet's role begins.
  5. 5How First Aid Competence Is JudgedThe difference between knowing and doing, what a written first aid assessment tests, how to prepare and how to take the next step.
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