Free course · 5 lessons · about 25 minutes
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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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.