Use this course to help your dog. It consists of written notes, webinars, and an examination for full certification.
Why do you need a pet first aid course? Simply, to save a life. If you are prepared for a medical emergency, there is a better chance you can pull the dog through. The ACE Canine First Responder and First Aid course is designed to help guide you through what to do if faced with an emergency involving your four-legged friend. It is emergency preparedness at its best. You will learn what to do, and just as importantly, what not to do.
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My wish is to save lives. If you have the same goal, you can do it by learning this material. Also, if you work with dogs, this will show your clients that you care and that you can help out if an emergency arises with their companions in your care.
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This course consists of written notes, over four hours of webinars, and it finishes with a certification examination.
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Section 1 introduces you to first aid and describes a first aid kit that you can make at home. You will also see how to protect yourself, including muzzling techniques.
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Section 2 reviews treatment techniques. You’ll learn how to give injections, clean and treat ears, and how to administer medications of all types.
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Section 3 looks at the primary assessment. This helps you decide if you need to institute first aid, if you have to get to the veterinarian, or if it can wait. You assess using a TPR (temperature-pulse-respiration), gum color and hydration.
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Section 4 teaches you what to do with cuts (bandaging), allergic reactions, eye ailments, fractures, and poisonings.
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Section 5 delves into bloat, seizures, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as hyperthermia and burns and the opposite, freezing and hypothermia.
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Section 6 is a complete CPR course consisting of five in-depth webinars and text documents based on the most current knowledge from the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
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You’ll learn how the heart works and how breathing is controlled. Then, you’ll learn the ABCs. This is followed by instructions on cardiac and thoracic chest compressions – how fast and how hard, and how you add in breathing. It ends by covering the risks of CPR and looking at when we do a do-not-resuscitate (DNR).
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Section 7 is a Case Study Investigation (CSI) series where you can learn how to do emergency treatment using real-life cases.
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Once you have learnt all the material, it is time for the examination. You pass with an 80% mark. Once you do that, we’ll e-mail you a certificate suitable for framing.
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This course is valid for 6 hours CE through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.