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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I think, in the veterinary world, CPR is definitely worth trying in an animal that you cannot see breathing and you cannot feel the pulse in and is, to all intents and purposes, dead. It is something to try because if you don't try, you're definitely not going to have a live animal at the end of it. I also feel that, in a lot of these cases, there is a chance of revival if it's just breathing if they've just stopped breathing and the heart is still going. And even if you can't feel a pulse, there may still be a heartbeat, then there is a chance of being able to resuscitate that animal by giving it breaths and doing the CPR procedure.I think, whenever you try and do CPR, you have to realise that this is a last-ditch attempt and there is a high chance it will not work. And even when you get to the vet's, if your animal has truly passed away, there is very little chance of us... Even after doing CPR and using the drugs that we have, there is very little chance of us bringing that animal back. So, it's always worth trying but realising that the chance of success is very, very low.A time when CPR may be effective is if you have a drowning animal or an animal that you've managed to rescue from a lake or pond where they've been swimming, wherever it is, and they've ingested a load of water and have drowned. In those situations, if it's happened quick enough, then the heart will probably still be beating and then CPR may well revive that, resuscitate that animal, what you would want to do is assess their breathing at all times and see if there is any sign of movement on the chest or the abdomen at all. Ideally, if you know they've ingested a load of water, you would also want to try and empty that water out by tipping your animal upside down and encouraging that water to come out. If there's a load of water in the chest and in the lungs, then giving them CPR doesn't have as high a chance as if you had to... If you've removed the water and then done the CPR, you have a much higher chance of resuscitation.
Importance of CPR for Pets in Emergency Situations
Considerations for CPR in Veterinary Practice
Administering CPR to a pet in distress can be crucial in life-threatening situations:
- Immediate Action: CPR is recommended for animals showing no signs of breathing or pulse.
- Potential for Revival: There's a chance of revival if the animal has recently stopped breathing, even if a pulse is undetectable.
- Last Resort: CPR should be viewed as a final attempt to save the animal's life, with awareness of its low success rate.
Effectiveness of CPR in Drowning Cases
CPR may prove effective in scenarios involving drowning or near-drowning incidents:
- Assessment of Breathing: Continuous monitoring of breathing and chest movement is essential.
- Fluid Removal: If water ingestion is suspected, draining excess water from the animal's airways can enhance CPR effectiveness.
- Enhancing Resuscitation Chances: Clearing water from the chest and lungs before administering CPR improves the likelihood of successful resuscitation.