Course: Pet First Aid
Purpose: To teach individuals basic first aid
techniques for dogs and cats due to common illness, injury, or a life-threatening
condition.
Participants are advised that the Pet First Aid course
is designed to teach you how keep your pet safe and secure until you are able
to reach veterinary assistance.
Prerequisites: None
Learning Objectives: Participants should be able
to:
- Explain how and when to call for emergency assistance
for an injured pet
- Understand how to find out what is "normal"
for their pet
- Identify signals of breathing emergencies, including
choking, and demonstrate how to provide care
- Identify signals of cardiac arrest and demonstrate
how to provide care
- Identify life-threatening bleeding and demonstrate
how bleeding can be controlled
- Identify signals of various injuries and demonstrate
how to care for them
- Identify signals of sudden illness, including poisoning,
seizures, and heat and cold emergencies, and describe how to care for them
- Describe when and how to move an injured pet
- Describe components of a good "pet friendly"
first aid kit
Length: Six (6) hours
Instructor: A currently authorized American Red
Cross Pet First Aid Instructor.
Certification: Each participant will receive an
American Red Cross Pet First Aid certificate.
Participant Materials: Participants will receive
a Cat First Aid manual and DVD & a Dog First Aid manual and DVD.
Bring to Class: Participants should bring pen,
paper and a stuffed cat or dog for practice.
** No live animals are allowed to participate in this program due to unknown
stressors our pets may feel or encounter due to the number of humans and other
animals. American Red Cross and Insignia College feel that keeping your pets
out of harm’s way is the first step in keeping them healthy and happy.
Cost: $150 (includes books)
Cancellation Policy: $40 Administrative fee for
client cancellations.
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