K9 Basic/Advanced Pre-Hospital Stabilization Emergency Procedures Course

This course is designed for the emergency rescue personnel and K9 handler that would respond to canine emergencies in the field. This course includes practical classroom style education as well as hands-on instruction, demonstrations and scenario specific training using live, Trauma Fx simulator K9 Valor, and model dogs.

Lecture topics and hands-on instruction include:

• Physical Examination and handling of the healthy K9
• Physical Examination and handling of the injured K9
• Wound Care: facial lacerations, eye & paw injuries
• Immobilization/Bandaging
• Triage, shock, pain, heat stroke
• CPR - RECOVER BLS & ALS /scenario drills
• Introduction to Hemorrhage control
• Oxygen administration
• Naloxone administration
• Heat Stroke recognition and treatment
• Major trauma overview
• Illicit drug exposure in the working K9
• Toxicology
• Intubation (cadaver)
• Hemorrhage control
• IV catheters and fluid resuscitation as well as intraosseous catheter placement (cadaver)
• Recognizing pneumothorax, needle decompression, and chest tube placement (cadaver)
• Gastric dilation volvulus (bloat) management in the field including trocarization (cadaver)
• Review of First Aid kits and recommendation of supplies