Pet First Aid and CPR Course - Online CPD Certified

Oplex Careers

The online Pet CPR and First Aid Course will provide learners with a good insight into preparing for emergencies, whether minor or major, the first aid methods and procedures, and CPR technique. This course will discuss the key skills related to providing effective first aid for your pet, dealing with allergies, CPR techniques and more.

This course will provide a great insight into working with pets using practical examples throughout the course. Whether working in this field already, you want to get started working with animals, or just interested in this field of study, this course will cover a range of modules and provide multiple examples for assessment.

Course Syllabus

The Pet CPR and First Aid Course is split into the following modules:

• An Introduction – Be Ready

~ First aid equipment
~ Registering with a vet
~ Instructions to dog walkers
~ Client’s instructions on the vet’s contract
~ First aid practice
~ How to use medication safely
~ Speaking to a veterinary
~ Medications which are safe for pets
~ How to safely compel your pet to vomit
~ How to induce sickness in a home situation
~ Unconventional methods to avoid

• Be Prepared

~ Minor situations compared to emergency situations
~ Assessing the victim
~ Fundamental emergency action strategy
~ Actions to be taken for collapsed patients
~ Stabilization
~ ABC
~ Loss of blood
~ Warmth
~ Broken legs
~ How to restrain animals and prevents them from biting
~ How to hold patients that are in pain
~ Move out of harm’s way/stabilization
~ Call for assistance

• First Aid Technique

~ Definition of shock
~ Shock treatment
~ How to detect shock in your pet or animal
~ How to treat shock
~ Controlling loss of blood
~ Pressure bandages
~ Wound cleaning
~ Cleaning of bite wounds
~ Basic nursing
~ Bandaging
~ Principles of bandaging
~ Different techniques of bandaging
~ Bandaging a victim’s paw
~ Limb bandaging
~ Splinting a limb
~ Bandaging a tail
~ Bandaging an animal’s ear
~ Bandaging the pet’s body
~ How to make effective improvised dressings

• CPR

~ Definition of CPR
~ When to administer CPR
~ Respiratory arrest
~ Assessing breathing in animals
~ Examining airway obstruction
~ Heimlich manoeuvre
~ Artificial respiration in animals
~ How to administer artificial respiration
~ Cardiac arrest in animals
~ Assessing heartbeat
~ Chest compressions

• First Aid A-Z

~ Definition of abscess
~ Emergency treatment action
~ Reaction to allergens
~ What is the response to allergens?
~ Emergency treatment action
~ Severe reaction to allergens (anaphylaxis)
~ Loss of consciousness

• First Aid A-Z (Continued)

~ Eye contamination
~ High body temperature
~ Food poisoning
~ Breakage
~ Overheating
~ Blood blister
~ Trouble spots
~ Low body temperature
~ Bug sting
~ Neck ache
~ Poisonous substances
~ Stings from a scorpion
~ Spasms
~ Shock
~ Skin contaminations
~ Inhaling smoke
~ Snake bites
~ Strokes
~ Ticks
~ Agony
~ Difficulty peeing
~ Vomiting

• Final Assessment

Assessment

To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Pet CPR and First Aid Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.

Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certificate

On successful completion of this course learners will be awarded with:

Level 3 CPD Award in Pet First Aid and CPR

Upon completion of the course learners will be awarded with the Oplex Careers CPD certificate. The Certificate of Achievement will provide proof that you have studied the course and will contain your grade and classification level.

This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.

Course Format

This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Pet CPR and First Aid Course.

Course Duration

The online Pet CPR and First Aid Course requires 12 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.

Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.

Tutor Support

When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.

As part of the Pet CPR and First Aid Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.

Course Compatibility

Our Pet CPR and First Aid Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.

We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Pet CPR and First Aid Course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.

There are no entry requirements necessary to join this course from Oplex Careers. Everyone is welcome to enrol on this online course and we wish you success in your studies.