Pet First Aid and CPR

Holly and Hugo

Module Exams

Included in course price

Can you afford not to be confident with First Aid & CPR, when your pet’s life may depend on it?

After taking this Pet First Aid & CPR course, you will be prepared for many accidents involving your pets or animals in your care. Rather than panic and feel helpless, you can take control and be proactive which will help the animals in distress.

You’ll find out:

• What to have in a first-aid box
• Types of first aid
• Conditions you can treat at home
• Recognising emergencies
• Stabilising a patient until help arrives
• Restraining a patient in pain
• First-aid skills such as bandaging, treating shock and CPR
• A comprehensive A-Z list of all major first aid eventualities

Your quick actions could save lives and will certainly mean animals are in distress for less time. You could be called on to act in an emergency or accident at any time. Don’t delay, enrol on the animal first-aid course today.

Course Syllabus

MODULE 1: Be Prepared

1.1 First Aid Equipment

1.2 Register with a Vet

1.3 Practical First Aid Experience

1.4 Safe Use of Medications

1.4.1 Speak to a vet

1.4.2 Safe medications for pets

1.4.3 Medications for dogs

1.5 The Safe Way to make a Pet Vomit

MODULE 2: Taking Control in a First-Aid Situation

2.1 Minor problems vs emergencies

2.2 Assessing the patient

2.2.1 Circulation

2.2.2 Heart rate and pulse

2.2.3 Respiratory rate

2.2.4 Dehydration

2.2.5 Temperature

2.2.6 Signs of shock

2.3 Prioritize the most serious problems

2.4 Safe handling of patients in pain

2.5 Move out of harm’s way + stabilization

2.6 Call for help

MODULE 3: First-Aid Techniques

3.1 Treating shock

3.2 Controlling blood loss

3.3 Cleaning wounds

3.4 Basic nursing

3.5 Bandaging

3.5.1 Bandaging materials

3.5.2 Bandaging techniques

3.5.3 Improvised dressings

MODULE 4: CPR

4.1 CPR flow chart (Emergency summary)

4.2 Respiratory arrest

4.2.1 Check for breathing

4.2.2 Giving artificial respiration

4.3 Cardiac arrest

4.3.1 Check for a heart beat

4.3.2 Give cardiac massage

4.4 Combined CPR

MODULE 5: First Aid A-Z

Abscess

Allergic reaction

Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction)

Asthma attack

Bite wound

Bleeding

Bloat

Breathing difficulties

Broken bones (see Fractures)

Broken nail or claw

Burns

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Cardiac arrest

Chocolate toxicity

Choking

Collapse (patient conscious)

Collapse (patient unconscious)

Constipation

Cuts, lacerations and wounds

CVA – Cerebrovascular accident [see Stroke]

Dehydration

Diabetic coma

Diabetes (unstable)

Diarrhea

Dislocation

Drowning

Dystocia

Electrocution

Eye injury

Fits [see: Seizure]

Fever

Food poisoning

Fractures

Frostbite [see Hypothermia]

GDV – Gastric Dilation and Volvulus [see Bloat]

Giving birth [see Dystocia]

Heat stroke

Hemorrhage [see Bleeding]

Hypothermia

Insect sting

Kittening (see Dystocia)

Lacerations [see Cuts]

Poisoning

Seizures

Skin infections

Smoke inhalation

Shock

Snake bite

Straining [see: Urination or Dystocia]

Stroke

Sudden swelling

Trauma (Road traffic accident)

Urination difficulty

Vomiting

Whelping [see Dystocia]

Wounds [See cuts]

Every pet owner, volunteer and professional working with animals should know how to perform first aid

Animal lovers interested in learning more about medicine and exploring the basics of veterinary medicine

Those interested in a career as a vet tech, veterinary doctor, or veterinary support assistant

Anyone interested in working with animals in any of the many jobs in the animal care industry

Be prepared to step in and help animals today. Sign up and start learning Pet First Aid & CPR now.

Holly and Hugo courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES). After passing any exams and completing a course successfully, students can opt to purchase an ICOES certificate from the third-party institution.

Holly and Hugo is also CPD certified, meaning the courses meet or exceed Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks.