Certificate in Canine First Aid Course

Would you know how to save your dog’s life in an emergency?

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This veterinary approved and accredited online course is suitable for dog owners or pet professionals, e.g. dog walkers, vet nurses, groomers, dog carers, dog trainers/behaviourists, etc, fulfilling continuing professional development (CPD) requirements. Covering a range of topics with video demonstrations, downloads to keep, tutor help if you need it and a final accredited course certificate.

What you’ll learn:

To recognise and respond to a range of first aid situations.
To carry out a safe assessment of the dog.
To respond to a range of first aid situations.
To carry out basic first aid treatments whilst waiting for veterinary attention.
Basic principles, safe handling, up-to-date CPR and much more (see syllabus below).

This course concentrates on the dog although many of the first aid principles apply to other mammals too as the body systems work in a very similar way.

At the end of the course you’ll obtain your Accredited Certificate in Canine First Aid, which like human first aid, I recommend that you refresh your skills every three years. This is because research is being conducted continually and so procedures change over time. A refresher course will be available soon.

1. The course recognises that the veterinary surgeons act 1966 restricts the diagnosis and treatment of an animal by another person other than a qualified and registered veterinary surgeon. However any lay person can carry out first aid in an emergency situation.
2. For all first aid cases, a veterinary surgeon should be contacted as soon as possible.

The course is not designed to replace veterinary treatment.

Online Course Content

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Module 1: Intro to First Aid & Patient Assessment 7 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Introduction from Caroline

The basic principles of first aid

What to include in a first aid kit

Safe handling and restraining techniques

Assessing and examining the patient and measuring the vital signs

Mucous Membranes and Capillary Refill Time

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Module 1: Self-Assessment

Module 2: General First Aid Situations 6 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Haemorrhage and Locating the pressure points

Dealing with clinical shock

General Wounds

Poisoning

Bites and Stings

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Module 2: Self-Assessment

Module 3: CPR, Neurological & Recognition of Pain 4 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Cardiac arrest and carrying out cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Dealing with fits

Recognising pain and its effect on the patient

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Module 3: Self-Assessment

Module 4: More General First Aid Situations 5 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Burns and Scalds

Hyperthermia

Hypothermia

Ticks - recognition and safe removal

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Module 4: Self-Assessment

Module 5: General Intestinal First Aid Situations & Electrocution 5 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Gastric dilation-volvulus (GDV)

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

Electric Shocks & Electrical Burns

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Module 5: Self-Assessment

Module 6: Sprains & Strains, Fractures & Dislocations 3 Topics | 1 Assessment

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Sprains and Strains

Fractures and Dislocations

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Module 6: Self-Assessment

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Common Eye Ailments & Administering Eye Medication 3 Topics

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Eyes: Injuries and Conditions

General Care of the Eye

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About Your Tutor

Caroline Clark

Registered Veterinary Nurse / Animal Behaviourist / Qualified Teacher

Caroline is a qualified registered veterinary nurse and has a professional teaching qualification. Caroline is also an animal behaviourist and runs a referral clinic in Yorkshire. She is a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and one of only a small number of specialists to have achieved the status of Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the Animal Behaviour Training Council. Caroline recently appeared as the animal specialist on a 20 part, Channel Four TV series ‘Embarrassing Pets’ and has written articles for peer reviewed veterinary publications.

Ratings and Reviews

5.0

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28 Ratings

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Liam Doyle

Posted 6 days ago

Dog First Aid Course

Dear Caroline. I can't thank you enough for such a wonderful course. The format of the course is brilliant. Thank you!

Scott Wilkie

Posted 1 week ago

Valuable Online Course

Thorough and easy to follow canine first aid course. Broken down into easily digestible sections, followed by self assessment quizzes to ensure you're committing the important details to memory. Well worth the cost.

Robert Pearson

Posted 3 months ago

FIRST AID COURSE FOR A DOG

An excellent and well presented course. I certainly learned a lot and will recommend this to anyone who has a dog. Vital and life saving information is explained well with text and videos. Thank you for creating this wonderful course. Rob Pearson

Tara Bhat

Posted 3 months ago

Good course

Comprehensive course from which I learnt a lot. Obviously not the same as a ‘live’ course with real animals but still very useful. The video demonstrations were particularly helpful. Thank you Caroline.

Martin Simmons

Posted 5 months ago

First Aid for Dogs

This first aid course is excellent, and very comprehensive. I found it easy to navigate and I liked the idea that you could save progress as you went along, meaning that you could study at your own pace. The Video tutorials were clear and informative. I like that there are downloads and printouts to keep on file for future use.

Louise Mckay

Posted 5 months ago

Really easy to understand

Really easy to understand and enjoyable course.

Hollie Mills

Posted 7 months ago

First aid for dogs

Really good course, learnt alot through this course and feel confident enough to carry out any emergency first aid scenarios i may come across.thankyou i have thoroughly enjoyed.

tommy

Posted 9 months ago

Understandable and enjoyable!

I’m a pet owner and not a professional but still I found this course to be understandable and enjoyable. The course videos are a perfect addition to better interpret the content and how to put it into practice. I will be recommending this to anyone I know with a dog!

Tina Smith

Posted 10 months ago

Highly Recommend

Brilliant course, very informative, easy to navigate through course work as well as print off’s to keep. Thank you Caroline look forward to more of your courses relating to dogs.

Katie Reynolds

Posted 2 years ago

PET FIRST AID COURSE - EXCELLANT

I highly recommend the ‘First Aid course for dogs’ by the lovely Caroline Clark, it is an excellent, insightful course, very well laid out and very interesting. It is wonderful to have learnt such valuable skills and be in the position, to help save a pet’s/animals life. I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and being one of Caroline’s Clark’s, students, who made the course so worthwhile. Thank yo

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