First Aid for Dogs

Immediate and appropriate first aid treatment in a medical emergency can greatly reduce the pain and suffering experienced by your pet and could save their life. Knowing how to help in those first vital minutes before you can get to the vet is absolutely vital and choosing to read this book could be one of the most important decisions you make.

This guide is designed for all dog lovers. It explains how to help your pet or any other dog should an accident happen. It is ideal for those working with dogs and pet owners to gain the skills and confidence to help in an emergency until veterinary support is available. The manual takes you through a step-by- step guide to examining your pet, recognising if there is something wrong and treatment for common veterinary emergencies. The book covers most common first aid emergencies, including helping a choking dog, dog bites, car accidents, injured limbs, CPR, fitting and poisoning... The content conforms to the RECOVER guidelines for veterinary CPR and complies with the Veterinary Care Act.

The manual consists of illustrated directions, flow charts, diagrams and accompanies the comprehensive online First Aid for Dogs course available from http: //www.firstaidforpets.net and our practical Dog First Aid courses.

This book material has been written by Emma Hammett, Qualified Nurse, First Aid Trainer and founder of First Aid for Pets in conjunction with other medical, first aid, animal and veterinary professionals.

About the Author
Hammett, Emma a.: - Emma Hammett established her Award Winning First Aid training business FirstAidforLife.org.uk back in 2007, but was initially inspired much earlier, when nursing; as she continually saw the difference prompt and appropriate first aid made to her patient's prognosis. Her key motivation came when working in the Burns Unit, looking after a little boy so badly burnt he needed skin grafts. Had his mother known basic First Aid skills, he might not even have needed to be admitted. Emma's sister and nephew both became paraplegics following accidents and it opened her eyes to the importance of accident prevention, management and support following an accident and an overwhelming need to empower more people with the skills and confidence to know how to help in those first vital seconds. First Aid for Pets was inspired by Gus, who attended one of FirstAidforLife's teenage First Aid courses. Straight after the course, Gus went to his cousin's birthday party and whilst the caterpillar cake was being cut, the thick chocolate face fell to the floor and was greedily gobbled up by his beloved pug, Euston. Euston went very quiet, keeled over and collapsed. Gus leapt into action and promptly used his new human first aid skills to save Euston. He picked up the dog, held him at an angle, squeezed him as he had been taught to do with a baby and out popped the chocolate caterpillar face in one piece! There was a stunned silence then the dog took a huge breath, started moving and struggled to his feet! Gus' confidence and speedy response saved Euston's life. Prompted by Gus's story First Aid for Life has worked with veterinary and canine experts to develop practical and online Pet First Aid courses and to produce this book First Aid for Dogs. Emma is widely recognised as an authority on First Aid matters and regularly writes as First Aid Expert for numerous online and print publications and is frequently called upon as a TV spokesperson on Sky News, BBC, Channel 5 News.