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Caring in a Crisis: Pet & Human First Aid Essentials

  • 1.  Caring in a Crisis: Pet & Human First Aid Essentials

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    We’re getting ready to celebrate National Pet First Aid Awareness Month this April with a special webinar, Caring in a Crisis: Pet & Human First Aid Essentials.

    Join us as Dr. Becky DeBolt, DVM, and Dr. Jason French, MD, share practical guidance on common injuries and emergency situations affecting both pets and people—and what to do when every second counts.

    We want this session to be as helpful as possible, so tell us what matters most to you! What topics would you like our speakers to cover? Please take a moment to share your input.

    Pets

    1) Heat stress - what it looks like, how to prevent it, what to do when it happens
    2) Lacerations or cuts
    3) Unresponsive pet
    4) Torn toenail
    5) Happy Tail

    People
    1) Heat stress - what it looks like, how to prevent it, what to do when it happens
    2) Animal Bites
    3) Hit on the head
    4) Falls
    5) Tick bites, other zoonoses
    6) Laceration or cut

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    Candice Hinkle
    Assistant Director
    Program for Pet Health Equity
    Knoxville, TN
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