Day One

Practical emergency skills for the small animal nurse – preparation, triage & patient evaluation

At the end of the module delegates should be able to:

Understand the need for effective preparation for emergency patients

Assemble & prepare equipment & materials necessary for emergencies

Understand the concept of triage and perform triage in single patients and groups of patients

Perform a primary survey, major body system assessment and record the findings

Recognise immediately life-threatening syndromes and institute emergency therapy

Understand and perform basic life support

Day Two

Practical emergency skills for the small animal nurse –  Monitoring, therapy and specific procedures

At the end of the module delegates should be able to:

Understand the need for re-assessment and monitoring

Perform monitoring of respiratory, cardiovascular and central nervous systems

Perform peripheral and central vascular access

Understand concepts relating to circulatory shock, dehydration & fluid therapy

Administer oxygen and perform endotracheal intubation

Assist in a variety of emergency procedures (thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis, chest tube placement, tracheotomy, emergency thoracotomy