We are pleased to offer the following training videos FREE of charge to veterinary professionals and students to help provide animal care and improve welfare in crisis situations.
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Learning outcomes:
- Learn to utilize SALT to perform field triage.
- Understand the concept of Hot Zone, Warm Zone and Cold Zone.
- Understand the importance of safe transport of victims.
Speaker: Dr Mara Hickey, DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand how hospital triage progresses from field triage.
- Utilize triage scores to determine the order of patient care and identify increased risk of death.
Speaker: Dr Mara Hickey, DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand how to evaluate the patient using Major Body Systems assessment.
- Identify abnormalities in the major body systems using pattern recognition and basic physical exam findings
Speaker: Dr Mara Hickey, DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Learn how to address abnormalities in both austere environments and resource-rich environments.
Speaker: Dr Mara Hickey, DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the basics of bandaging and wound care for stopping ongoing hemorrhage and preventing infection.
- Learn appropriate bandaging layers and identify ways to bandage in both an austere environment and a resource-rich environment.
Speaker: Dr Mara Hickey, DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand what combat gauze is
- Know when and how to use combat gauze and tourniquets
Speaker: Dr Guillaume Hoareau, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DECVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the various products available for trauma transfusion in resource-limited settings.
- Understand indications for blood product administration.
- Understand the technical aspects of blood collection and administration.
Speaker: Dr Erin Mays DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the basic fluid types that can be used during trauma triage and resuscitation.
- Understand the pros/risks and doses of commonly used resuscitation fluids including hypertonic saline and crystalloids.
- Understand basic indications for hemostatic resuscitation.
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Walton DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the basics of triage point of care diagnostics that include bed-side assessment.
- Understand interpretation of packed cell volume, total protein, glucose and lactate.
- Understand principles and techniques associated with FAST scan.
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Walton DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the most commonly encountered types of thoracic trauma.
- Understand basic thoracic trauma triage and management.
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Walton DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the most commonly encountered types of abdominal trauma.
- Understand basic abdominal trauma triage, diagnostics and management.
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Walton DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Understand signs and injury mechanisms associated with various levels of pain.
- Understand drug choices for pain and appropriate application (for mild, moderate or severe pain).
- Understand adjunctive therapies which may assist in sedation or other injury-related needs.
Speaker: Dr Erin Mays DVM, DACVECC
Learning outcomes:
- Review how to approach the burn victim and initiate care
Speaker: Dr Guillaume Hoareau, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DECVECC