Course: Canine First Responder
Category: Hobby & Special Interest
Description: Approx start date: Tuesday 5 November 2024
(Applicants will receive confirmation of actual start date by text)

The Canine First Responder course will be of relevance to anyone who owns a dog, works or volunteers in a dog shelter, dog grooming facility or veterinary clinic.

It provides the opportunity to carry out realistic CPR practice on a canine mannequin. The instructor is a practising dog trainer and canine behaviour consultant with extensive knowledge of communicating with dogs, which is an important element of the course content. Other content covered includes:
  • Scene Assessment and Barrier use
  • Primary Assessment
  • CPR and Rescue Breathing
  • Choking
  • Control of serious bleeding
  • Shock Management
  • Spinal Injury Management
  • Injury Assessment
  • Illness Assessment
  • Splinting for Fractures and Dislocations
  • Bandaging Minor Wounds
  • Emergency Evacuation to Advanced Medical Treatment
  • Burns, Poisoning, Hypothermia/Hyperthermia and More
Following completion of this course, you may wish to avail of the opportunity to achieve certification from the recognised awarding body in this specialist area. The instructor can provide you with details about cost of such certification and the steps to achieve it.

Tutor: TBA TBA
Fee: €80
Duration: 4 weeks
Start Date: 2024-10-19
Start/End Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Day: Saturday