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Animal First Aid

Animal first aid for dog/cat - vocabulary only not procedures

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First aid is Help given to a sick or injured animal until full medical assistance can be reached
What is Triage? Triage is a quick assessment of a pet used to determine the severity of its medical situation
What is a Primary Survey? The first impression of a victim focusing on the Cardiovascular, Airway, and Breathing functions. These must be clear for you to proceed with first aid.
What is a Secondary Survey? An second assessment, after the Primary survey is clear, of the eyes, ears, face, body, and extremities to see where first aid needs to be applied.
What is the difference between a patient in the field vs. the clinic? In the clinic you have far more resources and staff to help out a patient.
Normal respiratory rate? (dog/cat) 10-40 breaths per minute
Skin Turgur Test Pulling back loose skin to determine hydration. If skin snaps back the animal is hydrated normally, if it sticks up or slowly snaps back the animal may be dehydrated.
Normal temp (cat/dog)? 99.5 - 102.5 F
Pulse rate (cats)? 160 - 240 bpm
Pulse rate (dogs)? 60 - 140 bpm
What are good emergency numbers to have? Your vet, Emergency vet, animal poison control center, and animal control
Abrasion Outer skin damage by scraping against a rough surface
Incision Clean cut made by a sharp object
Lacerations Jagged or irregular cut made by more blunt objects (such as a stick)
Puncture Wound that is deep with a small entry point (dog bite) high risk for infection.
Avulsion Forcible separation of tissue from the body (flesh tarring away from the body)
First degree burn outer skin layer
Second degree burn middle skin layer
Third degree burn deep skin layer
Poisoning may occur via Absorption, injection, ingestion, and inhalation.
Created by: RedFlyingThing
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