Pet CPR & First Aid Certification Course

Pet First Aid from the American Safety & Health Institute is a class that is intended for anyone that is interested in caring for their pet during an emergency. The class is intended for dog and cat lovers with little to no pet first aid experience. This class is fun and informative for teens and adults with plenty of individual instructor time. Students will learn in a classroom environment and have the opportunity to practice various hands on skills with CPR mannequins. In the CPR portion of the class Casper, our CPR dog mannequin allows you to learn how to do effective chest compressions and rescue breathing and how to locate a pulse on your pet. For the First Aid portion Casper let you practice bandaging and other first aid techniques on them. The class is scheduled in 2 sections and has about 5 to 6 hours of instruction including practical skills. Students will also get information to take home to help them prepare for an emergency or a disaster for their dog or cat. Some of the skills and information that students will learn include: Personal safety How to restrain a sick or injured animal. How to help a choking dog or cat. How to check a pulse on a dog or cat. Pet CPR How to do a physical assessment (snout to tail) Bandaging Splinting Various common pet illnesses or conditions. What to do in poison emergencies. What to put in a pet first aid kit Disaster preparedness for your pet. Pet First Aid is taught to the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) guidelines and each student will get an ASHI book and course completion certificate. PRICE INCLUDES: All instruction, disposable training materials, Pet First Aid student manual, skills check, and course completion certificate.