Animal first aid

What are the three aims of first aid?

• Preserve recovery. Promote the situation worsening. Prevent life.

• Preserve Life. Prevent The Situation Worsening. Promote Recovery

• Airway. Circulation. Breathing.

• CPR

What is the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths?

• 31:3

• 20:3

• 30:2

• 40:3

What are the 4 rules of first aid?

• Keep calm. Keep warm. Keep calling the vet. Keep calm.

• Keep calm. Get equipment. check the limbs for breaks. stabilize the patient.

• • Keep calm.

  • Maintain the airway.

  • Control any haemorrhage.

  • Seek assistance if required

• Keep calm, shout for help, get the equipment, check for breathing.

What should be used on a burn?

• Oils

• Creams

• Iced water

• Cool water

What does proptosis mean?

• nose bleed

• broken limb

• protruding eye

• limb dislocation

What should you do if an animal is having a seizure?

• Move furniture or objects away from the animal.

• Put the lights on

• touch the animal

• keep the T.V. on

What can be a sign that an animal is in the first stages shock?

• pink gums

• red gums

• pale pink gums

• blue gums

What should the capillary refill time (CRT) be for a healthy animal

• Less the 1 second

• 1-2 seconds

• 2 Seconds

• over 2 seconds

What should you do if an animal is in hypoglycemic shock

• keep them cool and encourage them to drink water

• Keep them warm and give them something sweet to eat

• Keep them dry and warm

• monitor them for 24 hours

Where should you apply pressure when an animal is bleeding?

• below the wound

• you shouldn't apply pressure

• On and above the wound mindful that something may be in the wound

• everywhere that you can see blood