🔹 Key Topics:
🔸 Why medics need to understand K9 trauma care
- The overlap between human and canine emergency medicine
- Common injuries in police, military, and search-and-rescue dogs
🔸 MARCH for Canines—What's Different?
- The first "M" stands for Muzzle—securing the dog's "weapon" before treatment
- Understanding the similarities in trauma care between humans and dogs
- Key differences in how canines respond to injury and shock
🔸 Massive Hemorrhage Control—Why Tourniquets Don't Work on Dogs
- Anatomical challenges—why dogs' limbs aren't suited for tourniquets
- When to use direct pressure, wound packing, and hemostatic agents
- Junctional bleeding—where life-threatening hemorrhages happen in dogs
🔸 Airway & Breathing—Why Intubating a Dog Is Easier Than You Think
- How to recognize respiratory distress vs. normal panting
- Why dogs have larger, straighter airways than humans
- Needle decompression for pneumothorax—landmarks and technique
🔸 Transporting an Injured K9—Avoid These Mistakes
- Best positions and vehicles for safe transport
- What paramedics, police, and handlers need to plan for before an emergency
🔸 Shock & Fluid Resuscitation—The Critical Role of Femoral Pulse Checks
- How to assess perfusion in a dog without a blood pressure cuff
- Why EZ-IO is the best choice for vascular access in canines
- When and how to administer fluids, TXA, and blood products
🔸 CPR for Dogs—Does It Work?
- When CPR can save a dog—and when it won't
- How to perform chest compressions correctly
- Naloxone for K9 opioid overdoses—it works, but dosing is different
🔸 Medications & Pain Management—What Paramedics Can Safely Use
- NSAIDs are dangerous for dogs—avoid them in trauma cases
- Opioids, TXA, ketamine, and antibiotics—what's safe and effective?
