This series of webinars will deal with the general approach to common emergency presentations within small animal practice and will illustrate management principles by discussing specific case examples more in depth. Topics will include the treatment principles of intoxications, the approach to the trauma patient and how to deal with respiratory emergencies.

• Join Tobias Grave TA, GPCert (SAP), DACVECC, DECVECC, MRCVS for three 2-hour online sessions.
• Comprehensive notes to downloaded
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
• Superb value for money – learn without travelling
• Watch the recordings on your iPad!
• This Mini Series was originally broadcast in September 2017

Programme

Treatment principles of Intoxications

What you’ll learn:

• General treatment principles, including: Useful investigations while stabilising the major organ systems. Was this patient poisoned? When is the induction of emesis appropriate? Methods of limiting toxin absorption and increasing toxin excretion. Antidotes.
• Case management discussion for ethylene glycol, permethrin, paracetamol, chocolate and others.
• Discussion of advanced management, including discussion of peritoneal dialysis.

Approach to the trauma patient

What you’ll learn:

• Triage, primary and secondary survey, stabilization principles. Tips and tricks with case examples)
• Discussion will include the differences of canine and feline trauma patients. When to transfuse? Was it head trauma and how can I deal with this in practice. Treatment options and prognosis.

Dealing with respiratory emergencies

What you’ll learn:

• Discussion will include the recognition of disease location, stabilization and further diagnostics, including blood gases.
• Practical approach to the dyspnoeic patient: Always oxygen? How to administer oxygen in the best way. When is it time to radiograph? Should I do an ultrasound investigation, too? Are blood values helpful to distinguish respiratory from cardiac pathology?
• Respiratory lookalikes and other disease processes that can influence the breathing pattern.