Veterinary Tactical Group
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Harrisonburg VA 2024 Tactical Canine Casualty Care November 13-14, 2024

$625.00

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 8:00 AM - Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM PST

The Tactical Canine Casualty Care (TC3) course is a two-day HANDS-ON, intensive training focusing on treatment of working dog emergencies in the field. The course incorporates current TCCC and TECC guidelines with canine specific anatomy and physiology to provide the most up-to-date life saving information available for working dogs. Training includes multiple hands-on, interactive, scenario-driven casualty response situations in simulated tactical environments, using canine mannequins in dynamic scenario simulation.


Participants: The interactive course is suitable for canine handlers, tactical medics, EMS, and veterinary personnel of all skill levels.


Instructors: VTG TC3 instructors are veterinarians, veterinary technicians, tactical medics, and canine handlers with years of experience in military and law enforcement special operations, providing wide variety of real-world experience, viewpoints, and knowledge for course participants.


Topics Covered:

Canine aid bags and emergency kits

Gunshot and penetrating wounds

Blunt trauma

Blast, burn, and smoke inhalation injuries

IV fluid therapy

Heat Injury

Gastric dilation-volvulus

Exposure to explosives and drugs

Emergency planning and transport to veterinary care

Management decisions with the critically injured K9


Hands-On Skills Labs including:

Airway and respiratory management (ET intubation, surgical airway, needle decompression of tension pneumothorax)

Needle decompression of gastric dilation-volvulus

IO and SC Fluid administration


Course materials and certificate of attendance for 16 contact hours are included in the course.

Hosted by Rockingham County Fire Rescue

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