Photo of the Week: Training for K-9 emergencies
MassBay Community College students learn canine first-aid
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By Leila Merrill
FireRescue1/EMS1
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — MassBay Community College has integrated first-aid training for dogs into its EMT and paramedicine academic curriculum in response to Nero’s Law.
The Massachusett law lets EMS providers treat and transport injured K-9 officers whenever there are no people who need such aid.
The college students are taught things such as how to clear a dog’s airway, find a pulse, correctly muzzle a dog, render first-aid and perform CPR.
They work with actual dogs and on dog mannekins.
