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.

MassBay Community College students work with actual dogs and on dog mannequins.
MassBay Community College students work with actual dogs and on dog mannequins. (Photo/MassBay Community College)

 

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