Veterinary Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics in Action
In 2003 there were 6,328,000 car accidents in the US. There were 2.9 million injuries and 42,643 people were killed in auto accidents. Who cared for their pets? Who takes your pet to the hospital when you cannot?
Although no specific data are available to document how many of these accidents involved pets as well as humans, through experience it is safe to assume that the number may be significant. Typically, local law enforcement or fire professionals summon the help of animal control, who then transports the injured animal to local veterinary hospitals that accept these types of cases. Sometimes, this process occurs with a morbid delay in time as the Golden Hour1 diminishes.
Rual, pictured above, is a Schutzhund-II trained German Shepherd Dog recently hit by a car in the line of his work. In the future, when Veterinary EMT and Veterinary EMT-Paramedic curricula becomes accepted in the United States, you may be trained in this new profession. Through the work of professionals like you see here, Rual was saved and will live to fight another day as he has made a full recovery.
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