The big changes to come out of the RECOVER 2024 Guidelines by a VetMed CPR Trainer Last summer the proposed RECOVER 2.0 guidelines were the talk of VetMed. They were flaunted at EVECCs and after a year of us eagerly awaiting them the proposed guidelines they were finally published in June. It takes years of […]
Corinne attended the very first VetMed CPR retreat where she certified as a RECOVER Rescuer. Alongside her coworker, Kara, Corinne went back to practice keen to make changes. Read Corinne’s story of making change and share her journey in improving CPR within veterinary practice.
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Ah the crash trolley, crash box or cart. The magical storage unit that is responsible for saving lives and a whole heap of other things should the contents be believed.
2024 is the year that Veterinary CPR training for becomes more accessible! A common topic in the ECC congress but something that is far better taught in situ. Veterinary CPR is a skill that every individual in VetMed can benefit from. Plus, those outside of it, groomer, walkers, and pet sitters included. Over the last
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RECOVER CPR Guidelines 2.0 RECOVER have been in the process of revising the current small animal cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines for some time. Speculated to be released in 2019 it’s only now that we have a date for the new guidelines. As the only evidence based CPR guidelines it is key that we keep up to
A lot of time is spent perfecting our crash box but there is merit to creating a Basic Life Support (BLS) Kit. If we look at the RECOVER Algorithm, we can see that even before we are reaching for drugs we need to establish and maintain an airway for these patients. If the cardiopulmonary arrest
Something that often comes up in my in-house sessions is what should each member of the team be doing, and some roles during veterinary CPR are quite obvious who to delegate too and others are a little less clear. First of all, let me say that vets you do not have to be performing compressions to
I often wonder if it was a mistake offering in house CPR training when I already offered CPR Retreats, but I’ve come to realise they are very different and serve different needs. They offer very different outcomes and whilst the goal is shared the process is not. The in-house training is an introduction to the RECOVER
Years of teaching in both classroom and within practice have led to my signature inhouse veterinary CPR training sessions. Designed to cover both theory and practical aspects of Veterinary CPR in a bite size two hours. It’s important to note this is an introduction to CPR the RECOVER way but is perfect for all members
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Sum total of my Veterinary CPR training upon qualifying was zero. My experience with CPR was minimal and the only CPR attempt I’d been involved in had a very unfortunate incident with a tilting table. When I started working in a referral hospital, I hoped I’d get more training, and I was disappointed. I got plenty