Intro to K9 Wilderness Responder - 4 hours 18 students limit

Instructor: Jo-Anne Brenner

In order to ensure students are able to attend the dinner break included with SAREX, the class will run from 3-5pm and then again from 7-9pm.

This is a certification class with a cost of $85 due to www.k9medic.com To register for this class please go to the following link https://www.k9medic.com/event/sarex2018/

You can also contact Jo-Anne Brenner 1-855-4K9-MEDIC (1-855-459-6334)

As a SAR Handler, you have a lot of responsibilities and not a lot of resources. The Intro to K9 Wilderness Responder is a 4 hour short-course on the essentials you need to ensure that you have the skills to read your K9’s health behaviors as well as you can read their scent behaviors, and to respond to emergencies that occur when help and helicopter is likely very far away.

Topics include Basic BLS such as what to do if your dog chokes on his ball reward (tip use ball-rope toys instead); heat/hydration/hypothermia including how to get high-drive dogs to drink enough on the trail; Bloat/GDV including important prevention strategies; toxins such as xylitol (X marks the spot), environmental risks such as snake bites; trauma such as large animal encounters; and remote considerations such as packaging and transporting your K9. This will be an interactive fast-paced course with hands-on practice. Join us....For Dog’s Sake!

Bio

For over a decade, Jo-Anne has developed and taught K9 Emergency Medicine programs for SAR, Law Enforcement and Military K9 Handlers and Paramedics. She leads a team of multidisciplinary experts to customize education programs for specific environments and protocols including Canine-TCCC,K9-TECC, and Wilderness protocols. Jo-Anne and the K9 MEDIC team have been privileged to serve teams including USAF PJ’s, ATF Special Operations Medics, CBP (BorSTAR/BorTAC) K9 Handlers and Medics, Georgia Emergency Management Agency teams and a wide variety of over 100 State and Local EMS, Law Enforcement and SAR teams. Jo-Anne is a recognized author and speaker for industry media. She was an American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) Prehospital sub-committee contributor and author for the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care K9-TECC Working Group. Throughout her careers, she has taught more than 10,000 students in 14 countries, and in five languages.