iPET Network Level 3 Award in Equine Emergency First Aid – Qualification Number 610/1732/2 (link to qualification on Ofqual register)

Following on from the success of the Level 3 Canine Emergency First Aid qualification, iPET Network are proud to have now also developed the first UK regulated Equine Emergency First Aid qualification. 

The iPET Network Level 3 Award in Equine Emergency First Aid is an ideal qualification for horse owners, equine students and professionals alike who want to be prepared should a horse under their care need emergency treatment. The qualification has been designed to address the most commonly faced first aid scenarios to include wounds and bleeding, fractures, colic, collapse, poisoning, foaling emergencies and handling the horse safely in emergency situations. This qualification provides the theoretical knowledge required to respond quickly and effectively in emergencies as well as the practical skills required to take a horse’s pulse and respiratory rate and to apply a simple bandage to a horse’s limb. 

This qualification has been designed to enable Candidates to:

• Recognise the objectives of equine first aid and understand how to classify different types of emergencies.

• Describe how to safely handle horses in emergency situations.

• Understand how to complete a primary and secondary survey of the horse including how to take a TPR (temperature, pulse and respiration).

• Recognise the signs and appropriate first aid management of wounds, bleeding and fractures including principles of applying bandages.

• Recognise the signs and appropriate first aid treatment of gastrointestinal emergencies including choke and colic.

• Recognise the signs and appropriate first aid treatment of lameness and poisoning.

• Recognise the signs and appropriate first aid treatment of respiratory, eye-related emergencies and azoturia.

• Understand the requirements and contents of an emergency first aid kit for horses.

• Demonstrate how to measure a pulse and respiratory rate and safely apply a limb bandage.

The iPET Network Level 3 Award in Equine Emergency First Aid consists of one mandatory unit:

Unit 369: Equine Emergency First Aid (1 credit)

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