If you work around operational K9s or have K9’s you worry about and you are already TECC/TCCC trained, which of your human skills are transferrable to a wounded dog? If you are a K9 handler, you need to take both K9 First Aid and K9 TECC/TCCC classes to be prepared to treat your K9 partner.
Fur Slows Chemical Agents, But Not Everywhere Equally 🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI Operational K9s are initially protected from dermal chemical and toxic exposures by their fur. However, the length and …
Combat Gauze has been extensively used on humans and research animals, most of which were porcine models. Despite its recommendation for use in K9 TCCC / K9 TECC, there is very little published experience on its application in actual canines. …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes In May, 2023 the Canine Combat Casualty Care Committee updated the K9 TCCC guidelines for the first time since 2019. Admittedly, the changes were fairly limited, …
