1. What is First Aid?
There are many answers to the question! Here are a range of definitions we have come across.
Definition 1:
“Emergency care or treatment given to an animal before regular medical aid can be obtained.”
Definition 2:
“First aid is emergency care given immediately to an injured animal. The purpose of first aid is to minimize injury and future disability.”
Definition 3:
“First aid is simple medical treatment given as soon as possible to an animal who is injured or who suddenly becomes ill.”
Definition 4:
“The initial process of assessing and addressing the needs of an animal who has been injured or is in physiological distress.”
