Reporter Lu Xinyu reported: St. John’s Ambulance Association and the Hong Kong Veterinary Medical Association jointly organized a pet first aid course to allow pet owners to learn basic first aid knowledge in one day. Chung Chin-hong, director of St. John's Ambulance Association, said that this is the first training course held mainly for pet owners, hoping to increase owners' understanding of their pets, improve the level of care, and enhance their confidence in dealing with sudden injuries and diseases.

This pet first aid course includes eight hours of theoretical and practical classes, allowing 40 pet owners to understand basic animal anatomy, wound care, dressing and other techniques, and use animal models to simulate wound dressing and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for dogs. The trainees are required to take A total of eight hours of theory and practical classes. There are also food taboos for pets, how to assess a pet's injury or condition, and how to detect emergencies that require immediate veterinary attention.

Veterinarian Dai Jiling hopes that teaching students how to properly treat wounds or first aid before sending pets to animal clinics or hospitals can delay the deterioration of injuries. She said that some owners do not know enough about their pets and would rather believe some wrong first aid methods on the Internet than seek help from professionals. In the end, they are "really unhelpful" and cause their pets to die. She hopes that by setting up first aid courses, pets can Owners learn real, helpful first aid knowledge.

Ms. Wu, who owns a three-year-old squirrel dog, participated in a first aid course with several friends who are also pet lovers. She said that her pet dog is more likely to suffer from asthma and difficulty breathing in dry weather, which made her anxious and helpless. She said she benefited a lot from participating in the course, especially how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on dogs, which was her biggest gain yesterday.

Zhong Zhanhong said that the St. John's Ambulance Association and the Veterinary Medical Association have trained 70 pet first aid instructors last year. Yesterday was the first time to offer a course for pet owners. This year, a total of five classes have been opened, serving 200 people. This pet first aid course also hopes to deepen owners’ responsibilities towards their pets and enhance their understanding of the benefits that “man’s best friend” deserves.