VSPN TECH365-0822: Trauma Patients for Veterinary Technicians

The real time session for this course will be presented via Zoom webinar platform.

Presenter: Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Course Open: August 24-September 7, 2022
Real Time Session (RTS): Wednesday, August 31, 2022; 8:00-9:00pm pm ET (USA)  
Attendance for the real time session is MANDATORY to earn a certificate of participation. Because these are drip.vet courses that they are sharing with VSPN members, these courses run a little differently than our regular interactive courses.  
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Total CE Credit: 1
RACE Category: 1 hour Medical

Enrollment is closed.  

Tuition: $35


Course Information:
Trauma patients bring unique challenges. This one-session webinar will help give you the information and skills to handle trauma care in the canine and feline.

Learning Objectives:

  • Reviews how to manage trauma patients using a step by step approach
  • Reviews how to be empowered to have forward thinking skills
  • Reviews unique nursing care for trauma patients

Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VSPN CE/drip.vet CE course course will be open for enrollment to veterinary technicians/technologists, support staff, veterinary teams, etc. - actively interested respiratory emergencies.

RACE Accreditation: - “This program has been approved for __1___ hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. This program is approved for veterinary technicians/technologists. (20-913398)

Course Agenda:

Week 1 (Real Time Session August 31): Respiratory Distress
This session will cover managing trauma patients, unique nursing skills needed with trauma patients, and how to be empowered to have forward thinking skills.

Enrollment is closed.  

Tuition: $35


*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on August 31, 2022 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.

*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

Enrollment qualifications:
  1. VIN CE Courses:
    1. VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
    2. Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
  2. VSPN CE Courses:
    1. VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
    2. Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
    3. Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
  3. Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
  4. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses.
    1. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
  5. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 792 or email . Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.


Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 792 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.

*For more information on VSPN's upcoming CE courses, check the VSPN Course Catalog.

VSPN CE Services:
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 792
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357