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Pet Oxygen Masks - Do you provide these Pet EMS tools?
Pet Oxygen Masks - Do you provide these Pet EMS tools?
In this day and age of negative press, lack of funding and budgetary nightmares, something as simple as this is in my opinion a fantastic opportunity for fire departments anywhere to connect with the folks that they serve. The bond between humans and their pets is sometimes stronger for some than actual real relationships. For most, myself included, our pets are part of our family, no questions asked.
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The emotions that the media provokes showing humans interacting with animals that are hurt and vice versa is an opportunity to go that extra step, being prepared to take care of animals requiring oxygen therapy, presumably from a structure fire. When animals perish, everyone is sad and shakes their head saying nothing could have been done. Perhaps with pet medical tools like the Pet Oxygen Mask, we can turn this around and get some positive press in the process. Check out the copied information from the Phoenix Fire Department doing exactly what I am pointing out. They are taking a tragedy and making it a positive warm and fuzzy way to connect with the public.
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Background Article (and suggested format for PIO use)
Kitten Rescued After Fire By Pet Oxygen Masks Donated To The Phoenix Fire Department By Petsmart
What: On February 7, 2011, employees of the PetsMart store located at Tatum and Shea donated six pet oxygen mask kits to the Phoenix Fire Department’s Crisis Response Program.
When: Friday, February 25, 2011 2:30 p.m.
Where: Phoenix Fire Station #18 5019 N. 23rd Avenue
A family who lost almost everything they owned when their house was destroyed by a fire was ecstatic when their pet kitten was rescued. The kitten was the first patient to utilize equipment donated to the Phoenix Fire Department by PetsMart. The new oxygen masks are designed to be used on animals and they are a wonderful addition to the Phoenix Fire Department rescue arsenal.
Join the Phoenix Fire Department’s Crisis Response team for a press event at Phoenix Fire Station 18 for a demonstration of how the new equipment works.
Where: Phoenix Fire Station #18 5019 N. 23rd Avenue
A family who lost almost everything they owned when their house was destroyed by a fire was ecstatic when their pet kitten was rescued. The kitten was the first patient to utilize equipment donated to the Phoenix Fire Department by PetsMart. The new oxygen masks are designed to be used on animals and they are a wonderful addition to the Phoenix Fire Department rescue arsenal.
Join the Phoenix Fire Department’s Crisis Response team for a press event at Phoenix Fire Station 18 for a demonstration of how the new equipment works.
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Permalink Reply by Wade Seely on
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Mike,
We had some donated to the department, and we carry them on our first due with the rest of he med gear. We have yet to use any of it, but agree that it is a great thing to have and can go a long way with public perception.
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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We carry them on all fire apparatus, as do some of our neighboring fire departments.
We also have a short in-house training program run jointly with the Humane Society to train our new firefighters in how to use the masks and how to deal with injured, frightened pets.
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Permalink Reply by Anita King on
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We lost two pets in a structure fire last year. Some of our members tried the old "mouth to snout" method to revive them but were unsuccessful. Not long afterwards,our Auxiliary heard about and purchased three sets of the masks for our dept. Two of the local rescue squads donated bottles and regulators to go with them. They have raised a lot of positive comments in our community, even being featured in our local paper. We have been trained to use them and they are on the trucks and ready. When so many people who view their pets as family, this is an awesome tool to have available.
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Permalink Reply by Don Catenacci on
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My career FD carries them. They were donated.
I was teaching at a house burn and we rescued a couple of baby squirrels that had been smoked a bit. We used the masks and brought them back around.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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That is totally nuts!
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Permalink Reply by James Burton (Jamie) on
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My Department had a few Animal rescues last year including a cat from a tree, yes really, a cat from a tree......
I arranged a training session with an organisation called BART (Basic Animal Rescue Training). They give First Responders basic first aid tips for animals including using the Oxygen Masks, CPR and Animal Vitals, Catching animals and the like, after the training they donated a pack which is placed on our heavy rescue, that includes cat bags, food, snag poles and first aid supplies like splints and bandages, also a local company dontated three different size masks..
I think its important for first responders to have this basic knowledge, because as we all know sometimes the pets are the only family somebody has.....Its great to hear that many other department take this type of training seriously....
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Thanks for the pun-ishment.
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Could you share the lesson plan and BART contact information? I would very much like to see this program in my area.
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Permalink Reply by Alex Taylor on
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We recently had two sets of these donated by the local animal care clinic. We keep one on our rescue squad and the other on our heavy rescue truck.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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We've got them on our medic units. We do not currently carry them on suppression pieces.
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Permalink Reply by ashfire on
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There was a company at Firehouse Expo with a booth that had products for rescuing pets from oxygen mask to bandannas with CPR instructions for pets. I would have to ask my membership if they would be interested.
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