Andrea M. Steele, MSc, RVT, VTS(ECC)-Life, Chair of Animal Care Programs, Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario. Affiliations and Expertise: Over 20 years experience in emergency and critical care at the Ontario Veterinary College's Intensive Care Unit.

• SECTION I Critically Ill Small Animals1. Critical Thinking-Skill of Observation and Interpretation2. Monitoring of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient3. Patient’s Lifeline: Intravenous Catheter4. Fluid Therapy5. Transfusion Medicine6. Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Patient7. Oxygen Therapy Techniques8. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen9. Mechanical Ventilation10. Extracorporeal Therapies11. Pain Assessment and Treatment12. Supporting the Critically Ill or Injured Through Physical Rehabilitation Techniques13. Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Patient14. Isolation Techniques in Clinical PracticeSECTION II Emergency Care for Small Animals15. Emergency Receiving16. Management of Patients in Shock17. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation18. Traumatic Emergencies19. Hematologic Emergencies20. Cardiovascular Emergencies21. Respiratory Emergencies22. Gastrointestinal Emergencies23. Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies24. Urologic Emergencies25. Reproductive Emergencies26. Ocular Emergencies27. Neurologic Emergencies28. Toxicologic Emergencies: Dogs and Cats29. Avian and Exotic Emergencies30. Disaster MedicineSECTION III Practice Management31. Fostering Well-Being, Mental Health, and Resilience in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit32. The Art of Scheduling33. Client Communication in an Emergency34. Management of Pharmaceuticals in the Emergency Department

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