Tactical canine casualty care (t3c)

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Veterinary Tactical Group (VTG) is the creation of former military personnel with extensive

Special Operations canine and medical backgrounds. VTG members use their passion for

working dog medicine, and their experience in the operational setting to bring evidence-based

advancements and tactically proven “lessons learned” to you and your organization. Forget the

“golden hour.” In austere and hostile environments, minutes, and even seconds count. We are

here to prepare you to provide the right lifesaving steps in this environment.

Janice Baker, DVM, DACVPM, MS is the Director of Research and Development at VTG, and serves as adjunct staff clinician at a large veterinary emergency group in North Carolina. She has 20 years of service in the military on active duty and in the Army Reserve, most of which has been with Special Operations canine and medical units under United States Special Operations Command. A Colonel in the US Army Reserve, she is the former Commander of the 422nd

Medical Detachment out of Rockville, MD. Dr. Baker is well known in the veterinary and

working dog communities for groundbreaking research and development regarding

occupational health of working dogs, including combat-related injuries in Military Working Dogs

and line-of-duty injuries in police canines. Dr. Baker was the first in her respective field selected

for Special Operations, and has since been leading the way in developing veterinary combat

medicine and research/development of best practices for healthcare of canine athletes. She is

highly respected in the emergency veterinary medicine field and has presented at many formal

conferences. Dr. Baker has also completed a master’s degree in Veterinary Forensics from the University of Florida.

Trinity Maurer is the operations manager for Veterinary Tactical Group. She has 16-year experience as a veterinary technician caring for emergency and surgical patients in multiple veterinary hospitals in Texas and North Carolina. Trinity has extensive experience in canine medicine in austere environments to include the Alaskan bush and the desert of Texas and Mexico Border, as well as experience in TCCC events across the southeast US. She has trained with multiple US federal agencies, US military handlers and programs, civilian law enforcement handlers, flight medics, FEMA Task Force Search and Rescue groups, and international K9 handlers and programs. She has presented multiple times for the East Coast Helicopter Operations conference up and down the east coast. She is currently studying veterinary

technology and emergency medical technician concurrently, with the goal of certification as a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency Medicine.

TACTICAL CANINE CASUALTY CARE (T3C)

TC3 for Dog Handlers and Medical Personnel is an intense 8 hour course, providing advanced

emergency canine training with a focus on tactical situations and hostile operational

environments. Trainees will receive personal, in-depth, classroom and hands-on training in point

of injury and en-route evacuation care of critically injured working dogs. The training is based on

skill level and broken into small groups, so we can ensure that no one leaves feeling

overwhelmed or undertrained! 

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

-The MARCHE algorithm for patient assessment and prioritizing patient care

-Control of massive hemorrhage

-Airway management

-Respiratory support

-Ballistic, penetrating, and blunt trauma

-Blast, burns, and smoke inhalation

-Fluid therapy and management of shock

-Extremity wounds and minor wound care

-Head, eye, and dental injuries

-Environmental injuries (heat, cold, altitude, water)

-Canine emergency kits

-Planning for canine emergencies

-Evacuation and en-route care

-Toxins, Poisons, Envenomations, DECON

-Case studies from OIF/OEF/Law Enforcement

-GDV (Bloat)

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

-Clothing suitable for comfort outdoors/ running/ getting dirty

-Normal Duty Gear