Emergency Medicine Essentials
The First Four Hours
A free webinar series on practical emergency stabilisation. When an emergency patient arrives, the first few hours can determine the outcome. Free to attend, live and online. Open to every veterinary professional.
Starting September 2026
Free live sessions
90 minutes each
Certificate provided
Recordings & Resources
Emergency needs high performance under high pressure
Every veterinarian encounters emergencies. In these moments, success depends not only on knowledge — but on recognising priorities, making decisions quickly, and applying a structured approach.
Emergency medicine requires a different way of thinking.
This program focuses on the critical first hours of patient care.
A collapsed patient
A patient in respiratory distress
A seizure that will not stop
An unresponsive patient with trauma
A patient that will not stop bleeding
01
What should happen first?
02
What information matters most?
03
Which interventions cannot wait?
04
How do you reassess and adapt?
Built for veterinarians who see emergencies everyday
No matter where you practise, the goal is the same — to help you approach emergency patients with greater confidence, clarity, and structure.
Companion animal veterinarians in general practice
Veterinarians managing emergency cases in hospitals
Veterinary teams looking to improve emergency readiness
Recent graduates wanting a stronger foundation in emergency medicine
Real case simulations. A new patient every week.
There is no fixed syllabus, because real emergencies don’t arrive in order. Each week’s patient comes from a recorded case, and we discuss whatever condition that patient actually has. We cover many of these topics:
The first hour of emergency care
Triage and prioritisation, primary assessment, stabilisation principles, emergency decision-making, reassessment and monitoring.
Respiratory emergencies
Respiratory stabilisation, airway interventions, pleural space disease, and acute ventilatory failure.
Shock and fluid resuscitation
Managing different types of shock, hemodynamic stabilisation & critical care fluid therapy.
Neurological emergencies
Seizures, altered mentation, collapse, and acute neurological deterioration.
Anesthesia, Analgesia & Sedation
Early management of trauma patients, fractures and spinal injuries, acute pain, and stabilisation priorities.
Bleeding, anaemia & coagulation
Acute blood loss, thrombocytopenia, anaemia, and transfusion decisions.
Gastrointestinal Management
Vomiting, ileus, GI emergencies, dysmotility, and critical care nutrition.
Urological Emergencies
Urinary emergency interventions, uroperitoneum management, peritoneal dialysis, and UO monitoring.
Electrolyte, acid-base, glucose
Stabilization and management of disorders, critical care management, & correction of disorders.
CriticalOS: 24 points of care
Critical care management tracking 24 domains of care, interventions & communication strategies
Make decisions on a virtual patient for 90 minutes.
There is no lecture and no slide deck of answers. A patient arrives, the room votes on what to do, and the case moves — better or worse — on that decision. Then we debrief on the decisions and discuss clinical reasoning, pathophysiology, and look through evidence to support or justify our actions. It is the perfect opportunity to test your theories.
Min 0 – 10
The patient arrives
Triage the patient. You’ll gather a signalment, history, and preliminary information.
Min 10 – 35
Make Decisions
Stabilize the patient, intervene to stop a life-threatening condition, and make a Dx/Rx plan.
Min 35 – 65
Tackle responses
The patient responds to your actions or crashes. See the test results and make changes.
Min 65 – 80
Debrief Discussion
We will analyse your actions, check the best available evidence, and we learn to think strategically.
Min 80 – 90
Critical Q & A Time
Critically analyse the choices, identify your gaps, and pick up tips for real-life application.
Cases may not always have a good outcome. The decisions taken by the group each week affects the patient. A case may last 1-4 sessions depending on the complexity and progress.
International expertise, adapted to Indian practice
Veterinary emergency medicine is developing rapidly around the world — but clinical realities differ between countries. ISVS brings evidence-based emergency and specialty education to India, combining international expertise with approaches suited to local practice.
Better Teams. Better Medicine.
To help veterinary professionals deliver better care for every patient.
Register free for the series
Every session in this series is free to attend live. Register once and we’ll send you the joining link for each webinar, plus the recording afterwards.
Format
Live online sessions
Duration
6 sessions · 90 min each
Frequency
Weekly weekend sessions
Access
Live + recordings
Certificate
Provided on completion
Starts
August 2026
Register free
We’ll email you the joining link for each session, plus the recording afterwards.
Always free. No payment and no card required.
Good questions, clear answers
No. These webinars are designed for general practitioners and veterinary teams who manage emergency cases in everyday practice.
Yes. Participants will receive access to recordings of every session.
Yes. Veterinary nurses and support teams play an essential role in emergency care and are welcome — in fact, we encourage whole teams to attend together.
This series focuses on emergency assessment and stabilisation — especially the first hours of patient management, not long-term ICU care.
The first four hours start here
Register free and build the confidence to lead emergency care in your practice.
