As with human first aid, the most important thing to remember when your pet is hurt is to stay calm and not panic. Panic causes mistakes and the sensation of fear spreads to others so quickly that it will make your head spin. First, find out as much information about the emergency as possible and as fast as you can without either waiting too long or rushing through it too quickly. If your dog is injured, try to find out how it got the injury. Likewise, if the dog is poisoned, try to find out what and how much of the poison it consumed. In any emergency situation, both a cool head and the proper information can make a world of difference.

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