Identify common situations and conditions requiring first aid.

Identification should include

• common situations and conditions that typically require first aid (e.g., wound, breathing difficulty, hyperthermia, bleeding, burn, poisoning, reaction to insect sting, seizure)
• common situations and conditions that typically require immediate veterinary intervention
• ways to determine whether a situation or condition requires first aid or immediate veterinary intervention
• the importance of discussing any abnormality with a veterinarian
• ways to take an adequate history from a client. 

Process/Skill Questions:

• What should be the first thing a veterinary assistant does when assessing an animal's condition?
• What signs might be seen in a pet that has been stung by an insect?
• How would an animal with heat exhaustion look?