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Buddy may have been lost to his owner of eight years if it hadn\u2019t been for the training and compassion of PVH EMS, who transported Buddy to emergency veterinary services after he was severely injured in a car accident. Photo by Kati Blocker, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Poudre Valley Hospital paramedics arrived on the scene of a vehicle rollover in northern Colorado, they quickly determined the vehicle\u2019s driver, though banged up, had no serious injuries. However, the vehicle\u2019s passenger wasn\u2019t so lucky \u2014 he met full trauma criteria.<\/p>\n

Despite having fur and four legs \u2014 one of which was severely broken from the accident \u2014 PVH EMS crew members Lea Steinhoff and Aaron Perry wasted no time attending to their critically injured patient, Buddy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver was out of the vehicle and down on the ground by his dog,\u201d Steinhoff said. \u201cWe could tell that he was deeply concerned about him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buddy, an 8-year-old schnauzer, has been a part of his owner\u2019s life since he was a puppy. They\u2019ve been through a lot together. And even though his owner, who also is a great-grandparent, has family nearby, Buddy is the only companion consistently by his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always tried to do the right thing for our patients, and sometimes taking care of the entire family is what\u2019s in the best interest of that patient, and that includes not just the obvious, like their significant other or a child, but it also means their animals,\u201d said Braden Applegate, PVH EMS manager and operations chief. \u201cIt\u2019s something we saw during the [2013] floods. The overall family health is impacted by the well-being of their animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past several years, PVH EMS has formed strong relationships with area vets in order to train and prepare their employees for treating animals, specifically working dogs, in the field and\/or while en route to the emergency veterinary clinic. Although helping man\u2019s best friend was something most EMTs would agree they did anyway, the law didn\u2019t officially allow this until Colorado Senate Bill 14-039<\/a> was put into law.<\/p>\n

SB39 granted limited authority to emergency medical service providers to voluntarily provide preveterinary emergency care to certain domesticated animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law now gives first responders legal permission to begin treatment on animals in the field,\u201d said Robin Van Metre, a veterinarian and coordinator of the first responder training at Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency and Rehabilitation Hospital. \u201cIt\u2019s not meant for EMTs to be an ambulance service for pets. If they are responding to an accident, they will always treat humans first, but for those cases, like with Buddy, they know how to do basic lifesaving treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Steinhoff medically cleared the dog\u2019s owner, she moved her attention to where her patient\u2019s had already been directed \u2014 to Buddy.<\/p>\n

It was clear Buddy needed help, Perry said. Their calculated response to the owner and Buddy assured that the owner stayed calm, knowing his dog was cared for. Meanwhile, they continued to monitor the owner.<\/p>\n

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A month after the accident, Buddy is back enjoying walks with his owner. PVH EMS transported Buddy after an accident that took his leg and almost his life. Photo by Kati Blocker, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAnd it let the owner know that his concerns are also ours,\u201d Perry added. \u201cIt helped us raise the standard of care beyond the physical and into the emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buddy\u2019s owner remembers that day well.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe [Steinhoff] never made me leave Buddy\u2019s side, and that was so important to me \u2014 he is so important to me,\u201d the owner said. \u201cIf they hadn\u2019t done what they did, he probably wouldn\u2019t be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Buddy was thrown from the vehicle, his back leg was almost amputated \u2014it hung on by only a one-inch piece of skin, Van Metre said. The paramedics loaded Buddy, accompanied by and with permission from his owner, into the back of the ambulance and headed to the veterinarian\u2019s office. While en route, they called Van Metre, who instructed them in the care of Buddy, which included giving him oxygen. When PVH EMS arrived at the clinic, they carried Buddy in on a gurney, an image that Van Metre now can chuckle about.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuddy isn\u2019t a very big dog, and the gurney hardly fit through our door, but it just shows what caring nature these people have,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Buddy had lost half his blood volume before Van Metre amputated his back right leg and stitched him up. But it\u2019s been about a month since the accident, and Buddy is back where he used to be \u2014 right alongside his owner.<\/p>\n

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