Veterinary Response to Heatstroke and Severe Heat Illness

The following Veterinary Response to Heatstroke and Severe Heat Illness is designed to educate veterinary professionals on the recognition, prevention, escalation, and environmental risk factors associated with heat-related illness and heatstroke in animal care settings.

What you will learn:

• Understand heat-related illness, hyperthermia, and heatstroke

• Identify environmental and animal-related heat risk factors

• Recognize early warning signs and emergency warning signs

• Apply appropriate observation, reporting, and escalation practices

• Understand common heat-trapping environments and workflow risks

• Apply practical heat prevention and environmental control strategies

• Understand documentation and post-incident review practices

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify successful completion of the training. Course Length: 45 minutes.

The information contained in this training was derived from publications of OSHA, CDC/NIOSH, USDA APHIS, NWS, Ready.gov, Heat.gov, and CDPH. None of the planners, authors, or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available at no charge on the associated agency websites. The use of Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by OSHA, CDC/NIOSH, USDA APHIS, NWS, Ready.gov, Heat.gov, CDPH, or the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, facility, services, or products. © 2026 American Medical Compliance; no copyright is claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.