Canine (K9) Medical Simulator

The K9 mannequin replicates different medical intervention sites and has enhanced capabilities to include limb amputation, axillary wound, abdominal cavity laceration, gastric dilation and volvulus, oro-facicial trauma, limb burn wound, bullet injury, tension pneumothorax, and respiratory rate evaluation thus allowing for further realistic training scenarios than the current Hero Dog which only allows for a single leg laceration bleed, heart rate/pulse evaluation and IV/IO catheter placement.

The Area Support Group-Kuwait Veterinary Team provides relevant and responsive military working dog trauma training support to U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and coalition forces across multiple installations in Kuwait. This training enhances multi-domain interoperability and promotes sustainable working dog medical readiness in the Area Support Group- Kuwait AO. Training is currently provided through 1 Trauma F/X Hero units. This simulator will ensure the handlers trained proficiently and increase the survivability rate for MWDs.