The Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT)

The VetCOT Pulse--September 2025

Here's a snapshot of VetCOT activities and links to helpful resources.

Please share with your team!

Happy 10th Anniversary!

The VetCOT Veterinary Trauma Center (VTC) network is celebrating its 3rd wave of 10th Anniversary Trauma Centers. Three currently active trauma centers joined VetCOT as part of “Wave 3” in 2015—

• Canada West Veterinary Specialists and Critical Care Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• The Veterinary Specialty Center, IL,
• Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego, CA

Subcommittee Highlights

September Trauma Talk (September 24 @ 8 pm EST)

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/98322803482

The team is working on updating the "Resources for the optimal care of the injured veterinary patient" document. The current version is below.

They are also creating Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG).

Registry Data and Publications Subcommittee

We have 33 published articles using VetCOT Registry Data and 11 more in process.

Thanks to your continued efforts we also have 76,600 registry case entries.

Trauma Support Subcommittee

"Think inside the box!" Increase your team's efficiency in emergent situations by having these kits ready to go!



• Emergency Tap Kit
• Cut down kit
• Hemostasis kit
• Suction kit
• Critical Patient Crash Kit

Identification & Verification Subcommittee

The team has had a busy summer reviewing reverification, verification and identification applications. If your hospital is interested in joining the network click the link to our website below to find out more. The next call to apply will be Spring 2026.

Communications Subcommittee

Follow VetCOT on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn)

Veterinary Advanced Trauma Life Support (VetATLS) Development

• The Primary Survey Module is FREE! (1 hour of CE!)
• Module 1 is available for $75!
• The remainder of the online course (12 hours of CE!) will be released in January 2026.
• The first in-person skills lab will be taught at VetCOT 2026. Be there to be the first learners certified in VetATLS.
• Click on the link below to access the modules, learn more, and sign up!

NEW! VetCOT Store on our website. Show your VetCOT spirit with some of our new items.

Celebrate National Dog Week September 21-27, 2025