About the Author
Laura is an RVT from southern California with an AS degree in veterinary technology and is working on her BASc degree at St. Petersburg College. She has 21 years of veterinary experience, the last 11 of which were in emergency medicine. Laura is a RECOVER-certified basic and advanced life support instructor and RECOVER-certified pet rescue instructor. She is the training manager at Animal Emergency Clinic in Victorville, California, and an adjunct veterinary technology instructor at Platt College in Los Angeles, California. She also co-owns Southwest Veterinary Training, which focuses on RECOVER cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for veterinary professionals and pet owners. Her passions are emergency medicine and teaching. Her goals are to achieve VTS certification in emergency and critical care, write textbook chapters, and continue presenting at veterinary conferences. During rare nonworking moments, Laura enjoys playing PS4 with her little brother; reading; listening to true crime podcasts; swimming; and hanging out with her family, husband, and their small zoo of dogs and cats.


