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The entire veterinary health‐care team is responsible for safety awareness in the veterinary hospital. In the hospital setting, this includes the safety of health‐care team members, clients, and patients. Animals, not unlike people, may behave differently in unfamiliar surroundings. The goal of the veterinary health‐care team is to insure that the veterinarian or technician examining the patient does not get bitten by a frightened and/or injured patient and that the patient does not suffer further injury. All animals have an innate fight or flight instinct that causes the animal to flee or stand ground and fight when faced with a stressful situation. It is important for veterinary assistants to remember that each patient will behave differently in different procedures and perhaps even from visit to visit. Remember, each patient has its own psyche and reacts to stress in its own individual way.