Course Description:
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the continuing education program developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). PHTLS is the global gold standard in prehospital trauma education and is taught in over 80 countries.
Training Date & Location
December 6 - 7, 2023
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
UVI Medical Simulation Center
Albert A. Sheen Campus
The course uses case studies, skills practice, and patient simulations to emphasize the application of medical principles, teaches the appropriate treatment of the multi-system trauma patient and covers the following topics:
- Physiology of life and death
- Scene assessment
- Patient assessment
- Hemorrhage control
- Airway
- Breathing, ventilation, and oxygenation
- Circulation and shock
- Special populations
Registration is $250, includes eBook.
PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital practitioners. PHTLS is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT for recertification requirements.