Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support
(PHTLS)
For Paramedics, EMTs, nurses and physicians looking to learn the latest science and treatment techniques in the pre-hospital management of trauma patients.
Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support
Who This Class Is For:
The PHTLS course is endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) and is recognized by the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT). Students that successfully complete the course will receive CAPCE.
Target Audience: Provider Course – 16-hour course for emergency medical responders, EMTs, Paramedics, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. This course is offered at Basic, Advanced or Combined levels, and Military Provider courses are also available.
Target Audience: Refresher Course – 8-hour course for individuals who have successfully completed the respective PHTLS provider course within the past four years. This course is offered at Basic, Advanced or Combined levels, and Military refresher courses are also available. Current PHTLS provider certificate or wallet card is required.
Classroom and Online/Hybrid
PreHospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the world’s premier prehospital trauma education developed in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons to promote critical thinking in addressing multi-system trauma and provide the latest evidence-based treatment practices.
NAEMT’s Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care. The mission of PHTLS is to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care through global education. PHTLS was developed by the NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma. The Committee provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program.
Continuing Education Hours: This continuing education activity is approved by the National Association of EMTs, and offers 16.00 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) for the initial classroom course and online course, and 8.00 CEHs for the renewal classroom course.
PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care in your area and decrease mortality. The program is based on a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. This may require an approach to the trauma patient that varies from traditional treatment modalities. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that, given a good fund of knowledge and key principles, EMS practitioners are capable of making reasoned decisions regarding patient care. The PHTLS course is continuously updated and revised to keep up with the advances in the field, ATLS Guidelines and feedback from PHTLS participants.
Although PHTLS originated in the United States, it has evolved and now serves as an international education program available to EMS providers in 47 countries.
Vitals
CERTIFICATION
The National Association of EMTs Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course completion card is valid for four years.
| CLASSROOM Initial |
$250.00
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| CLASSROOM Renewal |
$200.00
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| Hybrid* |
$255.00
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| Textbook: | $80.00 |
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NOTE: The hybrid version allows students to complete the lecture portion online and then complete their skills and scenarios with an instructor. At the completion of both Parts 1 & 2 the student will receive a PHTLS certificate valid for 4 years and 16 hours of CAPCE CE) There is no hybrid refresher available at this time.
Course Contents Classroom
The PHTLS course is a program that consists of lectures, teaching and evaluation stations and live interactive scenarios. The interactive/case based lectures and scenarios include the following topics:
- Identifying the mechanism of injury
- Recognizing life-threatening injuries
- Relating pathophysiology to injuries
- Assessing and managing trauma patients
- Performing appropriate interventions
The skills stations in the PHTLS course include:
- Airway Management & Ventilation
- Assessment & Management
- Rapid Extrication
- Spinal Immobilization
- Pediatric Assessment
- Pediatric Immobilization
Course Contents Online