Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
EMS-319
Old Course Code: PHTLS

Instructional Hours: 16

ACE Code: PHTLS

Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is a nationally recognized continuing education program for prehospital emergency health professionals that focuses on the care of the trauma patient. The PHTLS course provides a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs that requires an approach to treatment that varies from traditional treatment modalities.

Objective: To provide the practicing prehospital care provider with a specific body of knowledge related to the prehospital assessment and care of the trauma patient. As a continuing education program, it contains information that may be a review for some or all participants. The uniqueness of this program rests not with an entirely new body of information, but instead with advances in prehospital trauma intervention techniques. Students will learn to use new combinations and applications of existing skills and knowledge to better the patient's chances at surviving traumatic events.

PHTLS is a sixteen (16) hour; two-day course sponsored by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) www.naemt.org that consists of interactive lectures teaching and evaluation stations.

Successful completion of the course requires attendance both days, proficiency in the evaluation stations, and a minimum score of 74% on the written examination.

Successful completion of the course provides certification in PHTLS. The continuing education hours are approved by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) www.miemss.org, the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) www.cecbems.org and are recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) www.nremt.org.

These courses are offered free of charge to those providers affiliated with a Maryland fire, rescue or emergency services department. For all others, the course cost is $225.00. The required text, Prehospital Trauma Life Support - Fifth Edition will be provided to all participants for use during the two-day course. This text must be purchased or returned to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute at the conclusion of the course. Textbooks may be purchased in advance by accessing www.us.elsevierhealth.com or by contacting Elsevier-Mosby-Saunders at 800-325-7680.

For additional information or to schedule a Prehospital Trauma Life Support course, please contact the Advanced Life Support Program via email at als@mfri.org or by phone at 800-ASK-MFRI or 301.226.9917.