PHTLS course from NAEMT – 2day skill Course
Updated on August 20, 2024
PHTLS course from NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma, which also gives out highly acclaimed ATLS course.
Provider course format
16-hour course for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians and other prehospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card recognizing them as PHTLS providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit. This course may be offered as a classroom course, or a hybrid course where students take 8 hours of the course online followed by 8 hours in the classroom depending on Training center policy.
PHTLS certification is valid for 4years.
Why do PHTLS course from NAEMT
PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care and decrease mortality. The program is based on a philosophy stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. 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.
PHTLS Course content
The course utilizes the internationally recognized PHTLS textbook 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
The PHTLS course from NAEMT emphasizes application of trauma education through case studies, skills practice, and patient simulations.
PHTLS textbook content
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Division 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: PHTLS: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 2: Golden Principles, Preferences, and Critical Thinking
Division 2: Assessment and Management
Chapter 3: Shock: Pathophysiology of Life and Death
Chapter 4: The Physics of Trauma
Chapter 5: Science Management
Chapter 6: Patient Assessment and Management
Chapter 7: Airway and Ventilation
Division 3: Specific Injuries
Chapter 8 : Head and Neck Trauma
Chapter 9: Spinal Trauma
Chapter 10: Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 11: Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 12: Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 13: Burn Injuries
Chapter 14: Pediatric Trauma
Chapter 15: Geriatric Trauma
Division 4: Prevention
Chapter 16: Injury Prevention
Division 5: Mass Casualties and Terrorism
Chapter 17: Disaster Management
Chapter 18: Explosions and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Division 6: Special Considerations
Chapter 19: Environmental Trauma I: Heat and Cold
Chapter 20: Environmental Trauma II: Lightning, Drowning, Diving, and Altitude
Chapter 21: Wilderness Trauma Care
Chapter 22: Civilian Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS)
Who needs to take PHTLS
PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital practitioners.
PHTLS certificate
Once you clear your tests, you will be awarded a certificate that looks like this. It’ll carry a QR code which can be scanned to check its authenticity.
About NAEMT
Formed in 1975 and over 92,000 members strong, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the only national association representing the professional interests of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders and other professionals providing prehospital and out-of-hospital emergent, urgent or preventive medical care.
NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings, and in the military. They also work in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare settings.
NAEMT serves its members by advocating on issues that impact their ability to provide quality patient care, providing high quality education that improves the knowledge and skills of practitioners, and supporting EMS research and innovation.
Source: NAEMT website.
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