PHTLS course from NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma, which also gives out highly acclaimed ATLS course.
Available at Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi
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: IntroductionChapter 1: PHTLS: Past, Present, and FutureChapter 2: Golden Principles, Preferences, and Critical Thinking
Division 2: Assessment and ManagementChapter 3: Shock: Pathophysiology of Life and DeathChapter 4: The Physics of TraumaChapter 5: Science ManagementChapter 6: Patient Assessment and ManagementChapter 7: Airway and Ventilation
Division 3: Specific InjuriesChapter 8 : Head and Neck Trauma Chapter 9: Spinal TraumaChapter 10: Thoracic TraumaChapter 11: Abdominal TraumaChapter 12: Musculoskeletal TraumaChapter 13: Burn InjuriesChapter 14: Pediatric TraumaChapter 15: Geriatric Trauma
Division 4: PreventionChapter 16: Injury Prevention
Division 5: Mass Casualties and TerrorismChapter 17: Disaster ManagementChapter 18: Explosions and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Division 6: Special ConsiderationsChapter 19: Environmental Trauma I: Heat and ColdChapter 20: Environmental Trauma II: Lightning, Drowning, Diving, and AltitudeChapter 21: Wilderness Trauma CareChapter 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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