emergent medical technologies - emt training

**Note: Text books are available for use during course.

Course Synopsis: The Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course is a unique continuing education program created in recognition of the real need in EMS education for additional training in the handling of trauma patients. This indispensable program is designed to enhance and increase knowledge and skill in delivering critical care in the pre-hospital environment.

Course Objectives: PHTLS courses goals are to improve the quality of trauma care in your area and decrease mortality. The program is based on a pre-hospital 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.

Audience:                               EMS Providers 

Required Equipment:               Current Textbook Materials

Certification:                          PHTLS Course Completion Certificate/Card valid for 4 yrs 

Course Length:                       16 Hours (2 Days)

Maximum capacity seating:      24 Course Participants