Trinity Training & Consultants

Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support

 

Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) courses are nationally recognized continuing education programs for pre-hospital emergency health care professionals that bring the care of the trauma patient into a single focus. PHTLS courses provide a pre-hospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat 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 courses are based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), a course for physicians developed by the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma. More importantly, PHTLS courses follow the principles of care of trauma patients as developed by the Committee on Trauma. The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program. They are represented by the medical directors on the Executive Council of the PHTLS Division of the National Association of EMTs.   Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support Course Length - 16 hours Refresher Course - 8 hours Cost: $165 with a book, $125 without a book Recertification Period - 4 years   Program Information Provider Course The PHTLS Provider course is designed to be an intensive 16-20 hour experience.  It is available to all levels of pre-hospital care providers, and programmes are typically attended by Emergency First Responders (Fire, Police, Search & Rescue, etc.), EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses (including Industrial based Occupational Health Nurses), Physicians, and Physician Assistants. The course is scenario-based, with lectures and interactive skills station components meant to enhance the pre-hospital care providers’ knowledge, and further develop the critical thinking skills required to effectively treat the trauma patient in the field.   Instructor Course   The PHTLS Instructor/Coordinator Workshop is designed to be an intensive 8-hour course for those individuals who have already successfully completed a PHTLS provider course.  A 3-day version is available, combining provider and instructor components.   This course is designed to train instructor candidates for conducting provider and refresher courses on the latest philosophies and techniques.  Individuals selected to attend this workshop will typically be experienced instructors, coordinators, or administrators with proven clinical skills at a minimum of the EMT-B level.     Refresher Course   The PHTLS Refresher course is designed to be an 8-hour workshop and incorporates interactive teaching sessions and evaluation stations.  Candidates who wish to participant in a refresher course much have successfully completed a PHTLS or BTLS provider course within the last 4 years prior to the course. Recognition of successful completion for PHTLS provider and Refresher courses is for 4 years.   Transitional Trauma Instructor Course The Trauma Instructor Transitional program is an 8 hour workshop geared to accommodate those individuals who hold Instructor status in a recognized continuing education trauma programme, and who want to make the change and join the annals of PHTLS Faculty from around the world. It is designed to take advantage of the participants present teaching experience and talents while exposing them to the necessary skills, philosophies and administrative practice that are unique to PHTLS.  For further information regarding this program, please contact the tacmedic@cox.net