Prehospital Trauma Life Support
Hybrid Delivery Method with 8-hour SimLab Session
Course Philosophy
NAEMT's Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care. The mission of PHTLS is to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care. PHTLS is developed by NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma. The Committee provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program.
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. The course utilizes the internationally recognized PHTLS textbook and covers the following topics:
• Physiology of life and death
• Scene assessment
• Patient assessment
• Airway
• Breathing, ventilation and oxygenation
• Circulation, hemorrhage and shock
• Patients with disabilities
• Patient simulations
PHTLS is the global gold standard in prehospital trauma education and is taught in 64 countries. PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital providers. PHTLS is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.
Delivey Format
Provider Course: 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 will a hybrid course where students take 8 hours of the course online followed by 8 hours in the SimLab.
Methodology
Teaching-learning methods in this course build upon cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.
Course Textbook
PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support - Ninth Edition eBook plus eCourse Manual, in addition to the online PHTLS Hybrid Module Application for Program Registration for the program and payment of tuition may be handled through the following link, https://vemsa.org/courses.
Program Tuition
The program tuition is $300.00.
Vermont EMS Providers can apply for a voucher in LIGHTS
Class Size
The program is limited to 20 registrants. Priority will be given to applicants currently affiliated with a Vermont licensed EMS agency.
Program Location
All sessions unless otherwise denoted will occur at the following location: Vermont EMS Academy (VEMSA) 1096 Route 30, Newfane Vermont 05345.
Program Dates
The skills component of the program will be on Tuesday March 21, 2023 from 9a-5p. The online component must be completed prior to the skills session date.
Program Schedule
A program syllabus is published embedded in this document which includes didactic, psychomotor, and testing activities scheduled throughout the program.
Course Equipment/Supplies
All materials will be provided to class participants at no charge.
Course Attendance Policy
Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities. It is the student’s responsibility to sign all attendance rosters. Student attendance is required at all didactic, psychomotor, and exam activities
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