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:
Intended for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital providers
Fee: $275 – Includes online learning modules and e-book
Time: Approximately 16 hours (8 hours of online content, 8 hour in-person class)
Certification Period: 4 years
Class Format: Hybrid, Classroom Lecture, Small Group Learning Stations, Practical Testing and Written Exam.
For individuals, please visit our CPR class calendar (top right) to register for an upcoming PHTLS public class.
For groups and corporate trainings please call (208) 996-9248 to schedule a course.
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is the leading course for prehospital practitioners in advanced medical assessment and treatment of commonly encountered medical conditions. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians, the course emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, a systematic assessment tool that enables EMS practitioners to diagnose medical patients with urgent accuracy.
In AMLS students learn to recognize, assess, and manage common medical crises in patients. Topics covered include: respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disorders, shock, neurologic disorders, abdominal disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, environmental-related disorders, and toxicologic emergencies.
Critical thinking scenarios encourage interaction and challenge students to apply their knowledge to realistic situations. At IMA scenarios will be conducted in the simulated training lab. During the scenarios, students:
Classes are scheduled for groups and corporate trainings upon request. Please call 208-996-9248 to schedule a course.
Classes are scheduled for groups and corporate trainings upon request. Please call 208-996-9248 to schedule a course.
