TransfermaticEMS at Allan Hancock College

    EMS 309 - Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

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    Credits
    0.5
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    Description
    This course provides EMS professionals with advanced trauma assessment, critical decision-making, and prehospital trauma management skills following the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) guidelines. The PHTLS Provider Course focuses on evidence-based trauma care, hemorrhage control, airway management, and rapid patient assessment techniques to optimize survival outcomes in blunt and penetrating trauma, burns, head injuries, thoracic injuries, and multi-system trauma. Students will engage in lecture-based learning, hands-on simulation scenarios, case-based discussions, and team-based exercises to refine advanced trauma management skills. This course follows the NAEMT Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) curriculum and certification requirements.This is a 2-day Course.