TransfermaticPMED at American River College

    PMED 146 - Prehospital Trauma Life Support

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    Credits
    0.5
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    technician (EMT), paramedic, nurse, physician, or allied health professional, or current enrollment in the last semester of an allied health program. This course is designed to improve the quality of trauma care and decrease mortality by stressing the treatment of the multisystem trauma patient. It utilizes the internationally recognized National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) curriculum. PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital providers.