Prehospital Trauma Life Support

The Maritime School of Paramedicine is now offering the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) program from the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). PHTLS is a focused review of the care and transport of multi-system trauma patients. During the course the student will discuss advances in skills and techniques with new combinations and applications of knowledge and skills. PHTLS helps bridge the gap between pre-hospital emergency health care providers and the hospital staff while it reinforces the concept that emergency care is a team effort.

PHTLS is a continuing education program for First Responders, Paramedics, Physicians, Nurses, and other licensed health care professionals. 

The program is an intensive two-day course (16 hours) composed of lecture and hands on skills:

Lectures wil include the following:

• Course Purpose
• Kinematics of Trauma
• Patient Assessment
• Airway Management & Ventilation
• Thoracic Trauma
• Shock & Fluid Replacement
• Abdominal Trauma/Trauma in Pregnancy
• Head Trauma
• Spine Trauma
• Extremity Trauma
• Thermal Trauma
• Essentials in Pre-hospital Trauma Care
• Paediatric Trauma
• Geriatric Trauma
• Skills Stations
• Baseline Assessment I & II
• Airway Management
• Rapid Extrication
• Spinal Immobilisation
• Paediatric Assessment / Immobilisation

The next program is being held in Middleton, Nova Scotia on November 15 - 16, 2007 (08:30 - 17:00 hrs).  To download the poster for further information click here.