HLTH3063 - PreHospital Trauma Life Support Hybrid (PHTLS Hybrid)

Kapiolani Community College - CECS

Course Description

Provider course: 16-hour course for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians and other prehospital providers. The PHTLS Hybrid course provide the students take 8 hours of the course online followed by 8 hours in the classroom. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, recognizing them as PHTLS providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit.

KAUA'I Students (Participants): Any questions, please contact Michael Taboniar, Kaua'i EMS Coordinator, at taboniar@hawaii.edu.

Learner Outcomes

Understand the kinematics of trauma, appreciate the opportunities for EMS involvement in both primary and secondary injury prevention, consider national, state, and local criteria for trauma triage of both single and multiple patient incidents, conduct a systematic rapid trauma assessment, expand knowledge of various types of traumatic injuries, build skills for their mgt, strategize best practices for transport and transfer of care of the injured patient.

Notes

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability, we may coordinate the accommodations you need. In that case, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in 'Ilima 107, ph. (808)734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the Kapi'olani Community College Deaf Center, ph. (808)734-9891 / (808)447-3141(VP) or email jfried@hawaii.edu .

Prerequisites

Only limited to EMTs and MICTs