The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians’ (NAEMT) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course is widely known as the worldwide leading continuing education program for prehospital trauma care.
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians’ (NAEMT) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course is widely known as the worldwide leading continuing education program for prehospital trauma care. Developed from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course, the PHTLS course increases the quality of trauma care and therefore decreases mortality rate.
PHTLS is a continuing education course that is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and by the Continuing Education Certification Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). This course is intended for any provider that may come in contact with a trauma patient outside the hospital setting. Typical participants include physicians, nurses, paramedics, and EMS. There are no prerequisites to enroll in this course. Successful performance of both a written exam and a skills exam are required for a completion card.
The GW Training Center located in the GW MFA Department of Emergency Medicine is the premiere training center for all EMS & critical care specialties in the DC Metro Area. We teach over 500 classes per year for over 5,000 students including doctors, nurses of all levels, physician assistants, pre-hospital care personnel, all allied health personnel, and non-healthcare providers. The GW Training Center teaches courses from the following educational bodies
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 car...
NAEMT's Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized worldwide as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care.
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