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EMT 155 - Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Provider

1.5 Credits, 1.5 Contact Hours (1.5 lec.)

Overview, concepts and techniques to study medical emergencies related to adult patients. Includes a pragmatic approach and systematic format regarding patient assessment and management. Includes interactive scenario-based lectures with hands-on physical assessment of patients. Includes a global and initial assessment taking into account the patient’s environmental and scene issues that allows the participant to formulate a general impression, determine the patient’s stability, and explore the possibilities of differential diagnoses. Also includes using a systematic approach to obtain an initial assessment, vital signs, present illness, past medical, focused physical exam; the participant will be driven by the differential diagnoses.

Information: AMLS is an advanced course that assumes a previous working knowledge of medical emergencies, there are necessary prerequisites: EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P, RN, MD, DO, and other advanced level healthcare providers with at least one year of clinical experience. Participant must read the AMLS textbook before class and come to class prepared and complete the pre-test. EMT-B will have a separate pre-test and post-test written evaluation for EMT-Basic providers.