EMT155 — Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Provider
1.5 , 1.5 lecture periods 0 lab periods 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 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. Course Learning