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NAEMT's Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care.

PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. To complete the course and obtain your certification, you must attend the entire program, score at least 76% on the written examination, and successfully pass a simulated patient scenario as a Team Leader.

Pre-hospital trauma life support (PHTLS) serves as a standardized algorithm for managing trauma patients. The PHTLS course successfully enhances prehospital personnel trauma management skills leading to improved learning and behavior change.

This course is offered in a classroom format in conjunction with EMS World Expo, and subsequently as an online course.

PHTLS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDER COURSE: 8-hour classroom course for first responders including emergency medical responders, firefighters, rescue personnel, and law enforcement officers. Students who successfully complete the course receive a certificate, a wallet card good for 4 years, and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.

The course is accredited by CAPCE for 16 hours of continuing education.

The ATLS and PHTLS courses are designed to teach providers a standardized approach to trauma assessment and the sequences combine the educational formats of lectures and practical lifesaving skills. The ATLS course focuses on in-hospital assessment and treatment, whereas the PHTLS course targets pre-hospital care.

PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. To complete the course and obtain your certification, you must attend the entire program, score at least 76% on the written examination, and successfully pass a simulated patient scenario as a Team Leader.