BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@oregonems.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T170000 DTSTAMP:20230918T214407Z URL:https://www.oregonems.org/events/prehospital-trauma-life-support-refre sher-date/ SUMMARY:*Prehospital Trauma Life Support REFRESHER DESCRIPTION:Prehospital Trauma Life Support\nREFRESHER Course\nDATE | TIME\ nLocation: Polk County Fire District #1\n1800 Monmouth St\, Independence\, OR 97351\nThis is the 9th edition course. The mission of PHTLS is to prom ote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in t he delivery of prehospital care. PHTLS is developed by NAEMT in cooperatio n with the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma. The Committe e provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS progr am. PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care and decrease mortalit y. The program is based on a philosophy stressing the treatment of the mul ti-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. PHTLS pro motes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It i s based on the belief that\, given a good fund of knowledge and key princi ples\, EMS practitioners are capable of making reasoned decisions regardin g patient care. The course utilizes the internationally recognized PHTLS t extbook and covers the following topics:\n\n Physiology of life and death \n Scene assessment\n Patient assessment\n Airway\n Breathing\, ventil ation and oxygenation\n Circulation\, hemorrhage and shock\n Patients wi th disabilities\n Patient simulations\n\nPHTLS is the global gold standar d in prehospital trauma education and is taught in 64 countries. PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs\, paramedics\, nurses\, physician assistants\, physic ians\, and other prehospital providers. PHTLS is accredited by CAPCE and r ecognized by NREMT.\n\nPHTLS COURSE OPTIONS\n\n Provider Course: 16-hour course for EMTs\, paramedics\, nurses\, physician assistants\, physicians and other prehospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course\ , students receive a certificate of completion\, a wallet card recognizing them as PHTLS providers for 4 years\, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit. This course may be offered as a classroom course\, or a hybrid course where stu dents take 8 hours of the course online followed by 8 hours in the classro om.\n Refresher Course: 8-hour classroom course for individuals who have successfully completed the 16 hour PHTLS provider course within the past f our years. Current PHTLS provider certificate or wallet card required. Upo n successful completion of the course\, students receive a certificate of completion and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.\n PHTLS for First Responders – PHTLS-FR – Provider Course: PHTLS for First Responders (PHTLS-FR)is an 8 -hour classroom course that takes the world-class trauma care content from the 9th edition of PHTLS and delivers it in a style that is relevant to a nd accessible by first responders\, including emergency medical responders (EMR)\, firefighters\, rescue personnel and law enforcement officers. Cov ering life-saving interventions such as hemorrhage control and airway mana gement\, this course teaches critical trauma concepts\, demonstrates skill s\, and walks students through potential patient scenarios. Course materia ls include a student manual\, providing students with access to these impo rtant concepts long after the course is over. Upon successful completion o f this course\, students receive a certificate of completion\, a wallet ca rd good for 4 years and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.\n\nREFRESHER COURSE -  T he 9th edition 8-hour classroom course for individuals who have successful ly completed the 16 hour PHTLS provider course within the past four years.   Current PHTLS provider certificate or wallet card required. Upon succes sful completion of the course\, students receive a certificate of completi on and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.\n\nREQUIRED TEXT BOOK &\; COURSE MANUAL \nThe NAEMT requires participants to have the current 9th edition PHTLS Pr ovider main textbook &\; Course Manual. The text will be helpful with p reparing for the course and the post-test. Instructions will be provided t o registrants on how to order books\, or if they will be delivered at low- or no-cost for grant funded classes. If attending a hybrid course\, regis trants will also need an access code for the online learning modules.\n\nT he NAEMT requires participants to have the current 9th edition PHTLS Provi der main textbook &\; Course Manual. They are shipped to all participan ts that complete the registration process. The text is helpful for pre-cou rse study and the post-test. The text includes an access code to complete the online modules.\n\nCONTACT\nFor questions contact Dawn Poetter.\n\nREG ISTRATION QUALIFICATIONS:\n\nONLY OREGON LICENSED EMS AND MEDICAL PROVIDE RS THAT RESPOND TO ROADWAY CRASHES IN RURAL/FRONTIER AREAS CAN REGISTER WI TH THE GRANT-SUPPORTED $50 COURSE FEE. Anyone that does not meet that crit eria can contact us regarding an alternate fee arrangement to participate. \n\nThose marked with an asterisk (*) are supported by grant funds from th e ODOT/DMV-Traffic Safety Office. This emergency responder training streng thens the care provided by rural emergency responders to vehicle crash vic tims on Oregon roadways\; reduces vehicle crash scene times\; and supports the EMS work force by acquiring CE that is applicable to maintain their E MS licenses! Qualifications for attending grant-funded classes are explain ed at the course registration page.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.oregonems.org/wp-content/uploads/202 3/02/PHTLS_logo_hires-e1676700025904.jpg CATEGORIES:Certificate Classes LOCATION:Polk County Fire District #1\, 1800 Monmouth St\, Independence\, O R\, 97351\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1800 Monmouth St\, Independ ence\, OR\, 97351\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Polk County F ire District #1:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR