Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

National Association Emergency Medical Technicians’ 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 care. PHTLS is developed by NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma. The Committee provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program. PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care and decrease mortality. The program is based on a philosophy stressing the treatment of the multi[1]system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that, given a good fund of knowledge and key principles, EMS practitioners are capable of making reasoned decisions regarding patient care.

The course utilizes the internationally recognized PHTLS textbook and covers the following topics:

• Physiology of life and death

• Scene assessment

• Patient assessment

• Airway

• Breathing, ventilation and oxygenation

• Circulation, hemorrhage and shock

• Patients with disabilities

• Patient simulations PHTLS is the global gold standard in prehospital trauma education and is taught in 64 countries. PHTLS is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital providers. PHTLS is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.

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COURSE INFORMATION

Date: December 16-17, 2026

Time(s):

• Day 1 - 9am-6:30pm
• Day 2- 9am- 6:45pm

Location: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills

Note: If you are a Cedars-Sinai employee interested in enrolling in the course, please email [email protected] for a discount code. Cedars-Sinai employees are required to register using their CS email address.

Address:

Cedars-Sinai Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills

Susanne and Ervin Bard Pavilion

127 S. San Vicente Boulevard, Street Level, Suite A1300 Los Angeles, CA 90048

CANCELLATION/NO SHOW POLICY:

READ CAREFULLY - Once you have received a confirmation email stating that you are in the course. There is a $100 cancellation fee if you cancel within 60 days of the event and a $150 fee if you cancel within 30 days. By completing and submitting this form, either for yourself, or for one of your staff, you automatically agree to understanding this policy. This includes CSMC internal registrants. There are no exceptions to this policy.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

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

Parking Information:

The Simulation Center is located on the Street Level of Pavilion building. Please park at the Pavilion Lot (Adjacent to the Pavilion) to receive parking validation. Click HERE for additional information.

For general information on the course, please contact Amelia Manlutac at (424) 315-2243 or [email protected]

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