An advanced 'top-up' diploma for HCPC registered paramedics, focusing on research, leadership, and evidence-based practice to enhance critical care capabilities in prehospital environments.


PHTLS (NAEMT) Trauma Care Training
Course length
16 hours (2 days)
Instructor
1:6
Period of validity
4 years
Certification
Certification provided by NAEMT upon successful completion.
Venue
Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY. Available at other locations upon request.
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
Goal
To equip prehospital care providers with trauma care skills essential for managing critically injured patients.
Target group
Ideal for Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses, EMTs, and other prehospital care providers.
Highlights
Emphasises critical thinking to enhance trauma care decision-making.
Based on the globally recognised PHTLS curriculum and textbook by NAEMT.
Includes hands-on simulations to practice real-world trauma scenarios.
Description
Compliance
The course is aligned with the standards of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), representing professionals in prehospital and out-of-hospital care internationally.
Previous knowledge
Must hold an intermediate clinical qualification, such as FREC 5, or a scope of practice similar to that of a UK Paramedic.
Requirements
Attendees should be fit for operational duties
Progression
Opportunities to advance to higher-level trauma and emergency care courses.
Theoretical elements
– Physiology of life and death
– Scene and patient assessment
– Airway, breathing, ventilation, and oxygenation
– Circulation, haemorrhage control, and shock management
Practical elements
– Patient simulations for trauma scenarios
– Techniques for managing patients with disabilities
– Real-time decision-making exercises