Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is an advanced EMS education course that fully addresses how to best assess and manage the most common medical crises in patients. This course is for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians and other prehospital providers. This is a 2 day course (16 hours total) with the first day focusing on lecture and the second day focusing on hands on skills and patient scenarios. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a 4 year AMLS certification through NAEMT and 16 hours of CAPCE credit.
Topics include:
- Altered Mental Status & Neurologic Disorders
- Respiratory Dysfunction
- Airway Management
- Signs & Symptoms of Impending Failure
- Assessment & Treatment of COPD
- Assessment & Treatment of Obstruction
- Management of Shock
- Chest Discomfort
- Endocrine Emergencies
- Metabolic & Environmental Disorders
- Abdominal Discomfort
- Infectious Disease
- Toxicologic Emergencies
- Hazardous Materials & Weapons of Mass Destruction
Detailed Description
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
This class is the gold standard of education for emergency medical assessment and treatment. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians, AMLS emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, a systematic tool for assessing and managing common medical conditions with urgent accuracy.
Students learn to recognize and manage common medical crises through realistic case-based scenarios that challenge students to apply their knowledge to highly critical patients. The course emphasizes the use of scene size-up, history, interactive group discussion on potential treatment strategies, and physical exam to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients’ medical crises.
Upon completion of this course, you will receive a 4 year AMLS certification through NAEMT and 16 hours of CAPCE credit.
If you see no matching classes, please send us an email at info@3cpr.org or call us at 720-639-2623
AMLS Instructor Course
To qualify, you must be a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse, or paramedic. You must have taken AMLS within the last 12 months
Course Requirements
Once accepted, you have 3 months to complete the following:
- Complete all prerequisites, including the NAEMT online instructor course
- Observe a full AMLS course taught by Colorado Cardiac CPR and First Aid
- Assist in teaching portions of an additional AMLS course
- Depending on performance, you may be asked to co-teach additional courses until proficiency is demonstrated
Continuing Education
This course does not provide CAPCE credits.
This course is offered on an as-needed basis. If you are interested, please contact our office directly at info@3cpr.org or call us at 720-639-2623 for availability.
FAQ
You will receive your certification after completing your post-test on Day 2.
You will take your pretest when you arrive to your course on Day 1.
Students are required to have access to the 4th edition AMLS book. You can purchase the book through Colorado Cardiac CPR for $100.