AHLS Provider Course
The Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider program
is a 16 hour, two-day course that gives health professionals
a timely and effective response strategy in the medical management
of hazmat incidents.Participants will receive a four-year
verification status upon successful completion of the course.
This course covers a vast array of hazardous materials, including
pesticides, corrosives, toxic inhalants and chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear agents.
The AHLS Provider course trains the participant to:
* Rapidly assess hazmat patients
* Recognize toxic syndromes (toxidromes)
* Apply the poisoning treatment paradigm
* Identify and administer specific antidotes
Non-medical course participants can attend the course, but
will not become verified.
Syllabus for AHLS Provider Course
Provider Course, Day 1
(Actual Course Times May Vary)
8:00am Registration, Pretest, Survey
A. Lectures
9:00am Section I: General Principles of AHLS
Chapter 1: Hazardous Materials Epidemiology: Hazmat Happens
Chapter 2: Important Properties of Hazardous Materials
Chapter 3: Medical Management of Hazmat Victims
10:20am Break
10:30am Section I: General Principles of AHLS Continued
Chapter 3: Medical Management of Hazmat Victims (cont’d)
Noon Lunch Break
1:00 pm Section II: Toxic Inhalations
Chapter 8: Irritant Gases
Chapter 9: Asphyxiants
2:15pm Break
2:30pm Section II: Toxic Inhalations (Continued)
Chapter 10: Antidotes in Detail: Normobaric Oxygen
Chapter 11: Antidotes in Detail: Hyperbaric Oxygen
Chapter 12: Antidotes in Detail: Methylene Blue
Chapter 13: Antidotes in Detail: Amyl Nitrite
Chapter 14: Antidotes in Detail: Sodium Nitrite
Chapter 15: Antidotes in Detail: Sodium Thiosulfate
2:45pm Section III: Pesticide Poisoning
Chapter 16: Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Organophosphates and
Carbamates
Chapter 17: Antidotes in Detail: Pralidoxime
Chapter 18: Antidotes in Detail: Atropine
B. Scenarios
4:00pm Transition to Break-Out Rooms
4:05pm Interactive Case Studies
5:00pm Day One Wrap Up
Provider Course, Day 2
8:00am Continental Breakfast
A. Lectures
8:15am Section IV: Toxic Terrorism
Chapter 22: Introduction to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
(NBC) Terrorism
Chapter 23: Chemo terrorism: Nerve Agents
9:25am Break
9:35am Chapter 24: Bioterrorism
Chapter 25: Vaccinia Vaccine
Chapter 26: Trivalent (A,B,E) Botulinum Antitoxin
Chapter 27: Heptavalent (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) Botulinum Antitoxin
11:35pm Section IV: Toxic Terrorism
Chapter 28: Radiological and Nuclear Incidents & Terrorism
12:15pm Lunch Break
1:15 pm Section V: Corrosives, Hydrocarbons, & Halogenated
Hydrocarbons
Chapter 29: Corrosives
Chapter 30: Hydrocarbons & Halogenated Hydrocarbons
2:40 pm Section VI: Miscellaneous Toxicants
Chapter 31: Hydrazines
Chapter 32: Antidotes in Detail: Pyridoxine
Chapter 33: Hydrofluoric Acids and Fluorides
Chapter 34: Antidotes in Detail: Calcium Gluconate
Chapter 35: Antidotes in Detail: Calcium Chloride
B. Scenarios
3:30pm Transition to Break Out Rooms
3:35pm Interactive Case Studies
C. Exam
4:35pm Mandatory Exam and Course Evaluation
You will receive verification from AHLS International
Headquarters in 4 – 6 weeks.
Thank you.
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