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Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Provider Course
The Missouri Regional Poison Center and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center are pleased to offer the region's only Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider Course.
The AHLS Provider program is a two-day, 16 hour course that gives health professionals a timely and effective response strategy in the medical management of hazmat incidents. |
This course covers a vast array of hazardous materials including pesticides, corrosives, toxic inhalants and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents.
Course Registration
Complete course and registration information can be found at www.ahls.org.
Contact Us
Questions? Contact Kristy Deutschmann at (314) 577-5385 or by e-mail.
Course Overview
The AHLS Provider course trains participants to:
Rapidly assess hazmat patients
Recognize toxic syndromes (toxidromes)
Apply the poisoning treatment paradigm
Identify and administer specific antidotes
Participants include:
Physicians
Nurses
Pharmacists
Physician Assistants
Respiratory Therapists
Toxicologists and Paramedics (EMT-P, EMT-I)
Military Personnel
When:
April 22-24, 2009 (Provider/Instructor course available)
June 29-30, 2009
July 27-28, 2009
October 28-30, 2009 (Provider/Instructor course available)
Where:
Missouri Regional Poison Center
7980 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO 63117
