Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)

Service Description

Students will 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, first impression, history, detailed physical assessment, and interactive group discussion on differential diagnosis and potential treatment strategies to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients’ medical crises. The fourth edition AMLS library of over 75 patient simulations offers students an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to a variety of patient presentations. Additional features include patient simulation monitor images and ECGs provided by iSimulate, to enhance students’ experience. The course utilizes the AMLS textbook and course manual, and covers the following topics: Pharmacology Respiratory disorders Cardiovascular disorders Shock Sepsis Neurologic disorders Mental health emergencies Endocrine/Metabolic disorders Environmental emergencies Infectious disease Abdominal disorders Women’s health emergencies Toxicologic emergencies AMLS is appropriate for EMTs, advanced EMTs, paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists, and physicians. AMLS is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT. Price does not include manual. To purchase https://www.psglearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284295542