Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Advanced Provider Course

PHTLS is conducted in Australia by PHTLS Australia, Queensland Health on behalf of the Queensland Government. Queensland Health introduced the PHTLS program with the endorsement of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1997 as part of its commitment to improving the health of people living in rural and remote Queensland. [1] The Course was developed by the Prehospital Trauma Life Support Committee of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in Cooperation with The Committee of Trauma of The American College of Surgeons, who publish the well know text – PHTLS – Basic and Advanced Trauma Life Support, now in its 5 Edition. [2] The development of the PHTLS began in 1981 following the introduction of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program for medical practitioners [2] but obviously, with a pre-hospital emphasis. PHTLS courses have continued to proliferate across the United States and are also conducted internationally in over 25 countries. [2]