Participants learn to medically manage patients exposed to hazardous materials by recognizing the signs and symptoms. Healthcare professionals receive a four-year verification status upon successful completion of the course.

This course covers hazardous materials including insecticides, corrosives, irritant gases, asphyxiants, hydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. Specific antidotes and their indications, contraindications, dosing and route are also included.

After the AHLS Provider course, participants will be able to:

• Rapidly assess hazmat patients
• Recognize toxic syndromes (toxidromes)
• Discuss the medical management of hazmat patients
• Apply the Poisoning Treatment Paradigm™
• Identify and recognize appropriate administration of specific antidotes

Non-medical personnel are eligible to attend the Provider course. However, non-medical personnel, Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), and EMT-Basics will not be verified in the course, but will receive a certificate of completion and continuing education credits provided solely by AHLS.

Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT), EMT-Intermediates and Respiratory Therapists can become verified Providers. They can also be considered to become instructors on a case-by-case basis. Approval to take the Instructor Course will be decided by the Administrative Policy Committee upon review of the candidate’s credentials.

CAPCE#: 18-ADRP-F2-0001
CEH Type: 16.25 Advanced (Provider)