Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
Entry Requirements for the AMLS Course:
- Current registration as a Medical Practitioner, Intern or Junior Intern
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider Certificate/ or ACLS Certificate/
or PALS Certificate
- Successful completion of the entry test
The 2 day
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Course provides a practical approach
to the recognition and management of acute and life-threatening Medical Emergencies
in adults. The course consists of hands-on practical training, workshops, tutorials,
case discussions, role-plays and data interpretation covering a wide spectrum of
acute medical emergencies.
A comprehensive 454-page Textbook of Acute Medical Emergencies is supplied prior
to course participation.
Course Outline:
Emergencies covered include:
- The Patient with Breathing Difficulties
- The Shocked Patient
- The Patient with Acute Chest Pain
- The Patient with Altered Level of
Consciousness
- The Collapsed Patient
- The Overdose Patient
- The Patient with Acute Headache
- The Patient with Acute Abdominal Pain
- The Patient with Hot or Cold Legs
- The Patient with Hot or Swollen Joints
- The Patient with Organ Failure
- The Patient with a Rash
- The Elderly Patient
- Medical Emergency Transfers
In addition, the course includes hands-on practical training on oxygen therapy,
invasive airway management and central venous access. Emergency investigations such
as chest x-ray evaluation and ECG interpretation are covered, as well as haematological,
electrolyte and blood gas interpretation.
Having a full understanding of advanced medical life
support is an invaluable skill.
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