Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Provider Course  The Missouri 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:

      2013 dates are to be determined

Where:            

Missouri Poison Center

7980 Clayton Road

St. Louis, MO 63117