Provider Course, Day 1

(Actual Times May Vary)

7:45 a.m.     Sign-in/Independent Study of Textbook

8:00 a.m.     Section I: General Principles of AHLS

• Chapter 1: Hazardous Materials Epidemiology: Hazmat Happens
• Chapter 2: Important Properties of Hazardous Materials
• Chapter 3: Medical Management of Hazmat Victims

10:00 a.m.    Break

10:15 a.m.    Section I: General Principles of AHLS (continue)

• Chapter 3: Medical Management of Hazmat Victims (continued)

11:30 a.m.    Section II: Irritant Gases

• Chapter 6: Irritant Gases

12:00 p.m.    Lunch

12:45 p.m.    Section II: Toxic Inhalations (continued)

• Chapter 31: AHLS Tabletop Exercise 2: Ammonia Assault

1:15 p.m.     Section II: Toxic Inhalations

• Chapter 7: Asphyxiants

2:15 p.m.     Break

2:30 p.m.     Section II: Toxic Inhalations (continued)

• Chapter 7: Asphyxiants (continued)
• Chapter 8: Antidote: Normobaric Oxygen
• Chapter 9: Antidote: Hyperbaric Oxygen
• Chapter 10: Antidote: Methylene Blue
• Chapter 11: Antidote: Amyl Nitrite
• Chapter 12: Antidote: Sodium Nitrite
• Chapter 13: Antidote: Sodium Thiosulfate
• Chapter 14: Antidote: Hydroxocobalamin
• Chapter 15: International Antidote: 4-DMAP
• Chapter 31: AHLS Tabletop Exercise 1: Sleeping Beauty

5:00 p.m.     End of Day 1

Provider Course, Day 2

(Actual Times May Vary)

7:45 a.m.     Sign-in/Independent Study of Textbook

8:00 a.m.     Section III: Insecticide Poisoning

• Chapter 16: Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides
• Chapter 17: Antidote: Pralidoxime
• Chapter 18: Antidote: Atropine

9:25 a.m.     Break

9:30 a.m.     Section IV: Corrosives, Hydrocarbons, & Substituted Hydrocarbons

• Chapter 20: Corrosives
• Chapter 21: Hydrocarbons & Substituted Hydrocarbons

10:45 a.m.    Break

10:50 a.m.    Section V: Miscellaneous Toxicants

• Chapter 22: Hydrazines
• Chapter 23: Antidotes: Pyridoxine
• Chapter 24: Hydrofluoric Acid
• Chapter 25: Antidotes: Calcium Gluconate
• Chapter 26: Antidotes: Calcium Chloride

12:00 p.m.    Lunch

12:45 p.m.    Section V: Miscellaneous Toxicants (continued)

• Chapter 31: AHLS Tabletop Exercise 4: Fluoride Fiasco

1:15 p.m.     Section VI: Toxic Terrorism

• Chapter 27: Introduction to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear Terrorism
• Chapter 28: Chemoterrorism: Nerve Agents

2:10 p.m.     Break

2:15 p.m.     Section VI: Toxic Terrorism (continued)

• Chapter 28: Chemoterrorism: Nerve Agents (continued)
• Chapter 31: AHLS Tabletop Exercise 3: Poisoning Predicament

3:45 p.m.     Review for Posttest

4:00 p.m.     Posttest

5:00 p.m.     End of Day 2