ADLS, Advanced Disaster Life Support Course is a 2-day, interactive, hands-on course.
This course was originally developed by a collaboration of the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of Georgia, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association. These instituions collaborated to form the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC) which now includes representatives from many of the nation's major medical and nursing institutions throughout this country including the University of South Florida College of Nursing. This course was designed to create a standardized approach to disaster management so that instructional material, terminology, and training would become standardized throughout the nation. This course, in addition to the BDLS course, is designed to meet the educational objectives for those involved in disaster and emergency managment as outlined by the HRSA (Health Resources Service Agency) and is being review periodically to keep up with and meet HRSA standards or other standards set by Federal Agencies involved with disaster education. BDLS is the prerequisite for taking the ADLS (Advanced Disaster Life Support) course.
ADLS is a more advanced practicum course for trained BDLS providers. It is an intensive course that trains students in mass casualty decontamination, use of personal protective equipment, essential skills and mass casualty incident information systems and technology applications. The course uses simulated all-hazards scenarios, interactive sessions and drills with high-fidelity mannequins and volunteer patients to gain a true-to-life, practical experience in treatment and response. The course is presented over two days -- day one is primarily didactic and day two consists of hands-on training distributed over four ADLS training stations.
Mass Triage - This challenging station allows the students to
practice the concepts of the disaster paradigm with an emphasis on patient triage.
Simulated disaster victims must be triaged and treated correctly while attempting
to manage a chaotic scene and request appropriate resources.
Personal Protection Equipment and Decontamination - This station
teaches important concepts about the use of personal protective equipment and
decontamination technique. Students are given the opportunity to wear PPE and
participate in a simulated decontamination while attempting to render medical
care.
Disaster Skills - This station teaching important information
about vital skills necessary for medical disaster management. Students are taught
vital information on the Stategic National Stockpile, and proper Mark-I kit use.
Students are also allowed to practice Small pox immunization.
Human Patient Simulator - Recognition of victims of a chemical
and biological disaster is paramount. This station is designed to reinforce the
detection and proper treatment of conditions that may occur during disasters that
we do not normally treat. Treatment of chemical, biological, and traumatic patients
is covered. The use of these high fidelity simulators allows the student to see,
hear and feel information that would normally be provided by an instructor allow
for a more realistic experience than normal manikins would allow.
ADLS meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA)Code of Federal Regulations(CFR) 1910.120 requirement for Hazardous Materials Operations.
Pre-Requisites:
BDLS Training Certification - Proof of current certification required.
BCLS / ACLS / ATLS recommended but not required
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