The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course is an eight-hour course for physicians, nurses, paramedics, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, EMT Intermediates and therapists. The course provides guidelines in the assessment and management of the burn patient during the first 24 hours post injury. Following a series of lectures, case studies are presented for group discussion. An opportunity to work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce the assessment, stabilization, and the American Burn Association transfer criteria to a Burn Center will be given. Final testing consists of a written exam and a practical assessment return demonstration.
Course Objectives:
- Evaluate a patient with a serious burn
- Define the magnitude and severity of the injury
- Identify and establish priorities of treatment
- Manage the airway and support ventilation
- Initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation
- Apply correct methods of physiological monitoring
- Determine which patients should be transferred to a burn center
- Organize and conduct the inter-hospital transfer of a seriously injured burn patient.
Course Fees:
Cost of the course is $350 for physicians and $225 for all other personnel. There is a $50 discount for North Carolina residents.
This fee covers the tuition, manual, study guide, test, and continuing education credits. The ABA designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 7 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. This program also has been approved by AACN Certification Corporation guidelines for 8 contact hours, CERP Category A.
To view a sample agenda for an ABLS Provider Course, please click here.
To view a brochure for the ABLS Provider Course, please click here.
Course Dates:
The next ABLS Provider Course will be held on April 7, 2012 in Garner, NC. To register for this course, please click on the Register Now button below.
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April 4, 2012
CapRAC
900 Management Way
Garner, NC 27529
Please continue to check the website for future ABLS Provider Course dates. If you are interested in hosting an ABLS Provider Course, please contact:
Cory R Havens
(919) 843-7886 - Office
cory_havens@med.unc.edu
Please Note: Each ABLS course includes a session regarding an intro to the NC Burn Disaster Program. This includes a review of the NC Burn Disaster Plan, a review of the 6-5-6 Hold Guidelines for Non-burn center hospitals during a burn disaster, a review of the EMS Triage and Treatment guidelines and the ESF-8 review of the Disaster Plan.
EMS Protocols are completed. Changes for 2011 have been submitted to NCCEP.
Triage Guidelines are now completed. Please refer to the Downloadable Information page for a .pdf of this information.
ABLS History
Advanced Burn Life Support Classes held since 2008 - 1354 participants have successfully completed the Advanced Burn Life Support Provider Course.
Greensboro, at the DMPC; 24 completed the program, April 08
Cape Fear Valley Med Ctr, by MidCarolina RAC/CFVMC Fayetteville area: 27 completed the program, June 08
Wilmington, hosted by SERAC, Southeast AHEC at New Hanover Reg. Med. Ctr: 38 completed the program, July 08
Fayetteville, by MidCarolina RAC, Cumberland Co EMS/Cape Fear Valley Med Ctr:72 completed 3 programs, July 08
Charlotte, held at Charlotte Fire/Police Academy, hosted by the Metrolina RAC; 56 completed 2 programs, July 08
Chapel Hill and hosted by the NC Jaycee Burn Center, 17 completed the program, September 08
ABLS Instructor Course held at Chapel Hill by the NC Burn Disaster Program. 8 completed the program, Sept. 08
Greensboro, EM Today Preconference Workshop, 20 completed the program October 08
Wilmington, held at New Hanover Reg. Med. Ctr hosted by the SERAC, 37 completed the program, October 22, 2008
Rowan/Salisbury, held at Rowan Co. Emergency Ser. Hqtrs hosted by Triad RAC, 26 completed, Dec. 3, 2008
Blue Ridge Technical Community College, hosted by the Mountain RAC, 33 completed, December 16, 2008
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Comm. Col., hosted by the Mountain RAC, 30 completed, December 17, 2008
High Point Regional Hospital, hosted by the TriadRAC, 15 completed the program, January 20, 2009
Mitchell Community College, hosted by the TriadRAC, 25 completed the program, February 3, 2009
Martin Community College, hosted by the ERAC, 16 completed the program, March 8, 2009
Greenville, hosted by the ERAC, 14 completed the program, March 9, 2009
Camp Lejeune US Marine Corp Base, 49 completed the program, March 10, 2009
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital, hosted by the CapRAC, 25 completed the program, April 22, 2009
Central Carolina Hospital, hosted by the CapRAC, 26 completed the program, April 24, 2009
Southern Regional Medical Center, hosted by the Duke RAC, 28 completed the program, May 5, 2009
Roxboro Memorial Hospital, hosted by the Duke RAC, 27 completed the program, May 19, 2009
Wilmington, held at New Hanover Reg. Medical Center and hosted by the SERAC, 31 completed, June 4, 2009
Oxford, held at Granville Medical Center, and hosted by the Duke RAC, 24 completed, June 9, 2009.ABLS
Durham, held at Durham Regional Hospital, and hosted by the Duke RAC, 21 completed the program June 16, 2009.
Forsyth Medical Center, hosted by Triad RAC, 24 completed the program, June 17, 2009
WakeMed Medical Center, hosted by CapRAC, 28 completed the program, July 7, 2009
CMC-Northeast Medical Center, hosted by Metrolina RAC, 32 completed the program, July 14, 2009
WakeMed Medical Center, hosted by CapRAC, 28 completed the program, July 28, 2009
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, hosted by SEARAC, 30 completed the program, August 11, 2009
Scotland Regional Medical Center, hosted by Duke RAC, 18 completed the program, August 27, 2009
Charlotte Fire Academy, hosted by Metrolina RAC, 32 completed the program, September 16, 2009
Durham Regional Hospital, hosted by Duke RAC, 27 completed the program, October 27, 2009
Blue Ridge Technical Community College, hosted by MatRAC, 19 completed the program, November 11, 2009
ABLS Instructor Course held at Greensboro, 14 completed the program, November 30, 2009
Central Carolina Hospital, hosted by the CapRAC, 16 completed the program, December 1, 2009
Columbus Regional Hospital, hosted by SEARAC, 27 completed the program, December15, 2009
Brunswick Co EMS, hosted by SEARAC, 19 completed the program, January 19, 2010
Roxboro Memorial Hospital, hosted by the Duke RAC, 27 completed the program, February 2, 2010
Johnston Community College, hosted by the CapRAC, 28 completed the program, February 19, 2010
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, hosted by SEARAC, 18/20 completed the program, March 23, 2010
Catawba Valley Medical Ctr, hosted by Metrolina RAC, 28 completed the program, March 25, 2010
Greenville, hosted by the ERAC, 21 completed the program, March 29, 2010
Onslow Regional Hospital, hosted by SEARAC, 26 completed the program, April 6, 2010
Moore Co EMS, hosted by MidCarolinaRAC, 29 completed the program, April 27, 2010
Moore Co EMS, hosted by MidCarolinaRAC, 19 completed the program, April 28, 2010
CMC Union, hosted by Metrolina RAC, 30 completed the program, May 14, 2010
High Point Regional, hosted by TriadRAC, 25 completed the program, June 24, 2010
Moses Cone Healthcare System, hosted by TriadRAC, 22 completed the program, July 28, 2010
Surry County Human Services, hosted by TriadRAC, 21 completed the program, September 10, 2010
Greensboro, NC, 10 completed the program, October 1, 2010
Durham Training Center, hosted by DukeRAC, 20 completed the program, October 14, 2010
Southeastern Emergency Equipment Education Center, hosted by CapRAC, 11
completed the program, December 7, 2010
Cumberland County EMS Base Fayetteville, NC, hosted by MidCarolinaRAC, 14 completed the program, May 19, 2011
Southern Regional Burn Conference Winston-Salem, NC, hosted by Wake Forest Baptist Health, 21 completed the program, November 30, 2011
Southern Regional Burn Conference Winston-Salem, NC, ABLS Instructor Course, hosted by Wake Forest Baptist Health, 20 completed the program, December 1, 2011
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hosted by the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, 31 completed the program, December 13, 2011