Pre Hospital Trauma Management RCSEd

Ten hours of eLearning at your own pace, then two days of practical training and scenarios.

Before you attend

• Mechanism of injury and trauma physiology
• Primary and secondary survey
• Haemorrhage control and shock
• Head, chest, abdominal and limb trauma
• Trauma in pregnancy and in children

Two days in the classroom

• Structured trauma assessment to UK guidance
• Catastrophic haemorrhage control
• Airway management and ventilation
• Chest decompression
• Pelvic and limb splinting
• Spinal care and extrication
• Analgesia in the pre-hospital setting
• Practical trauma scenarios

How you are assessed

• eLearning module assessments completed before attendance
• Continuous practical assessment across the two days
• Trauma scenario assessment

What you will hold on completion

• Pre-Hospital Trauma Management, endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, valid three years

The qualification is recognised by the British Horseracing Authority for doctors working at racecourses.

PHTM is written for clinicians and experienced pre-hospital practitioners:

• GMC registered doctors
• NMC registered nurses with pre-hospital care experience
• HCPC registered paramedics
• Offshore medics
• Military and tactical medics
• Racecourse medical officers and doctors working under British Horseracing Authority requirements
• Clinicians working in sport and at equestrian events

If you hold a qualification not listed here, contact us before booking and we will tell you honestly whether the course is right for you.

There are several ways to pay, and a few ways to pay less.

Secure your place with a 20% deposit

You do not need to pay in full to book. Pay 20% at checkout and secure your place on the date you want. The balance is due before your course starts.

Pay in full with Klarna

Choose Klarna at checkout and spread the cost on Klarna’s terms. Your place is paid in full and confirmed straight away. Subject to Klarna’s eligibility checks.

Multiple booking discount

Employers booking four or more learners receive 15% off the total, including any optional services added at checkout.

Returning learners

Trained with us before? When you come back to requalify, take 10% off your refresher.

Course fee money-back guarantee

Attend the course, complete the learning and follow your tutor’s guidance. If you still do not pass, we refund your course fee. On eligible courses.

Staying overnight

Travelling to us from outside Teesside? We have agreed learner rates with the Sporting Lodge Inn at Stainton, a 5 to 10 minute drive from our Stockton-on-Tees centre, with easy access from the A19 and A174.

• £75 per night – bed and breakfast
• £95 per night – dinner, bed and breakfast, including a two-course evening meal and a drink

Both rates include free on-site parking and free use of the hotel gym and 25-metre pool. There is a pub and restaurant on site.

These rates are only available through us, not directly with the hotel. Add the nights you need to your checkout when you book your course, and we will arrange it and confirm the details with you.

Rooms are subject to availability, so book as early as you can. Plans change, so if you need to cancel your room, do so up to 24 hours before arrival and we will refund it.

Download our Teesside accommodation and local area guide for learners (PDF)

Our centre is Faraday House, Sopwith Close, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3TT, with free on-site parking and direct access from the A66 and A19.

By rail

Darlington sits on the East Coast Mainline, under three hours from London King’s Cross, with direct services from Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and Leeds. Eaglescliffe is the nearest station to the centre, with parking, cycle storage and ticket facilities.

By air

Teesside International Airport is around twenty minutes away and Newcastle Airport about an hour, with direct flights from Aberdeen, Belfast and Dublin.