This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, and paramedics.

Participants will learn how to perform the early assessment and stabilization of burn patients, as well as how to identify patients who require transfer to a specialized burn center for advanced care.

ABLS is led by the highly skilled multidisciplinary team at the Straub Benioff Burn Unit, the only burn unit in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region.

1. Evaluate a patient with a serious burn.
2. Define the magnitude and severity of the injury.
3. Identify and establish priorities of treatment.
4. Manage the airway and support ventilation.
5. Initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation.
6. Apply correct methods of physiological monitoring.
7. Determine which patients should be transferred to a burn center.
8. Organize and conduct the inter-hospital transfer of a seriously injured burn patient.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians 7.25 Category I credit hours.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses certificate 7.25 contact hours, CERP Synergy Category A.

Please note, the continuing education for this course is NOT provided by HPH.

Daily Parking available at the Neal Blaisdell Center: $8

Neal Blaisdell Center (NBC)
777 Ward Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96814

*Please note-NBC blackout dates vary. During this time, no daily parking is permitted. You will need to find other parking options or transportation.

*PARKING IS NOT PERMITTED at First Insurance Center OR Straub Benioff Medical Center.

Allow adequate time to park and walk to class, as class begins promptly.

Questions? Please contact Amy Chong at [email protected].