Author Description

The Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider Manual is the companion book for the AHLS Provider course. The course and manual teaches healthcare professionals to medically manage patients exposed to hazardous materials, including chemical, biological and radiological incidents by recognizing the signs and symptoms. Healthcare professionals receive a four-year verification status upon successful completion of the course. This manual covers hazardous materials including insecticides, corrosives, irritant gases, asphyxiants, hydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. Specific antidotes and their indications, contraindications, dosing and route are also included.