Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS)

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. 

ADLS meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 requirement for Hazardous Materials Operations.

The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.