Advanced Trauma Life Support

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Advanced Trauma Life Support is a standardized training program that teaches a systematic, evidence-based approach to the early management of severely injured trauma patients.

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ATLS 1
Advanced Trauma Life Support canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clinical education program ⓘ
medical training program ⓘ
trauma care course ⓘ
abbreviation ATLS ⓘ
alsoAttendedBy advanced practice providers ⓘ
senior surgical residents ⓘ
basedOn evidence-based guidelines ⓘ
systematic approach to trauma resuscitation ⓘ
certification provider status upon successful completion ⓘ
certificationValidity 4 years ⓘ
component didactic lectures ⓘ
practical performance assessment ⓘ
practical scenarios ⓘ
skill stations ⓘ
written examination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developedBy American College of Surgeons ⓘ
duration 2 days ⓘ
emphasizes early transfer to definitive care facilities ⓘ
interdisciplinary team communication ⓘ
rapid identification of life-threatening injuries ⓘ
structured, reproducible assessment ⓘ
field acute care surgery ⓘ
emergency medicine ⓘ
trauma medicine ⓘ
hasVersion instructor course ⓘ
provider course ⓘ
student course manual ⓘ
implementedIn many countries worldwide ⓘ
inception 1978 ⓘ
influenced national trauma training programs in multiple countries ⓘ
purpose early management of severely injured trauma patients ⓘ
reduction of preventable trauma deaths ⓘ
standardization of trauma care ⓘ
renewal requires recertification course ⓘ
sponsor American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma ⓘ
linked to: Committee on Trauma
targetAudience anesthesiologists ⓘ
emergency physicians ⓘ
physicians ⓘ
surgeons ⓘ
trauma fellows ⓘ
teaches ABCDE approach to trauma assessment ⓘ
airway management with cervical spine protection ⓘ
breathing and ventilation assessment ⓘ
circulation and hemorrhage control ⓘ
disability and neurologic evaluation ⓘ
exposure and environmental control ⓘ
indications for transfer to trauma centers ⓘ
initial resuscitation of trauma patients ⓘ
primary survey of trauma patients ⓘ
prioritization of life-threatening injuries ⓘ
secondary survey of trauma patients ⓘ
trauma team organization ⓘ

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Committee on Trauma → hasProgram → Advanced Trauma Life Support ⓘ
Advanced Trauma Life Support → abbreviation → ATLS ⓘ
linked to: Advanced Trauma Life Support