ATLS

Despite the global acceptance that the ATLS management principles appear to represent a gold standard in trauma management, there are few data that suggest ATLS training has meaningfully reduced trauma-related morbidity and mortality in the developed world - M. D. Wiles

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ATLS: Archaic Trauma Life Support?

There is no doubt that the ATLS course principles added some much needed structure to the initial management of multiply injured patients. Before the well-known ‘ABCDE’ stepwise approach, trauma patients had been managed similarly to general medical patients, with a focus on history and examination before any intervention. This was particularly important in trauma management before the advent of major trauma centres (MTCs), with immediate management provided in multiple different regional hospitals.

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 ATLS: Archaic Trauma Life Support?

Despite the global acceptance that the ATLS management principles appear to represent a gold standard in trauma management, there are few data that suggest ATLS training has meaningfully reduced trauma-related morbidity and mortality in the developed world.

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ATLS

ATLS was developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) and was first introduced in the US and abroad in 1980.

International Trauma Life Support

International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care. Founded in 1985 as Basic Trauma Life Support International, ITLS adopted its new name in 2005 to better reflect its global role and impact.

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The TraumaMan® System is an anatomically correct human body form that allows students to practice a variety of advanced surgical procedures. Its flexible design and replaceable tissues give each student a "first cut" experience and make it easy to incorporate into team trauma training.

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