Advanced Trauma Life Support

Trauma Doesn’t Wait

Every minute counts in trauma care. This is why Advanced Trauma Life Support^® (ATLS^®) provides a method for immediate management of injured patients. The approach is systematic and concise as well as safe and reliable. First introduced in 1980, ATLS has now been taught to more than 1 million doctors in more than 80 countries around the world.

ATLS At-a-Glance

Need

Injury is precipitous and indiscriminate
The doctor who first attends to the injured patient has the greatest opportunity to impact outcome
The price of injury is excessive in dollars as well as human suffering

Program

CME program developed by the ACS Committee on Trauma
One safe, reliable method for assessing and initially managing the trauma patient
Revised every four years to keep abreast of changes

Benefits

An organized approach for evaluation and management of seriously injured patients
A foundation of common knowledge for all members of the trauma team
Applicable in both large urban centers and small rural emergency departments

Objectives

Assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately
Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
Determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capabilities
Arrange appropriately for the patient's definitive care
Ensure that optimum care is provided

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ATLS Is Global

More than half of all ATLS activity is conducted outside the US and Canada. For information about starting an ATLS program in a new country, please review the documents below.

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