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Advanced Trauma Life Support

The Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) program can teach you a systematic, concise approach to the care of a trauma patient. 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.

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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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Trauma Evaluation and Management Course

The American College of Surgeons has launched a modernized version of its highly popular Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM)™ course—TEAM 4th edition. Easily integrated into various practice environments, the 4th edition includes up-to-date findings and best practices and is available in English and Spanish.

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Questions?

If you have course-related questions, please view the Advanced Trauma Life Support FAQs.

If you have technical questions, contact learning@facs.org.