Advanced Trauma Life Support

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical training program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ATLS
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:course 2 days
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:American_College_of_Surgeons
1978
gptkbp:focus systematic approach to trauma care
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advanced Trauma Life Support
gptkbp:includes lectures
written examination
practical examination
practical skills stations
gptkbp:purpose training in the management of acute trauma cases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Emergency_Medicine
gptkb:Prehospital_Trauma_Life_Support
gptkbp:renewalPeriod every 4 years
gptkbp:targetAudience nurses
doctors
paramedics
gptkbp:teaches ABCDE approach
primary survey
secondary survey
gptkbp:usedIn over 80 countries
gptkbp:website https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/trauma/atls/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Committee_on_Trauma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6