Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course

Learning Outcomes

After attending this course, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate the core principles of primary and secondary patient assessment
• Rapidly establish priorities in trauma patients
• Deliver care during the primary and secondary surveys
• Confidently practice a wide range of skills required for the assessment and treatment of patients with multiple injuries
• Review the difference in management and assessment of paediatric, geriatric and pregnant patients
• Review the preparations to definitive care
• Demonstrate the principles of ATLS based on a variety of moulage situations

Course Format

The ATLS is a highly interactive course, taught using a variety of practical techniques including simulated patient scenarios, skills demonstrations, group discussions and tutorials.

You’ll receive continual feedback and assessment throughout the course.

Before the course, you will be sent:

• The ATLS manual. This essential pre-reading will ensure you get the most out of every session.
• The pre-course MCQ paper, this must be brought completed to registration on the first day of the course. DO NOT WRITE ON THE QUESTION PAPER.

Target group

This course is suitable for: FY2, CT1-2, ST1-2, SAS Grades and suitably trained advanced practitioners.

We do permit a limited number of non-medical observers to attend this course.

Course Duration - 3 days (plus pre-course learning MCQ and manual)

Course cost - £600

Method of Assessment 

• Pre-course MCQ
• Continuing assessment throughout course.
• End of course MCQ and
• End of course Test Moulage