ITLS Provider
ITLS Provider includes 8 hours of classroom instruction, 8 hours of hands-on skills training, and testing for ITLS Basic or Advanced certification. Innovative skills stations let you practice the abilities appropriate for your level of certification.
With its comprehensive approach to core knowledge and skills, ITLS Provider is appropriate for all levels of EMS personnel—from EMT-Bs and first responders to advanced EMTs, paramedics, trauma nurses, and physicians.
The ITLS course is hands-on and intensive. The primary purpose of the ITLS course is to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and experience necessary to get the trauma patient from scene to surgery in the best possible condition. The ITLS course focuses on the skills necessary to recognize mechanisms of injury; perform an organized, time-efficient assessment; prioritize and perform critical interventions; and appropriately package and transport the trauma patient.
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Length: 16 hours
​Testing:
Written Exam
Practical Exam
Course Manual
The course manual is the 9th edition ITLS for Emergency Care Providers text. Buy now
Digital edition is available via VitalSource to selected countries only.
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Course Content
Didactic:
Scene Size-up
Trauma Assessment and Management
Airway Management
Thoracic Trauma
Shock
Head Trauma
Spinal Trauma
Abdominal Trauma
Extremity Trauma
Burns
Pediatric Trauma
Geriatric Trauma
Trauma in Pregnancy
The Impaired Patient
Trauma Arrest
Standard Precautions
Skills Stations:
Assessment skills
Airway skills
Thoracic trauma skills
Vascular access skills
Spine management skills
Extremity trauma skills
Upcoming Events
- Wed, Nov 20Edmonton - Beats and Breaths AcademyNov 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Nov 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m.Edmonton - Beats and Breaths Academy, 11729 105 Ave NW, Unit 202, Edmonton, AB T5H 0L9, CanadaNov 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Nov 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m.Edmonton - Beats and Breaths Academy, 11729 105 Ave NW, Unit 202, Edmonton, AB T5H 0L9, CanadaITLS Provider includes 8 hours of classroom instruction, 8 hours of hands-on skills training, and testing for ITLS Advanced certification. Innovative skills stations let you practice the abilities appropriate for your level of certification. Instructor - Willy Lauder, ACP