ITLS (International Trauma Life Support) – BASIC

The ITLS course ranges from the most relevant problems of acute out-of-hospital trauma, giving the possibility to the learner to learn the diagnostic diagnostic algorithms of the most relevant traumatic pathologies, in accordance with the most recent scientific studies concerning the treatment and atraumatic transport of traumatized patients. The course is provided in two Basic and Advanced versions: the Basic version, in particular, is aimed at non-healthcare personnel who do not have the possibility of administering drug therapies and managing the airways in an advanced way.

The duration of the course is approximately 16 hours – including breaks and theoretical-practical exams. The course is divided into 8 hours of frontal lessons and 8 hours of practical stations.

The ITLS course is structured in different modules: from the evaluation of the dynamics of the trauma, fundamental to understand the injury mechanism, to the diagnostic process, to then arrive at the district traumas: thoracic, abdominal, cranial, limbs. It also teaches the diagnosis and treatment of burns, pediatric / geriatric trauma, trauma in pregnancy. A particular focus is placed on the management of cardiac arrest in the traumatized patient, who recognizes various etiological factors and, consequently, specific treatments.

Theoretical and practical aspects:

• Evaluation of the scene
• Assessment and management of trauma
• Shock
• Head trauma
• Trauma in pregnancy
• Pediatric trauma
• Trauma of the elderly
• ACC in trauma
• ITLS primary and secondary assessment
• Airways
• Vascular access in an emergency
• Hemorrhage
• Role playing – Megacode:
• Management of head and spinal trauma
• Extinction of thoracic trauma
• Management of abdominal and pelvic trauma

• 7-8/03/2020
• 18-19/04/2020
• 16-17/04/2020
• 27-28/06/2020
• 25-26/07/2020

The course requires a preventive study of the manual which will be provided to the participants before the start of the course. The manual resumes all the topics covered within the course. Learners will participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations.

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