Course content
- Initial assessment
- Airway management
- Shock burn and cold injuries
- Thoracic trauma
- Abdominal trauma
- Head trauma
- Spine trauma
- Musculoskeletal trauma
- Extremes of age (Pediatrics and Geriatrics)
- Trauma in women
Requirements
Required for General Surgery residents prior to GL-2 year; Anesthesia residents prior to GL-4 year.
*ATLS may be achieved at the provider level
Certification
Four years
Course schedule
Provider courses are generally scheduled twice per year
Cost of course
No charge for General Surgery and Anesthesia residents. Others: $425 for provider course
Additional information
For more information about ATLS courses and sign-up, please reach out to Jesse Tucker at jesse.m.tucker@hitchcock.org.