The same discipline as BLS, applied to trauma.
Trauma life support training applies the urgency and structure of BLS and ACLS to injury rather than cardiac illness — a rapid, repeatable approach to assessing and managing a trauma patient in the field.
What the programme covers
- Rapid scene assessment and patient evaluation
- Full-body trauma assessment under time pressure
- Thoracic trauma recognition and management
- Shock identification and field treatment
- Trauma considerations in pregnancy, children and elderly patients
- Management of traumatic cardiac arrest
Who it is for
EMTs and paramedics, emergency and trauma nurses, combat and tactical medics, physicians in emergency or prehospital medicine, and nursing, medical and paramedic students.
What participants practise.
- Spinal motion restriction
- Safe extrication and helmet removal
- Log-rolling, backboard and scoop stretcher use
- Splinting
Enquire for training dates.
No dates are currently listed for this programme. Tell us when and where you need it and our team will confirm.
Delivery, assessment and certification.
Confirmed on enquiry
Duration, assessment method and the certificate issued vary by programme, and are set out in the written confirmation issued for your engagement. Contact our team for the current details for this programme, including any validity period that applies.
Certification information
Who certifies, and on what terms, is confirmed on enquiry. This programme is not an ITLS course and does not lead to an ITLS certificate.
Programme naming
Programme names vary between organisations and standards. If you are looking for a particular programme title, our team will confirm what this programme covers and how it matches your requirement.
First Aid, Health & Medicine
Arrange Trauma Life Support Training for Prehospital Care for your team.
Programmes run at the Eduforce training centre or on your own site. Tell us the roles involved and our team will confirm the details.