Ongoing military evolution of Trauma Life Support

ATLS: Archaic Trauma Life Support?

No one could have imagined that when a light aircraft crashed in rural Nebraska in 1976, the nature of global trauma management would be forever altered. James Styner, an orthopaedic surgeon, was piloting the plane in question and the accident resulted in the death of his wife and serious injuries to himself and his four children. The standard of care that he and his family received in the loca...

Advanced trauma life support courses.

The Relationship Between "Quality of life" and Social Support of the Retired Military Personnel

Introduction: The heavy physical and mental pressure and stress in military career increases the sensitivity and importance of social support in the retired army officers and personnel. Specifically, their quality of life during the retirement are affected by the physical and mental damage resulting from the military service and life style. Objective: This research investigated the relationship...

Improved trauma management with advanced trauma life support (ATLS) training.

OBJECTIVE To determine the value of advanced trauma life support (ATLS) training for medical staff in a major incident situation, based upon performance in a simulated exercise. METHODS A major incident exercise was used to assess the management of trauma victims arriving in hospital suffering from multiple or life threatening injuries. The effect of ATLS training, or exposure to an abbreviat...

Evolution and development of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol: a historical perspective.

The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol is a successful course offered by the American College of Surgeons. Once based on didactic lectures and seminars taught by experts in the field, trauma training has evolved to become a set of standardized assessment and treatment protocols based on evidence rather than expert opinion. As the ATLS expands, indices to predict outcome, morbidity, an...