Trauma Education
Advanced Trauma Life Support
The Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) program can teach you a systematicconcise approach to the care of a trauma patient. First introduced in 1978ATLS has now been taught to more than 1 million clinicians in more than 80 countries around the world.
ATLS at a Glance
Need
- Injury is precipitous and indiscriminate
- The clinician who first attends to the injured patient has the greatest opportunity to impact outcome
- The price of injury is excessive in dollars as well as human suffering
Program
- CME program developed by the ACS Committee on Trauma
- One safereliable method for assessing and initially managing the trauma patient
- Updated in 2025 to reflect best practices and integrate important concepts such as team dynamics and communicating serious news with family of trauma patients.
Benefits
- An organized approach for evaluation and management of seriously injured patients
- A foundation of common knowledge for all members of the trauma team
- Applicable in both large urban centers and small rural emergency departments
Objectives
- Assess a patient's condition rapidly and accurately using a standard algorithm.
- Recognizeprioritizeand manage life-threatening injuries.
- Determine whether the specific management needs exceed the resources of a facility and/or the capability of a clinician.
- Promote effective teamworktrauma-informed careclear communicationand injury prevention.
Preview ATLS 11
Curious what the ATLS® 11 online experience looks like? Click the “Try ATLS 11 Module” button to preview it for yourself. The course includes 26 online modules available to all ATLS 11 learnersdesigned to build your confidence before the in-person training. The modules you’re required to complete will depend on whether you’re enrolled in the TraditionalHybridor Refresher course. Want to go even further? You can complete optional modules and earn 1 CME credit per module while strengthening your trauma knowledge at your own pace.
Find Your Course
Click on the course link for registration and contact information.
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ATLS Is Global
More than half of all ATLS activity is conducted outside the US and Canada. For information about starting an ATLS program in a new countryplease review the documents below.
