The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and its Committee on Trauma (COT) has developed the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Program for Doctors, a systematic, concise training to the early care of trauma patients. It will provide the participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to :
Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately
Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capabilities
Arrange appropriately for the patient’s interhospital transfer (what, who, when, and how)
Assure that optimum care is provided
The development of the ACS ATLS Program within Switzerland is done by the ATLS® Switzerland Committee of the Swiss Surgical Society (SGC/SSC) in accordance with the guidelines given by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). http://www.atls.ch/
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