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ITLS Basic - Basic ITLS gives EMT-B's, First Responders, and Technicians complete training in the skills they need for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients. The 16-hour course is designed for providers who are first to evaluate and stabilize the trauma patient. Hands-on stations include: basic airway, spine management - / rapid extrication, short back board, helmet management, log roll and long back board, traction splints, patient assessment and management
ITLS Advanced - Advanced ITLS is a comprehensive course for EMT-P's, trauma nurses, physicians and other advanced EMS personnel. The ITLS Advanced course covers the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients , using as its core, the ITLS Basic Course. The 16-hour course emphasizes evaluation steps and sequencing and techniques for resuscitation and packaging a patient. Hands-on stations include: basic and advanced airway, chest decompression and fluid resuscitation, spinal restriction - / rapid extrication, short back board, helmet management, log roll and long back board, traction splints, patient assessment and management
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