International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Course
ITLS Provider includes 8 hours of classroom instruction, 8 hours of hands-on skills training, and testing for ITLS Basic or Advanced certification. Innovative skills stations let you practice the abilities appropriate for your level of certification.
Intended Audience
With its comprehensive approach to core knowledge and skills, ITLS Provider is appropriate for all levels of EMS personnel—from EMT-Bs and first responders to advanced EMTs, paramedics, trauma nurses, and physicians.
Course Overview
Didactic
- Scene Size-up
- Trauma Assessment and Management
- Airway Management
- Thoracic Trauma
- Shock
- Head Trauma
- Spinal Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Extremity Trauma
- Burns
- Pediatric Trauma
- Geriatric Trauma
- Trauma in Pregnancy
- The Impaired Patient
- Trauma Arrest
- Standard Precautions
Skills Stations
- Assessment skills
- Airway skills
- Thoracic trauma skills
- Vascular access skills
- Spine management skills
- Extremity trauma skills
Testing
- Written Exam
- Practical Exam
Course Duration
Approximate course length: 18 hours
Upcoming Courses
March 2-3, 2021
First Aid Plus HQ - 301 Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON
$400.00 Per Person
May 13-14, 2021
First Aid Plus HQ - 301 Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON
$400.00 Per Person
July 10-11, 2021
First Aid Plus HQ - 301 Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON
$400.00 Per Person
Prerequisites
None
Required Materials
The responsibility of obtaining the textbook is up to you, the participant, and is not included in the course. The course manual is the 8th edition ITLS for Emergency Care Providers text. Your textbook can be ordered by either going to itrauma.org/bookstore or through amazon.ca.