International Trauma Life Support

International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education in managing out-of-hospital trauma situations. ITLS was formed in 1982 as Basic Trauma Life Support. The organization's name was changed to highlight its focus on becoming an international standard.[1] The educational materials presented by this organization are taught to emergency medical services' personnel across the United States and internationally.

International Trauma Life Support
Founded1982
Location
  • 3000 Woodcreek Drive, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Area served
International
Key people
John E. Campbell, MD, FACEP - President
WebsiteOfficial Website

The 8th edition of the organization's training manual was published in 2015, and an internationalized version of the 8th edition was published in 2018.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "About Us". International Trauma Life Support.
  2. International Trauma Life Support for Emergency Care Providers. Pearson Education. 2015. ISBN 9780134130798.
  3. Campbell, John (2018). International Trauma Life Support for Emergency Care Providers (8th Global ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-1292-17084-8.


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