International Trauma Life Support

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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
Tony Connelly, BHSc, EMTP, QAM, PGCED - Chairman, Board of Directors
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]

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  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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