International Trauma Life Support Course (ITLS)

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ITLS is accepted internationally as the standard training course for Pre Hospital trauma care. ITLS courses combine classroom learning and hands-on skill stations to give almost real experience. They also challenge the participant with scenario assessment stations where learning is with the simulated trauma situations. ITLS courses are designed, managed, and delivered by Course Directors, coordinators, and instructors experienced in EMS, Pre Hospital care, and the ITLS approach.

Intended Audience
The program is aimed at Personnel staffing emergency, intensive care or critical care departments; emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other professionals who may respond to a traumatic emergency

Course Length - 16 hours
Hands-on stations include

• Patient assessment and management

• Basic and advanced airway management

• Needle chest decompression and fluid resuscitation

• Spinal motion restriction including rapid extrication, helmet removal, log-roll, and long/backboard/scoop stretcher utilization

• Extremity immobilization and traction splint application

Student Materials
ITLS Card - On course completion valid globally.
Written / Skills Exam - Required for completion card.

Life Supporters Institute of Health Sciences

Lifesupporters Institute Of Health Sciences (LIHS): LIHS is a Mumbai based registered ‘not for profit’ organization, with 80(g) tax exemption; established in Feb 2005 by a group of doctors to address the huge gap in the field of providing training to medical personnel, health care providers, paramedics, nurses, drivers and common people to provide life support / emergency medical service in emergency situations. LIHS is a recognized International training center of the American Heart Association in India and conducts Life support courses and it also conducts training for Paramedics the “Post Graduate Diploma in Emergency Medical Service” in association with P.D.Hinduja National Hospital and Research Center Hospital. LIHS supports Mumbai University to conduct Primary Care Paramedic Course.