Iowa's Trauma
System and ATLS
Current Advanced Trauma Life
Support (ATLS) is required of the ED physicians.
"Physicians, physician
assistants, and nurse practitioners involved in the initial resuscitation
of injured patients in a trauma care facility are required to complete
the American College of Surgeons ATLS course by January
1, 2004."
A Message from Mark C. Menadue,
ACUTE CARE,
INC. President and
CEO
"The
arrival of Iowa’s Trauma System heralds an exciting
new sophistication in the assessment, treatment and transport of
those injured within Iowa. The Emergency Department physician will be a
critical component within the system; guiding the prehospital response,
leading the initial hospital-based care, and coordinating surgical
intervention and transfer if necessary."
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About Iowa's Trauma System
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About ATLS
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an ATLS class
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Assistance in Registering for an ATLS Class
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for an ATLS class
Questions
and Comments
Learn About Iowa's Trauma
System
Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau
of EMS
IOWA TRAUMA SYSTEM
Area and Community
Hospital and
Emergency Care Facility Categorization
Criteria
Available as an Adobe
Acrobat (pdf) file at: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/pa/ems/Trauma/399.pdf
"Initial trauma education (ATLS) is
required of physicians who are identified or defined as trauma team
members by a trauma care facility and who participate directly in the
initial resuscitation of the trauma patient."
Iowa
Department of Public Health - EMS Bureau: Trauma Page
Other Adobe Acrobat files at the IDPH
site:
Trauma Presentations (files
in self extracting format)
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Iowa TS Curriculum 52001 |
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Iowa TS Slide Presentation 52001 |
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Iowa TS Slide Notes 52001 |
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EMTALA Slide Presentation 52001 |
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EMTALA Slide Notes 52001 |
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course Initiative 2001
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/pa/ems/Trauma/atls_cal.pdf
This Adobe
Acrobat document includes a listing of ATLS courses for the remainder of
this year.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Outstanding
Innovative Project: Iowa Trauma System Registry
Iowa Code 147A.24: Trauma system
advisory council established
The following additional references are available through the IDPH
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Categorization and Verification
Criteria for all Trauma Care Facilities
(Resource, Regional, Area
and Community) |
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Trauma Triage
Protocols for EMS and Trauma Care Facilities |
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Iowa's Trauma
Care Facilities Map |
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Trauma Care
Facility Re-verification Application |
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Iowa Code and
Administrative Rules Governing Iowa's Trauma System
Education and
Training is 641-137.1 (147A) |
Administrative Rule Chapters
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Chapter 134 -
Categorization and Verification of TCF |
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Chapter 135 -
Triage and Transfer Protocols |
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Chapter 136 -
Injury Registry |
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Chapter 137 -
Education and Training |
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Chapter 138 -
System Evaluation and Quality Improvement |
Learn more about the Iowa Trauma System from other
Iowa Web Sites
University of Iowa
UI
part of new, coordinated statewide trauma care system
Emergency
Department Consultation and Triage System
Enhanced Communication for the Acute Care of Trauma in Rural Iowa
Polk
County Medical Society
Iowa
Trauma System Overview
The
Iowa Trauma System; Good Sense or Nonsense?
Pella
Regional Health Center
Iowa Initiates
Statewide Trauma System
Trauma System in Place
Iowa
Academy of Family Physicians
Trauma System
Update
Iowa
Trauma System - ATLS Training Requirements
Learn About ATLS
From Medslides.com: An ATLS Overview by Patrick Cheah, MD of the Li-Shin
Hospital Emergency Department, presented as an online PowerPoint
presentation.
If you'd like navigation help for the PowerPoint
presentation, follow this
link.
Singapore's School of Military
Medicine: What is
ATLS?
Trauma.org's Resource: ATLS
Page
American College of Surgeons' ATLS
Page
ATLS protocols
for the PalmPilot
Find an ATLS
Class
Follow this link!
The American College of Surgeons' Listing of
ATLS classes, broken out by US region.
Receive
Assistance in Registering for an ATLS Class
We can help!
E-mail Chris Perrin, ACUTE CARE's Director of
Education
or
Call (800) 729-7813
Prepare for an ATLS
Class
How can we best assist you in your
efforts to prepare?
E-mail Chris Perrin, ACUTE CARE's Director of
Education
or
Call (800) 729-7813
and
Consider using the resources
listed below.
Trauma Links on the
Internet
Trauma.org's Resource: Trauma on the
Internet
From Medslides.com: An ATLS Overview by Patrick Cheah, MD of the Li-Shin
Hospital Emergency Department, presented as an online PowerPoint
presentation.
If you'd like navigation help for the PowerPoint
presentation, follow this
link.
Singapore's School of Military
Medicine: What is
ATLS?
Trauma.org's Resource: ATLS
Page
American College of Surgeons' ATLS
Page
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