Advanced Trauma Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is a training program for medical providers (MD/DO/DPM/PA/NP/CO) in the management of acute trauma cases, developed by the American College of Surgeons. Similar programs exist for nurses (ATCN) and paramedics (PHTLS). Its goal is to teach a simplified and...
Trauma Nurse Specialist
Trauma Nurses treat patients in a state of emergency and handle urgent situations where the cause of injury or disease isn’t yet known. They can work in hospital emergency rooms and other chaotic environments, and often need to coordinate with doctors, family members and other nurses. As a Trauma...
Trauma Nurse Core Course
The purpose of Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) is to present core-level knowledge, refine skills and build a firm foundation in trauma nursing. The TNCC is a 16-hour course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills to better assess and treat the pediatric or...
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
P-HTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care in your area and decrease mortality. The program is based on a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. This may require an approach to the trauma patient...
Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse
A PHRN performs advanced Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and may perform additional nursing skills as a member of the crew of ground ambulance or Quick Response Service (QRS) Avanced Life Support (ALS) services.
Function as a Prehospital Registered Nurse (PHRN). Emphasis is on the role of the PHRN...