ATLS_10th_Edition_Advanced Trauma Life Support Student_Manual
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Tel Aviv Uni.
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ATLS ®
Advanced Trauma Life Support®
Student Course Manual
,ATLS ®
Advanced Trauma Life Support®
Student Course Manual
, Chair of Committee on Trauma: Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS
Medical Director of Trauma Program: Michael F. Rotondo, MD, FACS
ATLS Committee Chair: Sharon M. Henry, MD, FACS
ATLS Program Manager: Monique Drago, MA, EdD
Executive Editor: Claire Merrick
Project Manager: Danielle S. Haskin
Development Editor: Nancy Peterson
Media Services: Steve Kidd and Alex Menendez, Delve Productions
Designer: Rainer Flor
Production Services: Joy Garcia
Artist: Dragonfly Media Group
Previous editions copyrighted 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2008, and 2012 by the
American College of Surgeons.
Copyright enforceable internationally under the Bern Convention and the Uniform
Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. This manual is protected by copyright. No part of
it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written
permission from the American College of Surgeons.
The American College of Surgeons, its Committee on Trauma, and contributing authors have
taken care that the doses of drugs and recommendations for treatment contained herein are
correct and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time of publication.
However, as new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in
treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers and participants
of this course are advised to check the most current product information provided by
the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose, the
method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of
the licensed practitioner to be informed in all aspects of patient care and determine the best
treatment for each individual patient. Note that cervical collars and spinal immobilization
remain the current Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) standard in transporting
patients with spine injury. If the collars and immobilization devices are to be removed in
controlled hospital environments, this should be accomplished when the stability of the
injury is assured. Cervical collars and immobilization devices have been removed in some
of the photos and videos to provide clarity for specific skill demonstrations. The American
College of Surgeons, its Committee on Trauma, and contributing authors disclaim any
liability, loss, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and
application of any of the content of this 10th edition of the ATLS Program.
Advanced Trauma Life Support® and the acronym ATLS® are marks of the
American College of Surgeons.
Printed in the United States of America.
Advanced Trauma Life Support® Student Course Manual
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017907997
ISBN 78-0-9968262-3-5
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, DEDICATION
We dedicate the Tenth Edition of ATLS to the memory of Dr. Norman E. McSwain Jr. His dynamic, positive,
warm, friendly, and uplifting approach to getting things done through his life’s work is a constant inspiration to
those whose lives he touched. His tenure with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (COT)
spanned almost exactly the same 40 years of the ATLS course.
Dr. McSwain’s time with the COT led him down a path where, without a doubt, he became the most important
surgical advocate for prehospital patient care. He first worked to develop, and then led and championed, the
Prehospital Trauma Life Support Course (PHTLS) as a vital and integral complement to ATLS. Combined, these
two courses have taught more than 2 million students across the globe.
Dr. McSwain received every honor the COT could bestow, and as a last tribute, we are pleased to dedicate this
edition of ATLS to his memory. The creators of this Tenth Edition have diligently worked to answer Dr. McSwain’s
most common greeting: “What have you done for the good of mankind today?” by providing you with the
Advanced Trauma Life Support Course, 10th Edition, along with our fervent hope that you will continue to use
it to do good for all humankind. Thank you, Dr. McSwain.
Sharon Henry, MD
Karen Brasel, MD
Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS
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