Advanced trauma life support, 8th edition, the evidence for change.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's Advanced Trauma Life Support Course is currently taught in 50 countries. The 8th edition has been revised following broad input by the International ATLS subcommittee. Graded levels of evidence were used to evaluate and approve changes to the course content. New materials related to principles of disaster management have been added. ATLS is a common language teaching one safe way of initial trauma assessment and management.
Kortbeek
John B
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Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada. john.kortbeek@calgaryhealthregion.ca
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Jameel
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Antoine
Jill A
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Bouillon
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Brasel
Karen
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Brenneman
Fred
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Brink
Peter R
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Brohi
Karim
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Burris
David
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Burton
Reginald A
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Chapleau
Will
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Cioffi
Wiliam
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Collet e Silva
Francisco De Salles
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Eskesen
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Fildes
John
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Gautam
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Gruen
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Hansen
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Henny
Walter
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Hollands
Michael J
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Richard C
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Jose M
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Kaufmann
Christoph R
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Knudson
Peggy
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Koestner
Amy
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Larsen
Claus Falck
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Livaudais
West
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Luchette
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McVicker
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Meredith
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Mock
Charles
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Mori
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Morrow
Charles
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Parks
Steven N
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Pereira
Pedro Moniz
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Pogetti
Renato Sergio
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Ravn
Jesper
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Rhee
Peter
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Jeffrey P
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Schipper
Inger B
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Schoettker
Patrick
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Schreiber
Martin A
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Smith
R Stephen
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Svendsen
Lars Bo
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Taha
Wa'el
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van Wijngaarden-Stephens
Mary
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Varga
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Voiglio
Eric J
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Williams
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Winchell
Robert J
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Winter
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*