Title: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Location: Essentia Health, Duluth MN
Description: **PROVIDER/STUDENT REFRESHER COURSES**
This program provides systemic and concise training for the early care of trauma patients. The ATLS program provides participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately.
Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority.
Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capacity.
Arrange appropriately for the patient’s inter-hospital transfer (who, what, when, and how).
Assure that optimum care is provided and that the level of care does not deteriorate at any point during the evaluation, resuscitation, or transfer process.

CONTACT:
Linda Vogel, MA, RN, CCNS
Manager, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
P: 218-786-4433 | F: 218-786-4639
linda.vogel@essentiahealth.org

Start Date: 2012-04-26 & 2012-09-13
Start Time: 08:00
End Date: 2012-04-27 & 2012-09-14
End Time: 16:00

The Northeastern Minnesota Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (NERTAC) includes Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake and Cook counties.

Arrowhead EMS Association (AEMSA) serves as the administrative and fiscal agent for the RTAC.

The statutory functions of the RTACs are to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the STAC for regional modifications to the statewide trauma criteria that will improve patient care and accommodate specific regional needs. To date, five trauma regions have formed across Minnesota.