International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care. Founded in 1985 as Basic Trauma Life Support International, ITLS adopted a new name in 2005 to better reflect its global role and impact.

Today, ITLS has more than 90 chapters and training centres in over 35 countries around the world. ITLS is the only prehospital trauma program endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

ITLS is accepted internationally as the standard training course for pre-hospital trauma care. Not only are courses taught as a continuing education option, but they are also used as essential curricula in many paramedic, EMT and first responder training programs.

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has endorsed ITLS since 1986 and recognizes the importance of quality pre-hospital care. It is dedicated to a leadership role in improving the standards and training of EMS providers. EMS providers, emergency nurses, and emergency physicians are members of the same team. If EMS providers are well trained and receive quality medical direction, the patients for whom they care will likely have a better chance of recovery.

Courses taught include:

ITLS – Basic

ITLS – Basic is a two day trauma assessment and treatment course targeted at first responders and hospital staff that deal with trauma patients. Participants will be given didactic knowledge and hands on experience with oxygen delivery devices, basic airway devices, spinal motion restriction (immobilization) equipment, extrication devices and patient assessment tools.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive an ITLS International wallet card.

ITLS – Advanced

While similar to ITLS – Basic, ITLS – Advanced is offered to providers that already have an advanced skill set and wish to learn and practice how to incorporate that skill set into trauma care. ITLS – Advanced is therefore targeted to emergent care providers and is not offered to persons not certified or participating in advanced skills sets. Targeted groups for this course include Advanced Care Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians, Physicians Assistants and Military Medics.

Typically, Basic and Advanced students are combined on the same dates with instruction directed at the individual’s skill level.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive an ITLS International wallet card.

ITLS – Basic and Advanced Re-certifications

Re-certifications are generally done in concurrence with an ongoing Basic or Advanced courses and are one day long. Those wishing re-certification should contact the ITLS administrative assistant for availability.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive an ITLS International certificate and wallet card.

ITLS – Paediatrics

ITLS – Paediatric is a one-day course that will be useful both to first responders and to hospital staff who deal with paediatric trauma patients. Paediatric ITLS focuses on the unique challenges offered by the injured child and builds upon lessons learned in ITLS – Basic. While not mandatory for EMS or hospital personnel, it is very strongly recommended that participants take a ITLS – Basic course prior to ITLS – Paediatric if they do not work actively in an EMS/Hospital setting. Those with minimal pre-hospital care experience should take ITLS Basic first as ITLS Paediatric builds upon the lessons of ITLS Basic.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a ITLS International certificate and wallet card.

ITLS – Access

ITLS – Access is a unique course designed to assist first responders, firefighters and EMS personnel when dealing with victims of motor vehicle collisions. This one day course contains classroom and practical components including, scene size-up and safety, vehicle stabilization, accessing the victim, disentanglement and patient extrication.

ITLS – Access is targeted towards firefighters and EMS personnel with the goal of teaching participants the concept of the team approach in the safe extrication of victims of motor vehicle collisions utilizing light rescue tools.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a ITLS International certificate.

International Trauma Life Support Instructor Course

The ITLS Instructor course is a two and a half day course that allows successful graduates to instruct ITLS courses. Those eligible to take the instructor course must:

• Be currently certified at a minimum ITLS – Basic level
• Have scored 86% or better on their last written ITLS test
• Have scored "excellent" or "instructor potential" in their last practical test
• Been given a recommendation by the course coordinator of their last ITLS provider course
• Have a minimum of 2 years of EMS or equivalent* pre-hospital care experience

Following course attendance, instructors are required to be monitored on their instructor performance prior to successfully completing the course. On successful completion, students will be certified by ITLS International as ITLS Instructors.

Registrations:

Students can register for LSTU courses by email from the list above, over the phone by calling +966-1- 4735307, email: anajjar@ksu.edu.sa  or register in person at our Prince Sultan College for EMS campus. Register early so you have a better chance of getting the classes and class times you want.

Our hours of operation are Sunday - Thursday, 8:00am-3:00pm