American College of Surgeons

Slovenian Society of Trauma Surgeons

Medical Society ATLS Slovenia

ATLS Provider Course Schedule (9th ed.)

Date: xx.xx.xx xx.xx.xx, Teaching Center Seana, Slovenia, CS: xx

Day 1

08.00 08.30 PRECOURSE FACULTY MEETING

08.30 09:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

Photograph of each participant
Hand in of completed pretest answer sheets

09.00 09.40 INTRODUCTION TO ATLS AND COURSE OVERVIEW

course director

09.40 10.00 INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION

instructor 1 (candidate role)
instructor 2 (instructor role)
instructor 3 (patient role)
instructor 4 (nurse role)
10.00 10:40 INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
course director

10.40 11.40 SPONSORS PRESENTATION & Break

11.40 12.10 AIRWAY AND VENTILATORY MANAGEMENT

instructor
instructor

12.10 12.45 SHOCK

instructor
instructor

12.45 13.20 THORACIC TRAUMA

instructor
instructor

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13.20 14.00 Lunch

14.00 15.40 Surgical skills practicum for group A & B

Group A: instructors
Group B: instructors

Each group will perform four consecutive procedures on one model

Procedures: Chest Decompression, Pericardiocentesis, Cricothyroidotomy,
Thoracic Drainage, DPL (optional)

14.00 15.40 Practical skill stations: for group C & D

Station II Airway & Ventilatory Management
instructors
Station IV Assessment / Management of Shock
instructors

Practical Skill Stations and Surgical Skills Practicum Rotation Schedule

Time Group A Group B Group C Group D
14.00 14.50 Surgical Surgical Station II Station IV
14.50 15.40 Surgical Surgical Station IV Station II

Group A Group B

* student 1 * student 5
* student 2 * student 6
* student 3 * student 7
* student 4 * student 8
OBSERVERS: OBSERVERS:

Group C Group D

* student 9 * student 13
* student 10 * student 14
* student 11 * student 15
* student 12 * student 16

OBSERVERS: OBSERVERS:

15.40 15.50 Break

15.50 16.25 ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC TRAUMA

instructor
instructor

16.25 16.55 SPINE AND SPINAL CORD TRAUMA

instructor
instructor

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16.55 17.20 MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA

instructor
instructor

17.20 17.50 TRAUMA IN PREGNANCY

instructor
instructor

17.50 18.00 DAYS SUMMARY

course director

18.00 FACULTY REUNION

18.45 COURSE DINNER (Teaching Center Seana)

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08.00 08.05 GOOD MORNING

Questions and Answers

08.05 08.30 HEAD TRAUMA

instructors

08.30 08.50 THERMAL INJURIES

instructors

08.50 09.35 FAST (lecture/demonstration)

instructors

Practical Skill Stations II, IV, VI, GDP

Surgical Skills Practicum for Group C & D
Group C: instructors
Group D: instructors

Practical Skill Stations and Surgical Skills Practicum Rotation Schedule

Time Group A Group B Group C Group D
09.35 10.25 Station VI GDP Surgical Surgical
10.25 11.15 GDP Station VI Surgical Surgical
11.15 11.25 B R E A K
11.25 12.15 Station II Station IV Station VI GDP
12.15 - 13.05 Station IV Station II GDP Station VI

Group A Group B

* student 1 * student 5
* student 2 * student 6
* student 3 * student 7
* student 4 * student 8
OBSERVERS: OBSERVERS:

Group C Group D

* student 9 * student 13
* student 10 * student 14
* student 11 * student 15
* student 12 * student 16

OBSERVERS: OBSERVERS:

Station II: Airway & Ventilatory Management

instructors
Station IV: Assessment / Management of Shock
instructors
Station VI: X-ray Identification of Thoracic Trauma
instructors
Group Discussion of Pretest (GDP)
instructors

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13.05 13.45 Lunch

13.45 17.15 PRACTICAL SKILL STATIONS

50 minutes per rotation, 10 minutes break after 2 rotations

Station X: Head and Neck Trauma Assessment and Management

instructors

Station XI: X-ray Identification of Spine Injuries

instructors

Station XII: Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Assessment and Management
instructors

Station XIII: Musculoskeletal Trauma Assessment and Management

instructors

Practical Skill Stations Rotation Schedule

Time Group A Group B Group C Group D
13.45 - 14.35 Station X Station XI Station XII Station XIII
14.35 15.25 Station XI Station XII Station XIII Station X
15.25 - 15.35 B R E A K
15.35 16.25 Station XII Station XIII Station X Station XI
16.25 - 17.15 Station XIII Station X Station XI Station XII

17.15 17.25 Break

17.25 17.40 SECONDARY SURVEY

instructor 1 (instructor)
instructor 2 (performer)
instrucotr 3 (patient)

17.40 18.40 TRAINING OF SCENARIOS

Group A Group B
instructors instructors

Group C Group D
instructors instructors

18.40 18.45 DAY'S SUMMARY

18.45 FACULTY REUNION

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08.00 08.05 GOOD MORNING

Questions and Answers

08.05 08.35 TRAUMA IN THE EXTREMES OF AGE: (Pediatric Trauma, Geriatric Trauma)
instructor
instructor

08.35 08.55 TRANSFER TO DEFINITIVE CARE

instructor

08.55 09.10 Break (snack)

09.10 13.00 SKILL SESSIONS

See page 7 and 8 for rotation schedules

TRIAGE SCENARIOS
course director

WRITTEN TEST
coordinators

INITIAL ASSESSMENT SKILL STATIONS TESTING

Patient # 1 Patient # 2
2 instructors 2 instructors
Patient model and nurse Patient model and nurse

Patient # 3 Patient # 4
2 instructors 2 instructors
Patient model and nurse Patient model and nurse

13.00 14.00 Post course Faculty Meeting

Approx. 14.00 SUMMARY & CLOSURE

All Faculty & All Participants

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Group 1 INITIAL ASSESSMENT SKILLS STATIONS / WRITTEN TEST AND TRIAGE SCENARIOS 09.10 12.50 h

Name PRACTICE PRACTICE TEST / BREAK BREAK / TEST Break TRIAGE WRITTEN TEST
SCENARIOS
Time 09.10 - 09.40 09.40 - 10.10 10.10 - 10.30 10.30 - 10.50 10.50 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.50

student 1 Patient 1 * Patient 2 ** Patient 3 Break

!
student 2 Patient 1 ** Patient 2 * Break Patient 3

!
student 3 Patient 2 * Patient 3 ** Patient 4 Break

!
student 4 Patient 2 ** Patient 3 * Break Patient 4

!
student 5 Patient 3 * Patient 4 ** Patient 1 Break

!
student 6 Patient 3 ** Patient 4 * Break Patient 1

!
student 7 Patient 4 * Patient 1 ** Patient 2 Break

!
student 8 Patient 4 ** Patient 1 * Break Patient 2

!

* Performs Assessment ** Critiques / observes Assessment

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Group 2 INITIAL ASSESSMENT SKILLS STATIONS / WRITTEN TEST AND TRIAGE SCENARIOS 09.10 - 13.00 h

Name TRIAGE WRITTEN Break PRACTICE PRACTICE TEST / BREAK BREAK / TEST
SCENARIOS TEST
Time 09.10 - 10.00 10.00 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.20 11.20 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.20 12.20 - 12.40 12.40 - 13.00

student 9 Patient 1 * Patient 2 ** Patient 3 Break

!
student 10 Patient 1 ** Patient 2 * Break Patient 3

!
student 11 Patient 2 * Patient 3 ** Patient 4 Break

!
student 12 Patient 2 ** Patient 3 * Break Patient 4

!
student 13 Patient 3 * Patient 4 ** Patient 1 Break

!
student 14 Patient 3 ** Patient 4 * Break Patient 1

!
student 15 Patient 4 * Patient 1 ** Patient 2 Break

!
student 16 Patient 4 ** Patient 1 * Break Patient 2

!
* Performs Assessment ** Critiques / observes Assessment

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