BASIC TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (BTLS) ADVANCED PROVIDER
Basic Trauma Life Support for Paramedics and Advanced EMS Providers is a 16-hour comprehensive course covering the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients. Created for the advanced EMT, paramedic and trauma nurse, the primary objectives of the course are to teach the correct sequence of evaluation and the techniques of resuscitation and packaging a patient.

BASIC TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT FOR BASIC EMT'S
Basic Trauma Life Support for the EMT-B and First Responder is a 16 hour hands-on training course offering basic EMS personnel complete training in the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients. The course is designed for those providing initial evaluation and stabilization of the trauma patient.

BASIC TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR
This 8-hour course is designed to train qualified Basic Trauma Life Support providers as instructors for the BTLS course. Topics covered include the history of BTLS International, organization of the Missouri ITLS Chapter, instructor methodology, BTLS course management, and a five minute mini-lecture by each of the participants.

BASIC TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (ITLS) REFRESHER
The Basic Trauma Life Support refresher course is an 8-hour course for experienced ITLS providers who wish to renew their provider status. New research and techniques are discussed and the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients are reviewed.

PEDIATRIC BASIC TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
Pediatric Basic Trauma Life Support is a training course designed to train EMS and nursing personnel in the proper assessment, stabilization and packaging of a pediatric trauma patient. Recognition of the need to care for the patient's family during an emergency situation as well as the patient and communication techniques to be used with pediatric patients and their family are stressed in this course. This 8-hour course is designed for providers who must initially evaluate and stabilize the pediatric trauma patient. The one-day course format ensures a fast-paced learning environment that focuses completely on the pediatric patient. Lifesaving techniques are taught or reviewed through practical exercises and conditions that cannot be stabilized in the field are discussed so that the student is able to identify victims who must be transported immediately. The course teaches participants the assessment and approach skills required to treat the pediatric trauma patient.