> That's interesting, our SHOs too no longer deal with major trauma alone, or
> with cardiac arrests for that matter. ATLS and ALS courses have therefore
> become decreasingly relevant for them.
This misunderstands the purpose of ATLS/ALS training.
Although they teach team and test candidates as 'team leaders' the main aim
to to produce GSPs (that's a 'Good Safe Provider' - Adrian).
So ALL medical staff INVOLVED in the team providing trauma or cardiac arrest
care should be ATLS/ALS providers.
As has been pointed out before, good team leadership in these cases requires
more than attendance at a 3 day course (notwithstanding the amazing
instruction they receive on these courses!).
ATLS and ALS should therefore be viewed as a minimum entrance requirement
for team members, which brings us back to the idea that these courses should
be part of the undergraduate curriculum.
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