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Priority 1 - Life threatening injury.

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Priority 2 - Potential
life threatening injury

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Priority 3 - Walking wounded

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Dead.

The two and a half day STUDENT COURSE consists of pre-and postcourse tests, core content lectures, case presentations, discussions, development of life-saving skills, performance of technical procedures, and a final performance proficiency evaluation. Upon completion of the course, doctors should feel confident in implementing the trauma skills taught int his course.

The course covers:-
1. Airway and Ventilatory Management
2. Shock
3. Thoracic Trauma
4. Abdominal Trauma
5. Head Trauma
6. Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
7. Extremity Trauma
8. Injuries Due to Burn and Cold
9. Paediatric Trauma
10. Trauma in Women
11. Stablisation and Transport
CPD Points: 50

Four years after completing the Student Course, course participants are advised to verify by attending a STUDENT REFRESHER COURSE. This course usually runs over a period of one day, or candidates may attend the relevant sections of the Student Course. The Student Refresher Course ensures that the student remains up to date with current trauma management principles at all times.
CPD Points: 19

The one-day or one and a half day INSTRUCTOR COURSE is designed for the outstanding doctor participants of the ALTS® Student Course. This is by invitation only. The Instructor Course consists of a variety of teaching - how - to - teach components that are directly related to the ALTS core content:
1. principles and philosophies of teaching the course,
2. lecture techniques
3. skills-teaching techniques
4. group discussion techniques
5. critiquing skills
6. microteaching sessions
7. Initial Assessment skills teaching, and management of various students' behaviours.
CPD Points: 13

The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma developed the current ATLS course in accordance with the College's outstanding dedications to improvement of care for the surgical patient.
The Trauma Society of South Africa respects these principles and has undertaken to promulgate this course according to the American College of Surgeons doctrine and to the benefit of the victims of trauma.

 Student Courses – 2011

Course No.

TYPE

Start Date

End Date

VENUE

985-S

Student Course

20-Jan-11

22-Jan-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

937-S

Student Course

16-Feb-11

18-Feb-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

938-S

Student Course

24-Feb-11

26-Feb-11

Pretoria

939-S

Student Course

25-Feb-11

27-Feb-11

Cape Town

940-S

Student Course

03-Mar-11

05-Mar-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

941-S

Student Course

04-Mar-11

06-Mar-11

Durban

942-S

Student Course

10-Mar-11

12-Mar-11

East London

946-S

Student Course

13-Mar-11

15-Mar-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

943-S

Student Course

15-Mar-11

17-Mar-11

Wits Polokwane

947-S

Student Course

15-Mar-11

17-Mar-11

Cape Town - Cancelled

944-SR

Refresher Course

25-Mar-11

25-Mar-11

Pretoria

945-S

Student Course

25-Mar-11

27-Mar-11

Durban

981-S

Student Course

Apr 2011

01-Apr-11

Bloemfontein

982-S

Student Course

Apr 2011

01-Apr-11

Bloemfontein

948-S

Student Course

05-May-11

07-May-11

Port Elizabeth

949-S

Student Course

05-May-11

07-May-11

Nelspruit - Wits

950-S

Student Course

06-May-11

08-May-11

Durban

951-S

Student Course

20-May-11

22-May-11

Cape Town

952-S

Student Course

18-May-11

20-May-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

953-S

Student Course

31-May-11

02-Jun-11

Wits Polokwane

954-S

Student Course

03-Jun-11

05-Jun-11

Cape Town

955-S

Student Course

22-Jun-11

24-Jun-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

956-S

Student Course

23-Jun-11

25-Jun-11

Pretoria

957-S

Student Course

15-Jul-11

17-Jul-11

Durban

958-S

Student Course

21-Jul-11

23-Jul-11

East London

959-S

Student Course

28-Jul-11

30-Jul-11

Klerksdorp – Wits

960-S

Student Course

28-Jul-11

30-Jul-11

Pretoria

961-SR

Refresher Course

04-Aug-11

04-Aug-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

962-S

Student Course

12-Aug-11

14-Aug-11

Cape Town

963-S

Student Course

24-Aug-11

26-Aug-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

964-S

Student Course

25-Aug-11

27-Aug-11

Pretoria

965-S

Student Course

15-Sep-11

17-Sep-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

966-S

Student Course

16-Sep-11

18-Sep-11

Durban

967-S

Student Course

16-Sep-11

18-Sep-11

Cape Town

983-S

Student Course

Sep 2011

01-Sep-11

Bloemfontein

984-S

Student Course

Sep 2011

01-Sep-11

Bloemfontein

968-S

Student Course

04-Oct-11

06-Oct-11

Wits Polokwane

969-S

Student Course

19-Oct-11

21-Oct-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

970-S

Student Course

20-Oct-11

22-Oct-11

East London

971-S

Student Course

21-Oct-11

23-Oct-11

Cape Town

972-S

Student Course

27-Oct-11

29-Oct-11

Pretoria

973-S

Student Course

03-Nov-11

05-Nov-11

Port Elizabeth

974-SR

Refresher Course

04-Nov-11

04-Nov-11

Pretoria

975-S

Student Course

09-Nov-11

11-Nov-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School

976-S

Student Course

11-Nov-11

13-Nov-11

Cape Town

977-S

Student Course

17-Nov-11

19-Nov-11

Pretoria

978-S

Student Course

22-Nov-11

24-Nov-11

Wits Polokwane

979-S

Student Course

25-Nov-11

27-Nov-11

Durban

980-S

Student Course

30-Nov-11

02-Dec-11

Johannesburg, Wits Medical School