The ITLS Advanced Provider Course is for advanced level providers only. Lecture content is the same as the ITLS Basic or Combined courses. Information on advanced level patient care is required lecture material and will be included in the written exam. The Advanced Airway and IV/Chest Decompression skills stations will be included in the type of course.
A physician may also be on hand for evaluation. This intense course designed for physicians and allied health care professionals, focuses on the early recognition and treatment of critical trauma situations. It incorporates practical sessions in patient immobilization and transport, and then progresses to in-hospital care techniques including incubation, intraosseous insertions, and chest decompression. This course combines short lectures and practice sessions.
Instructors:
Instructors are health care practitioners in emergency or critical care medicine.
Prerequisites:
The ITLS Advanced Provider must maintain a status of:
- Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) or Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)
- Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced (EMT-A) or Intermediate Care Paramedic (ICP)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Physician
Certification:
Although certification is provided, completion of the course does not license students to perform skills learned under certification. This is the responsibility of the students’ employer or professional licensing body.
