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Advanced trauma life support: back to basics
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The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course aims to provide a universal framework for the management of trauma that will lead to a reduction in patient mortality. While it has achieved great success in global uptake, there is conflicting evidence of its benefit to patients.1 2
ATLS has great scope as it is designed for doctors practising away from the …
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