bonejas

These three days Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support course is an
internationally recognized course, which is based on the Advanced Trauma
Life Support (ATLS) course for physicians and follows the protocols
developed by the BATLS Committee.

Aim of the Course:
Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support (Incorporating Battlefield
Resuscitation Techniques and skills):

The aim of the course is to ensure a minimum standard of trauma training
to sustain life and limb based upon the principles of ATLS through all
Roles of Medical Care in an operational role, and during peacetime duties.

The BATLS course also provides you with Live Fire Training to give
students who uses his weapon in a tactical environment a broader knowledge
of different tactics that can be implemented during an initial contact
phase in high-risk environment. These skills have been developed over the
years and have proven to be successful in contact.

This course is a must for anyone who works in a place where you might be
dealing with multi trauma patients. Needless to say, this course is
especially useful for Close Protection/PSD operatives who could be dealing
with multi trauma in their line of work.

Certificates:
Students who successfully pass this course will be given an
internationally recognized BATLS Trauma certificate.

Evaluation / Grading:
To be able to enter this course students must have an Advanced First Aid
certificate.

The Next course is runs from the 19 to 21 September 2008 in Copenhagen
Denmark. The special price for this three days course is EUR500.- and
includes accommodation and the BATLS manual.

The following topics are covered in the Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life
Support
• Introduction and course objection
• Kinematics of Trauma
• Assessment and Management
• Airway Management and Ventilation
• Shock and Fluid Resuscitation
• Spinal Trauma
• Thoracic Trauma
• Abdominal Trauma
• Head Trauma
• Musculoskeletal Trauma
• Thermal Trauma
• Golden Principles of Pre-hospital Trauma Care

The following topics are covered in the live fire training
• Safety
• Conditions of readiness
• Fundamentals of shooting and shooting positions
• Proper ready positions
• Arcs of fire
• Malfunctions
• Multiple shots and multiple targets
• Proper use of barricades
• Adverse angles
• Initial Contact
• Shooting on the move
• Extraction of wounded

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Best regards,

PPA-International
Strandsegaardsvej 1
Dk-3310 Ølsted
Denmark

bonejas

Please note that I am not an employee of PPA International, I just got the info through via email. Thanks

gingermedic

Hi, will you be running anymore of these courses in the near future?
Ginge.

bonejas

Hi Ginge Medic,

Yes, there will be repeat courses but I don't know when. Check their website www.ppa-int.com or drop them a line via email.

All the best.