SIMS Academy

The ITLS Advanced Provider Course is for advanced level providers only. Lecture content is the same as the ITLS Basic. Information on advanced level patient care is required reading material and will be included in the written exam. The advanced airway, intraosseous initiation and access, thoracic needle decompression, and external jugular cannulation skills stations will be included in this course. When deciding whether to take a basic course or advanced course the provider should consider the following:

Do they require an advanced course for licensure with their professional licensing body?

Can they use some, or all the skills in clinical practice without supervision?

This is not an ATLS course required by some physicians and does not qualify for reciprocity.

Didactic

• Scene Size-up
• Trauma Assessment and Management
• Airway Management
• Thoracic Trauma
• Shock
• Head Trauma
• Spinal Trauma
• Abdominal Trauma
• Extremity Trauma
• Burns
• Pediatric Trauma
• Geriatric Trauma
• Trauma in Pregnancy
• The Impaired Patient
• Trauma Arrest
• Standard Precautions

Skills Stations

• Assessment skills
• Airway skills
• Thoracic trauma skills
• Vascular access skills
• Spine management skills
• Extremity trauma skills

Intended Audience

The Advanced ITLS Course is suited for the following prehospital practitioners: Advanced Care Paramedic, Registered Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse, or Nurse Practitioner (RN-NP) and Physicians.

Prerequisites

Minimum certification of Advanced Care Paramedic or Registered Nurse

Certification

Although certification is provided, course completion does not grant the privilege of licensure to practice. Students are responsible to obtain licensure to practice with the appropriate professional licensing body.

Recertification

Recertification is required every three years and is typically a one-day course. Providers cannot recertify if their certification has expired. A basic provider cannot recertify at the advanced level to gain that certification. A provider would need to take a new full course at the advanced level to gain the advanced certification.

How am I evaluated

To successfully complete this course, you must successfully complete an ITLS scenario and achieve a minimum grade of 74 percent on the (open resource) written evaluation.

Course Completion Card

Your ITLS certification will be emailed to you approximately 2 weeks after course completion..