Advanced Trauma Life Support^® (ATLS^®) Student Course presents a concise approach to assessing and managing multiply injured patients. The course presents doctors with knowledge and techniques that are comprehensive and easily adapted to fit their needs. The skills described in the manual represent one safe way to perform each technique, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) recognizes that there are other acceptable approaches. However, the knowledge and skills taught in the course are easily adapted to all venues for the care of patients.

The ACS and its Committee on Trauma (COT) have developed the ATLS program for doctors. This program provides systemic and concise training for the early care of trauma patients. The ATLS program provides participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

1. Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately
2. Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
3. Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capacity
4. Arrange appropriately for the patient’s inter-hospital transfer (who, what, when, and how)
5. Assure that optimum care is provided and that the level of care does not deteriorate at any point during the evaluation, resuscitation, or transfer process

For doctors who infrequently treat trauma, the ATLS course provides an easy-to-remember method for evaluating and treating the victim of a traumatic event. For doctors who treat traumatic disease on a frequent basis, the ATLS course provides a scaffold for evaluation, treatment, education, and quality assurance. In short, ATLS is a measurable, reproducible, and comprehensive system of trauma care.

Advanced Trauma Life Support^® (ATLS^®) Student Course presents a concise approach to assessing and managing multiply injured patients. The course presents doctors with knowledge and techniques that are comprehensive and easily adapted to fit their needs. The skills described in the manual represent one safe way to perform each technique, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) recognizes that there are other acceptable approaches. However, the knowledge and skills taught in the course are easily adapted to all venues for the care of patients.

The ACS and its Committee on Trauma (COT) have developed the ATLS program for doctors. This program provides systemic and concise training for the early care of trauma patients. The ATLS program provides participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

1. Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately
2. Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
3. Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capacity
4. Arrange appropriately for the patient’s inter-hospital transfer (who, what, when, and how)
5. Assure that optimum care is provided and that the level of care does not deteriorate at any point during the evaluation, resuscitation, or transfer process

For doctors who infrequently treat trauma, the ATLS course provides an easy-to-remember method for evaluating and treating the victim of a traumatic event. For doctors who treat traumatic disease on a frequent basis, the ATLS course provides a scaffold for evaluation, treatment, education, and quality assurance. In short, ATLS is a measurable, reproducible, and comprehensive system of trauma care.

Read the EMT Basic Course application carefully and completely before registering.  There are strict guidelines and requirements for this course.

 Prerequisites to attend:

          -     18 years of age by graduation 

          -     No prior felony convictions

          -    Obtain American Heart Association (AHA) CPR certification prior to entering the hospital, clinical, or ambulance ride along experience.  There will be two opportunities (dates to TBD) to take a CPR class through BPM and the fee for the CPR course will be included in your initial EMT course fee.  If you do not take one these CPR classes through BPM, you are responsible for obtaining your AHA CPR certification elsewhere, or paying the fee to attend the next available BPM public class. 

AHA CPR certification is the ONLY CPR certification that we will accept for the EMT program.  

 Course and Study Commitment:

It is estimated that you will spend over 120 hours in the
classroom and an additional 10 hours in the Emergency Room for patient observation.  To say the least, this course is INTENSE and moves very quickly!  It requires MATURITY, DEDICATION and plenty of extra STUDY time.

We suggest that for every classroom hour you attend, you must
commit to an additional hour of outside study.  If you are an MSU student with a heavy course load, we do NOT recommend taking the course.  In the past, MSU students who carried heavy academic course loads had a very hard time completing this course.

 Attendance is required. You may not miss more than two excused classes and must pass all exams with a minimum score of 70%. If you fail two or more exams - including retests – you will be dropped from this course. 

Course registration :

Cost:        $950.00

There is a $300.00 Non-Refundable deposit required to hold your seat.

The remaining $650.00 is due before the first day of class. 

Alternately you may mail checks to:

Best Practice Medicine
601 Haggerty Lane, Suite A 
Bozeman MT 59715

1.  EMT textbook -  you may purchase on your own, or you may also purchase through BPM.

2.  Immunization costs (if you are not current, and need to get them).

Note: 

Once you graduate from this course, there are investment costs associated with licensing 

exams and applications.

   - National Registry exam fee: $80

   - State Licensing application fee: $50

   - National Practitioner Database Self-Query: $4

   - Montana State Licensing Skills Exam Fee: $190

Required Textbook

We are passionately committed to providing you with the
most professional, high-quality, and up-to-date training possible. We want you to succeed, to save lives, and be truly ready. To that end, we always recommend the latest edition of the training text book, so that you have the most recent editions of knowledge and practice in your training and at your fingertips.

The Text Book:

Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel J. Limmer EMT-P

and Michael F. O'Keefe

Publisher: Pearson 13 edition (February 21, 2015)
ISBN-10: 0-13-402455-9 
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-402455-4

You may purchase the book on your own, new or used, at Amazon.com or Textbooks.com, for example. Or you can order through Best Practice Medicine.

The companion workbook is not required. However, you may use it to supplement your learning.

****A requirement of this course is to have access to a stable
internet connection, as there is regular online content in addition to online course exams.

Recertification requirements:

        Complete a state approved refresher course very two years

        Complete 48-hours of continuing education every two years