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    Pilot Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses trained emergency physicians in invasive techniques using animal labs. The program proved cost-effective and ready for national standardization.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Surgical Training
    • Emergency Medicine

    Background:

    • The need for standardized trauma care training is critical.
    • Emergency physicians require hands-on experience with invasive procedures.
    • The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program aimed to address these needs.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of pilot ATLS animal laboratory courses.
    • To assess the training of emergency physicians in invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
    • To determine the readiness of the ATLS concept for national standardization.

    Main Methods:

    • Modular ATLS animal laboratory courses were conducted in the fall of 1977.
    • Thirty-seven emergency physicians participated in four pilot laboratories.

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  • The study utilized baboons and rhesus monkeys, with a trainee:animal:instructor ratio of 2:1:0.75.

    • Main Results:

    • The total cost for the pilot courses was $15,581.86.
    • The average cost per trauma laboratory course was $3,895.46.
    • The average cost per emergency physician trained was $421.13.

    Conclusions:

    • The pilot ATLS animal laboratory courses successfully trained emergency physicians.
    • The program demonstrated a cost-effective model for trauma training.
    • The ATLS concept is deemed ready for national standardization and implementation.