Atls..

[EM_Rebuilder]

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So, in some recent confusion it was not discovered that I was enrolled in ATLS until today. None of the material had been mailed to me; instead I picked it up after lunch today.

The course is tomorrow and saturday. I have been trying to read through this book but its a lost cause. The book even says two weeks minimum to prepare.

What scares me the most (right now) is this 'PreTest'. A few I can answer, but the others I have not even began to read the parts they are over.

I guess I type all this hoping for a response from someone telling me that the class is near a 'joke' and not to worry about it. Just fill in what answer you think is best and go to bed?

Or is it serious business and if I do not stay up all night and read I will be screwed/fail the course?

Options:

1.) Go to bed and wing it... you'll do ok.

2.) Stay up all night, hit the high points, and good luck...view it as your first intern call

3.) Go in, explain to whoever is giving it the situation, hope that your program is ok with taking it later

 

[embound07]

so i typed you a nice long reply then noticed you said aTls not aCls....oops. don't know about atls, sorry

 

[USCDiver]

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[EM_Rebuilder]

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Thanks for the quick reply; thats what I was hoping to hear. And thanks embound07 for your effot. I just finished aCls and would say that 1 would have certainly worked for that. The thicker book and such was just a bit more intimidating for aTls.

 

[kungfufishing]

skim it you should be fine

 

[kbrown]

just took ATLS. really not bad. just pay attention during all of the lectures and the skill stations. it's pretty do-able.

 

[roja]

wait, there was a book for ATLS?


Really?



Okay, seriously. I didn't crack my book. Well, okay, I opened it during the course so it looked like I did something. Pay attention in the lectures. Its not that bad.

 

[EM_Rebuilder]

Just for if anyone ever searches for the topic of this thread in the future....

The pretest was not that bad and it does not count to your passing anyways. The class is very simple and basic; we can assume any EM person has at least witnessed a trauma before. Pay attention in class and it will be a breeze. I had more trouble keeping the drugs/doses straight in ACLS whereas this is simply primary/secondary survery and simple life saving procedures.

 

[deleted109597]

Must be nice. Because I am in a surgery residency, the surgeons apparently take this VERY seriously. As in, I have 3 days of ATLS. Tons of lectures. Lots of practice scenarios. And because they are surgeons (read whatever you want into that), they very much enjoy saying things like "people fail this every year and have to remediate."
On the plus side, this means I don't have to do it again next year.

 

[Radiohead]

1 definitely.
Our ATLS is taught by the Surgery Dept. here, and they are serious about it as well. But they are very nice and reasonable people who know that there is no way to completely memorize the book. They should make it very OBVIOUS what is going to be tested during each lecture. We were all worried about failing and we all did fine. I didn't even look at the book. Don't stress it, you are only supposed to come out of ATLS with a basic framework on trauma codes. The real stuff is learned on the job.

 

[DeLaughterDO]

Anyone have to take this FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support) course offered by SCCM? I have to take it next monday/tuesday. Our program requires it for all incoming EM-1's.

Looks like pretty basic CCM stuff.

jd