International Trauma Life Support

International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care. Founded in 1985 as Basic Trauma Life Support International, it adopted the ITLS name in 2005 to better reflect its global role and impact. ITLS is currently managed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, is incorporated in Alabama as Basic Trauma Life Support, Ltd. (doing business as ITLS in Texas), and is exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. It has headquarters in Illinois, USA, and more than 130 Chapters and Training Centres in over 50 countries.

International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care. It was founded in 1985 as Basic Trauma Life Support International and adopted its new name, ITLS, in 2005 to better reflect its global role and impact. John E. Campbell, MD, FACEP founded Basic Trauma Life Support International in 1982; with a Chapter grant from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to the Alabama Chapter of ACEP, the first BTLS course was created. ITLS is currently managed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, is incorporated in Alabama as Basic Trauma Life Support, Ltd. (doing business as ITLS in Texas), and is exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. It has headquarters in Illinois, USA, and today has more than 130 Chapters and Training Centres in over 50 countries around the world that offer training, education, and research opportunities for emergency care providers. As of 2024, over 931,000 students have been trained.

A global not-for-profit organization providing trauma education and emergency trauma care training worldwide.

• ITLS Provider course

• ITLS Instructor course

• ITLS eTrauma

• ITLS Pediatric

• ITLS High Threat

• ITLS Access

• ITLS Duty to Respond

• ITLS Recertification

1. 1Home - ITLSitrauma.org
2. 2ITLS Awards Recipient History - ITLSitrauma.org
3. 3About Us - ITLSitrauma.org
4. 4About ITLS - ITLSitrauma.org
5. 5International Trauma Life Supportwikidata.org