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World J Crit Care Med. Feb 4, 2016; 5(1): 12-16
Published online Feb 4, 2016. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v5.i1.12
Advanced trauma life support training: How useful it is?
Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Fikri M Abu-Zidan, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO BOX 17666, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Author contributions: Abu-Zidan FM had the idea, critically read the literature, drew the images, wrote the paper, and approved its final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None declared by the author.
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Correspondence to: Fikri M Abu-Zidan, MD, FACS, FRCS, PhD, Dip Applied Statistics, Professor, Acute Care Surgeon, Point-of-Care Sonographer, Statistical Consultant, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Tawam Roundabout, Tawam Street, PO BOX 17666, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. fabuzidan@uaeu.ac.ae
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Received: July 22, 2015
Peer-review started: July 24, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: October 7, 2015
Accepted: November 24, 2015
Article in press: November 25, 2015
Published online: February 4, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: We recommend teaching advanced trauma life support (ATLS) courses for doctors who may treat multiple trauma patients in their setting. Large prospective cohort studies of high quality data are needed to evaluate the impact of ATLS training on trauma death rates and disability.