In 1976, Dr. Jim Styner, an orthopedic surgeon, crashed his small plane into a cornfield in Nebraska, sustaining serious injuries. His wife was killed, and 3 of their 4 children were critically injured. At the local hospital, the care that he and his children received was inadequate, even by standards in those days. "When I can provide better care in the field with limited resources than what my children and I received at the primary care facility, there is something wrong with the system, and the system has to be changed," Dr. Styner said.
His family's tragedy and the medical mistakes that followed gave birth to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and changed the standard of care in the first hour after trauma.
Dr. Styner helped produce the initial ATLS course. In 1980, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma adopted ATLS and began disseminating the course worldwide. It has become the standard for trauma care in US emergency departments and advanced paramedical services. The Society of Trauma Nurses and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians have developed similar programs based on ATLS.
His family's tragedy and the medical mistakes that followed gave birth to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and changed the standard of care in the first hour after trauma.
Dr. Styner helped produce the initial ATLS course. In 1980, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma adopted ATLS and began disseminating the course worldwide. It has become the standard for trauma care in US emergency departments and advanced paramedical services. The Society of Trauma Nurses and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians have developed similar programs based on ATLS.
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