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About / History
Basic Trauma Life Support was initiated in 1986 in the state of
Tennessee with the help of the Tennessee Chapter of American College of
Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the Tennessee Department of Public
Health, division of Emergency Medical Services.
The realization of the need to improve training for those
individuals that are involved in all aspects of emergency patient
management to enhance patient care, decrease pre-hospital and in-hospital
morbidity from trauma and cardiac related problems, improve overall
communication between members of the emergency health care community.
Tennessee’s ACEP, EMS, and numerous others dedication to this caused
led to the introduction of the Basic Trauma Life Support course.
The BTLS course is designed to teach physicians, paramedics, flight
nurses, emergency nurses, physician assistants, basic EMT’s and First
Responders a systematic and orderly approach to treating the trauma
patient.
Tennessee chapter of BTLS provides support for the organization and
instruction of BTLS courses within the State.
Tennessee BTLS is also actively involved in developing the
Tennessee network and upgrading and ensuring standardization of the
instructional programs.
The overall goal of Tennessee BTLS is to improve patient care through
the education of emergency health care providers. The primary goal is to support the development and management
of a centralized BTLS program that will provide a mechanism by which to
build and extend BTLS training throughout the State.
The responsibilities of Tennessee BTLS include developing a system of
education and a mechanism for conducting, approving and certifying BTLS
courses; establishing and
ensuring standardization of instruction and certification; distributing
course materials, and collecting assessment fees, as well as assisting
local organizations in conducting courses within their own areas.
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