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International Trauma Life Support The official home of International Trauma Life Support on Facebook. ITLS training programs are aimed at prehospital (or out-of-hospital) providers.

Organization : A not-for-profit organization incorporated in Alabama and registered to do business in Illinois, ITLS is exempt from federal taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the IRS code. Since its founding in 1982, over 330,000 EMS professionals have learned proven techniques endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). International Trauma Standard : ITLS is accepted internationally as the standard training course for prehospital trauma care, and is not only taught as continuing education course, but is also used as a textbook in many Paramedic, EMT, and first responder training programs. Important Notice of Service Mark Rights
International Trauma Life Support, out of Downers Grove, Illinois, USA owns all rights to the ITLS logo displayed on this page including the logos shown in U.S. Service Mark Reg. Nos. 3,299,392 and 1,928,942, and U.S. Service Mark Application No. 85/478,187. Before display or use of ITLS's logo or trade name in any manner in connection with ITLS Chapter activities, please inquire at our Downers Grove, IL offices:

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: We finish strong with a final day of education built for the unexpected.Wednesday’s program ex...
09/23/2026

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: We finish strong with a final day of education built for the unexpected.

Wednesday’s program explores:

🛡️ High-threat care and instruction
❓ Unexpected challenges in trauma response
🦴 Evidence and controversies surrounding spinal motion restriction
🩺 Abdominal and pelvic trauma
🏙️ How geography, funding, and innovation shape trauma systems
🩸 The hemorrhage chain of survival
🤝 Supporting trauma professionals during a crisis
🧒 Pediatric mass casualty response
🔬 Emerging trauma research

Join us for clinical insight, systems-level thinking, and practical education designed to improve trauma care worldwide.

📅 October 5-7, 2026
📍 Marriott Marquis Chicago

View the full agenda and register:
itrauma.org/annualmeeting

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: Day 2 of brings a full day of education built for the realities of trauma care.Tuesday’s progr...
09/22/2026

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: Day 2 of brings a full day of education built for the realities of trauma care.

Tuesday’s program begins with a welcome and keynote from ACEP President-Elect, Ryan A. Stanton, MD, FACEP, followed by expert-led sessions exploring:

🫁 Evolving approaches to trauma care
🚨 Mass casualty incident performance
🩸 Hypothermia and the lethal triad
🤖 AI in pediatric trauma education
❤️ Traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
🧒 Pediatric trauma
🛡️ Tactical medicine
🩺 Thoracostomy complications
🚑 Provider retention and the future of the industry

Join trauma and EMS professionals from around the world for practical insights, new perspectives, and education you can carry back to the field.

📅 October 5-7, 2026
📍 Marriott Marquis Chicago

View the full agenda and register:
itrauma.org/annualmeeting

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: begins with the new ITLS Trauma Skills Lab!This is trauma care you do—not just watch. Work thr...
09/22/2026

⏳ TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: begins with the new ITLS Trauma Skills Lab!

This is trauma care you do—not just watch. Work through three hands-on stations with ITLS faculty providing coaching and feedback in real time:

🫁 AIRWAY
Practice basic and advanced airway techniques, from OPA and NPA placement to supraglottic airways, endotracheal intubation, and surgical cricothyrotomy. Faculty will also explore RSI indications and why you should “resuscitate before you intubate.”

🩻 ULTRASOUND
Perform and interpret FAST/EFAST exams, focused cardiac views, ultrasound-guided vascular access, and ultrasound-assisted pulse checks during simulated cardiac arrest.

🫀 CHEST DECOMPRESSION
Review the indications, landmarks, and correct techniques for needle decompression and finger thoracostomy in suspected tension pneumothorax.

📅 Monday, October 5
☀️ Morning session: 8:00–11:30 AM
🌆 Afternoon session: 1:00–4:30 PM

The same lab is offered twice, and participation is included with conference registration at no additional cost.

Register and explore the full conference:
itrauma.org/annualmeeting

09/20/2026

Earn CE/CME while you sharpen the skills that matter most. ITLS 2026, Chicago, Oct 5–7. itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting

Earn CE/CME while you sharpen the skills that matter most. ITLS 2026, Chicago, Oct 5–7. itrauma.org/AnnualMeetingThis ye...
09/20/2026

Earn CE/CME while you sharpen the skills that matter most. ITLS 2026, Chicago, Oct 5–7. itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting

This year’s program explores mass casualty response, hemorrhage control, pediatric trauma, traumatic cardiac arrest, thoracostomy complications, spinal motion restriction, provider well-being, trauma-system innovation, and more.

📅 October 5–7, 2026
📍 Marriott Marquis Chicago
👋 New for 2026: ITLS Trauma Skills Lab, included with conference registration

Explore the full agenda and reserve your skills lab place today!
itrauma.org/annualmeeting

09/16/2026

From every corner of the globe, ITLS providers share one standard of care. This October, we bring that community together in Chicago. Will we see you there? Register → itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting

Three weeks out. The worldwide ITLS community is heading to Chicago — join them. Register → itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting ...
09/16/2026

Three weeks out. The worldwide ITLS community is heading to Chicago — join them. Register → itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting

Twenty-five years ago today, 2,977 people from 90 nations lost their lives in the attacks on New York City, the Pentagon...
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, 2,977 people from 90 nations lost their lives in the attacks on New York City, the Pentagon, and aboard United Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Among them were firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and law enforcement officers who moved toward danger so that others could escape it. In the years since, many more responders and recovery workers have died from illnesses connected to their service, and that toll continues today.

International Trauma Life Support honors every life lost and every family still carrying that loss. We also recognize the responders, clinicians, and volunteers who answered the call that morning and in the long months of recovery that followed.

The lessons of September 11 continue to shape how our profession prepares for mass casualty events, coordinates across agencies, and cares for patients under the hardest conditions imaginable. Our global community of instructors and providers carries that work forward every day.

We remember.

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: A NEW HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB AT ITLS 2026!Get ready to roll up your sleeves—your ITLS 2026 Annual Meeting...
09/02/2026

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: A NEW HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB AT ITLS 2026!

Get ready to roll up your sleeves—your ITLS 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference experience just became even more interactive!

For the first time, attendees can participate in a hands-on skills lab designed to bring learning to life through active practice and skill development.

Even better? Participation is INCLUDED with your conference registration—there is no additional fee to attend!

📅 Monday, October 5
☀️ Morning session
🌆 Afternoon session

Final session times and additional details will be announced soon.
Space will be limited in each session, so register early for the best opportunity to participate.

More hands-on. More interactive. More value.
👉 Register for ITLS 2026: https://www.itrauma.org/annualmeeting

ITLS 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference
October 5–7 | Marriott Marquis Chicago

It’s official — registration for the ITLS 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference is OPEN! Chicago | October 5–7, 2026:Registe...
06/24/2026

It’s official — registration for the ITLS 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference is OPEN!

Chicago | October 5–7, 2026:
Register on or before July 15 and we’ll hand you a COMPLIMENTARY 1-year subscription to the new ITLS 1st Edition eTextbook.

Trauma professionals worldwide: this is your moment.
Register Today! → itrauma.org/AnnualMeeting

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