TY - BOOK TI - Battlefield advanced trauma life support: 1 PY - 2006/// KW - MILITARY MEDICINE KW - BATTLEFIELD MEDICINE N2 - Part 1 of 3. The BATLS Manual was originally developed by the British Army and is now a tri-service training asset. It has its roots in the Advanced Trauma Life Support course propagated by the American College of Surgeons which is itself recognised as the international standard for trauma resuscitation in civilian hospitals. Part 1 covers mechanisms and epidemiology of trauma, preparation and incident response, care under fire, tactical field care, field resuscitation, and advanced resuscitation. Includes check lists and real life examples of incidents, injuries, and the procedures used to deal with them ER -