Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

The ATCN Course is an extremely important tool in guiding the management of trauma patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Units, and in the management of mass casualty incidents. It is now undisputed that the ATLS-ATCN Course is a programme that contributes to the reduction of trauma-related mortality and morbidity. In its educational content, it provides a common communication background, on the basis of which lives can be saved in critical situations.

ATLS-ATCN, as you will see, does not promote new concepts in the field of trauma management. Established therapeutic methods are taught within it. Its distinguishing feature is the systematic, concise approach to the initial management of the trauma patient. Emphasis is thus placed on its treatment, particularly in the first hour after injury, and refers to its resuscitation and stabilisation, its very important continuous reassessment, and finally to the process of its transfer, if required, to a more specialised facility, e.g. a trauma centre. Of course, the therapeutic principles presented in the ATLS-ATCN manual do not only concern the management of trauma victims. They can thus also be beneficial for patients with diseases unrelated to trauma.

It is known that injured patients present a wide range of complex problems. The ATLS-ATCN Student Course presents a clear way to approach the assessment and management of the polytraumatised patient. The seminar provides nurses with knowledge and techniques that are understandable and easily adaptable to their needs. The skills presented in this manual constitute not the only, but undoubtedly a safe way to perform each technique.

Who is it for: The programme is aimed at nurses

Tuition fees 360 €

Upon payment of the €360 subscription fee, your registration will be confirmed. This includes: registration for the ATCN programme, books, equipment, models, assistant staff fees, and breakfast and lunch.

Programme Coordinator Euripides Kneknas tel. 99809479

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

What is it: Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) is an extremely important educational tool that provides a clear, systematic, and concise way of approaching the initial assessment, resuscitation, and management of the polytraumatised patient.
Purpose The guidance and optimal management of trauma patients in the Emergency Department (ED), Intensive Care Units (ICUs), and during mass casualty incidents. The program demonstrably contributes to the reduction of trauma-related mortality and morbidity.
Philosophy & Approach: The seminar is based on established therapeutic methods, with particular emphasis on managing the trauma patient during the first hour after injury (the «golden hour»). It focuses on stabilisation, continuous reassessment, and the process of safely transporting them to a specialist trauma centre, while its therapeutic principles can also be beneficial for non-trauma patients.
Who is it for: The programme is exclusively aimed at Nurses, offering them specialised knowledge and techniques that are easily adaptable to their clinical needs, ensuring a completely safe way to perform every nursing intervention.
Cost / Tuition Fees 360 € (Completion of the subscription fee confirms registration. Includes: registration on the ATCN programme, books, equipment, models, remuneration for support staff, breakfast and lunch.).

See the programme

Date	Training Centre / Location
5-6/06/2026	CySEC / Nicosia
2-3/10/2026	Educational Centre KSEPPA / Limassol
4-5/12/2026	KSEPA / Larnaca

Programme Structure: The hallmark of the programme is its systematic, concise approach to the initial management of the trauma patient. It presents a clear approach to the assessment and management of the polytrauma patient, offering nurses knowledge and techniques that are understandable and easily adaptable to their needs.
Initial Management Features:
- Emphasis on treating the injured person, especially in the first hour after their injury.
- Resuscitation and stabilisation of the injured person.
- A very important continuous reassessment of it.
- The process of transferring him, if necessary, to a facility with greater specialisation, e.g. a trauma centre.
Therapeutic Methods & Principles:
- Established therapeutic methods are taught without promoting new concepts.
- Therapeutic principles are not solely about treating trauma victims, but can also be beneficial for patients with illnesses unrelated to trauma.
Skills Execution
- The skills presented in the manual constitute a safe way to perform each technique.

International Recognition The ATCN Course is an extremely important tool in guiding the management of trauma patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Units, and in the management of mass casualties.
Validity & Effectiveness It is now undisputed that the ATLS-ATCN Course is a programme that contributes to the reduction of trauma-related mortality and morbidity, providing a common communication framework on which lives can be saved in critical circumstances.
Origin & Method It does not promote new concepts in the field of trauma management, but teaches established therapeutic methods. Its hallmark is the systematic, concise approach to the initial management of the injured patient (especially the first hour after injury), resuscitation, stabilization, continuous reassessment, and the process of their transfer.
Adaptation & Security It presents a clear approach to assessing and managing the polytraumatised patient, offering nurses knowledge and techniques that are understandable and easily adaptable to their needs, which constitute a safe way to perform every technique.