RTTDC is offered at various times throughout the year and is available to host. In this course, participants will learn how to:

·         Organize a rural trauma team with defined roles and responsibilities for the members

·         Prepare a rural facility for the appropriate care of the injured patient and identify local resources and limitations.

·         Assess and resuscitate a trauma patient and initiate the transfer process early

·         Establish a performance improvement process

·         Encourage effective communication

·         Define the relationship between the rural trauma facility and the regional trauma system