European Trauma Course Austria

European Trauma Course · Austria

Modern trauma care starts with the team

The European Trauma Course (ETC) trains medical teams to manage critically injured patients in those first, critical minutes. Built on realistic simulation and international standards, it sharpens teamwork, communication and clinical decisions that outcomes depend on.

max. 2 : 1 participants per instructor · intensive, hands-on training in small groups

ETC Austria participants training as a trauma team around a simulation patient.

2026 · In-house

Upcoming courses

Our upcoming courses are held in-house at Austrian hospitals. To enquire, open the form for the relevant course date.

  1. 01
    18–20 September 2026
    UKH Meidling
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  2. 02
    6–8 November 2026
    OÖG Steyr
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  3. 03
    20–22 November 2026
    UKH Graz
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  4. 04
    11–13 December 2026
    LKH Salzburg
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A multidisciplinary ETC Austria team working together during a simulation exercise.

About

About the European Trauma Course

The European Trauma Course is an internationally recognised course for the initial management of critically injured patients. It combines evidence-based medicine with human factors, crisis resource management and realistic simulation, so teams don't just learn what to do, they practise doing it together under pressure.

  • Structured assessment and management of critically injured patients
  • Prioritising life-saving interventions under pressure
  • Clear roles and communication within the team
  • Crisis resource management and human factors
  • Effective teamwork across disciplines

Distinction

Why the ETC is different

Most courses teach trauma management. The ETC is built so that everyone gets to practise it, with the time, attention and feedback that real skill takes.

01

A maximum of two participants per instructor.

No ETC course ever exceeds a 2:1 ratio, and in practice it's often closer to 1:1. No one is left watching from the back: everyone gets hands-on time at every station, individual feedback, and the space to master each skill before moving on.

02

Faculty who have rehearsed the whole course before you arrive.

Before every course, the instructors meet and work through the entire course themselves, hands-on, station by station, fine-tuning how they'll teach each part. By the time you arrive, every detail is prepared and rehearsed, so you can spend the whole course learning.

It's this care in how the course is taught, not just what's in it, that sets the ETC apart.

Audience

Who it's for

The ETC is for healthcare professionals who care for critically injured patients, and for anyone wanting to sharpen their trauma management skills.

  • Doctors in acute and emergency medicine
  • Anaesthesia and intensive care teams
  • Surgery and trauma surgery teams
  • Emergency and intensive care nurses
  • Pre-hospital emergency teams
01

Hands-on simulation

Realistic scenarios and case-based training, not lectures.

02

Interprofessional

Participants train as one multidisciplinary trauma team.

03

European standards

Teaching follows the internationally established ETC curriculum.

04

Direct feedback

Individual, immediate feedback at every station.

Contact

Contact

Questions about a course? For general questions, or to organise a course at your institution, just email us. We're happy to help.