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The '''Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills''' course (DSTS) is a joint development between the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England]], the [[Royal Centre for Defence Medicine]] and the [[Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences]] in [[Washington DC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses/course-search/dsts.html|title=Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills (DSTS)|accessdate=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325030321/https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses/course-search/dsts.html|archive-date=25 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Originally designed for the military, the training structure has now been adapted to accommodate civilian surgical consultants and teaches vascular, cardiothoracic and general surgery techniques which are vital in dealing with trauma injuries.

The programme follows on from the [[Advanced Trauma Life Support]] (ATLS) programme.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/courses/search/definitive-surgical-trauma-skills-dsts/ Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills]

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