Unfortunately trauma is not recognized as an important disease entity and no formal trauma training programme is included in the medical curriculum. There have been very few attempts at conducting trauma care training programmes with the result that very few doctors trained in India have had experience in proper management of a poly trauma victim.

The Trauma Life Support Society of India initially started by a group of like minded doctors in Cochin who were handling trauma cases decided that there is an urgent need to train doctors who handle trauma with a uniform, reproducible method of training.