Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Course Description
The PALS course gives healthcare professionals the knowledge and skills to better recognize and treat critically ill infants and children. This course uses a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency management of pediatric patients approaching or already in respiratory or cardiac arrest. The course covers treatment beyond the first few emergency minutes and goes through stabilizing patients or transport phases of a pediatric emergency, in or out of the hospital.

 

Course Content:

  • Recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardio-pulmonary arrest
  • The systematic approach to pediatric assessment
  • Effective respiratory management
  • Validate skills for 1- and 2-person CPR and AED skills for infant and child
  • Defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion
  • Intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration
  • Effective resuscitation team dynamics

Intended Audience
For healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies.


COURSE LENGTH (TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM):Approximately 14 hours :: Schedule a Class for Your Agency

UPCOMING COURSES:

» None at this time:

 
 

 

Student Materials:

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Student CD 
  • PALS Precourse Checklist and PALS pocket Reference Card
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course Guide & Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Manual

Card Type:  Course completion

Written/Skills Exam:  Required for completion card

 

 ACLS

American Heart Association Affiliation

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS,ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.

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