PALS

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, the Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.


Features

  • Classroom-based courses work well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning
  • The course includes realistic, clinical scenarios that encourage active participation – delivered through actual pediatric patient videos and lifelike simulations
  • The course is comprehensive and includes our systematic approach to assess and treat pediatric patients in emergency situations
  • The course uses a hands-on class format to reinforce skills proficiency
  • Co-branded with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Course Content

  • High-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
  • Recognition of patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
  • Recognition of cardiopulmonary arrest early and application of CPR within 10 seconds
  • Apply team dynamics
  • Differentiation between respiratory distress and failure
  • Early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
  • Differentiation between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
  • Early interventions for the treatment of shock
  • Differentiation between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
  • Clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
  • Post-cardiac arrest management

Blended Learning courses combine the flexibility of online training with hands-on skills practice and testing with an AHA Instructor. They provide a flexible alternative to classroom training.

100% classroom training means students are with an AHA instructor for their entire learning experience.

  • Full PALS provider course is a 2-day course lasting about 5 hours each day to complete, including practice while watching DVD, skills practice and evaluation, and written exam.
  • Renewal course is a 1-day course lasting about 5 hours to complete, including practice while watching DVD, skills practice, skills and written exam.

For successful course completion, learners must actively participate in all case-based scenarios and must meet all current PALS course completion requirements including:

  • Actively participate in, practice and complete all learning stations
  • Complete the open-resource written exam with a minimum score of 84%
  • Pass the 1- and 2-Rescuer Child BLS With AED and 1- and 2-Rescuer Infant BLS Skills Tests
  • Pass 2 PALS core case scenarios (1 cardiac and 1 respiratory or shock) as a team leader, providing appropriate medical treatment and demonstrating effective team dynamics
  • Computer portion and the test must be completed prior to skills exam and certificate will be collected prior to the exam.
  • To take the written exam go to http://www.onlineaha.org
  • Take the part A for PALS

Students who successfully complete the PALS Course will receive a PALS Provider course completion card which is valid for two years.

Note: If you require CPR for HCP take part a CPR -HCP and you can complete both skills evaluations at the same time.

This is an American Heart Association Course and you will receive a card from the American Heart Association upon successful completion of the class.

Initial course $250.00 add CPR-HCP $280.00

Recertification course $200.00   add CPR-HCP $250.00

Skills evaluation $100.00 add CPR-HCP skills $150.00

 

Contact Acute CPR to schedule a class.