Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
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.