PALS Course SyllabusUpdated 2 years ago
Our Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to assist pediatric patients suffering from a cardiopulmonary emergency. Our PALS training and certification is nationally accredited and built on the latest emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) guidelines, to ensure you receive the training you need to improve patient outcomes. Our courses are all self-paced, self-instructed, and take most learners around three hours to complete the full program.
The PALS certification course covers the following:
- Timely recognition of and interventions required to prevent respiratory and cardiac arrest in any pediatric patient
- A systematic approach to pediatric assessment by using an initial impression, primary and secondary assessments, and diagnostic tests
- Priorities and specific interventions for infants and children with respiratory and/or circulatory emergencies
- Importance of effective communication and team dynamics, including individual roles and responsibilities, during a pediatric resuscitation
- Key elements of post-resuscitation management Effective, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Effective respiratory management within your scope of practice
- Selection and application of appropriate cardiorespiratory monitoring
- Selection and administration of the appropriate medications and electrical therapies when presented with an arrhythmia scenario
- Establishment of rapid capsular access to administer fluid and medications
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