Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Description:

The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%.

Audience:

PALS is intended for healthcare professionals who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units that encounter pediatric patients on a regular basis.

What does this course teach?

Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per basic life support (BLS) recommendations

Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention

Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds

Apply team dynamics

Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure

Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure

Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock

Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock

Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias

Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias

Implement post–cardiac arrest management