PALS Course Contents

If you have already completed your ACLS training, please be aware that our training for certification is not the same as the ACLS. A child generally wouldn’t have the same type of life threatening emergency that an adult would, therefore, the approach to resuscitation of the child will be different. Our PALS certification course and learning materials, such as the pretest, were created by medical professionals using current emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines implemented by the American Heart Association (AHA). Course topics include: approach to pediatric assessment, effective resuscitation and respiratory management, pediatric treatment algorithms, basic life support, defibrillation skills. To better prepare each student for testing, study guide materials are provided in each course at no additional cost.

• Welcome to Pediatric Advanced Life Support!
• Important 2015 Updates to PALS
• Critical Concepts in Basic Life Support
• Systematic Approach to a Critically Ill or Injured Child
• Team Dynamics in Pediatric Resuscitation
• High Quality CPR
• Normal Values in Infants and Children
• Respiratory Distress and Failure
• Shock
• Bradycardia
• Tachycardia with a Pulse
• Cardiac Arrest
• Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
• Medications