Welcome to Pediatric Advanced Life Support!

THANK YOU for your dedication to learning how to save infants and children lives who are
suffering from medical emergencies
Course Objectives
• Use a systematic approach to provide care for critically ill or injured children
• Recognize when a person is in cardiac arrest and provide immediate, definitive care
• Recognize when a person is in respiratory arrest and provide immediate, definitive care
• Perform high quality CPR and other evidence-based BLS techniques
• Prioritize chest compressions in cardiac arrest management
• Understand the role of and be able to use an AED or manual defibrillator
• Evaluate the quality of resuscitation and make adjustments as needed
• Effectively communicate as a team during resuscitation
• Understand the physiology of respiratory distress and failure
• Treat respiratory distress and failure
• Identify and appropriately manage tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias
• Provide appropriate post-resuscitation car