What do the initials PALS stand for?

The initials PALS stand for Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

PALS Course

The AHA Healthcare Professional PALS course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This class, AHA instructor led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, BLS, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the AHA Healthcare Professional PALS course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Features

• Class based courses work well for learners who prefer group interaction
• AHA instructor feedback while learning
• Course includes realistic, clinical scenarios that encourage active participation through actual pediatric patient videos and lifelike simulations
• Course is comprehensive and includes our systematic approach to assess and treat pediatric patients in emergency situations
• Course uses a hands on class format to reinforce skills proficiency
• Cobranded with the 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

Course Format / Time

Full course is approximately 13 hours 40 minutes, plus additional time for breaks and lunch. Update course, with all optional stations is approximately 8 hours 20 minutes, plus additional time for breaks and lunch. Update without optional stations is approximately 6 hours 20 minutes, plus additional time for breaks and lunch.

Course Completion Card or Certificate

Students who successfully complete the AHA Healthcare Professional PALS course will receive a PALS Provider course completion card, valid for 2 years.

• 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

Want to take the AHA Healthcare Professional PALS course? Contact Betances Electrical LLC to schedule a class at your home or office.

This course description is from the American Heart Association.