Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Intended for Pediatricians, house staff, emergency physicians, family physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers who are responsible for responding to emergencies in infants and children

The goal of the PALS Provider Course is to teach students:
          Recognize infants & children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest
          Strategies for preventing cardiopulmonary arrest in infants & children,
          How to perform the cognitive and psychomotor skills for resuscitating and stabilizing infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or                                  cardiopulmonary arrest.
          Skills in bag-mask ventilation
          Management of airway
          defibrillation and cardioversion,
          use of AEDs for children older than 1 year, and rhythm management are emphasized. A modular approach is provided.

Course cost includes:
          PALS Provider Manual (80-1008)
          All materials necessary for course completion

Approximate course length: 13 ½ hr (original)

Cost:   $125.00 for original certification
          $80.00 for recertification