PALS Provider
PALS Provider Course Description
Safeguard CPR offers the American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
course. PALS is geared towards healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.
The PALS Provider course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics.
- Includes realistic, clinical scenarios that encourage active participation – delivered through actual pediatric patient videos and lifelike simulations
- Comprehensive and includes our systematic approach to assess and treat pediatric patients in emergency situations
- Hands-on class format to reinforce skills proficiency
- Co-branded with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Concepts and skills covered in the PALS Provider course include:
- review of BLS and AED for infants and children
- systematic approach to the seriously ill or injured child
- recognition and management of cardiac arrest
- effective resuscitation team dynamics
- recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure
- bag-mask ventilation, suctioning, and other airway management techniques
- recognition and management of shock
- circulatory emergencies
- recognition and management of arrhythmias
- post-cardiac arrest care.
Mandatory Precourse Self-Assessment and Precourse Work Requirements
- All students must complete the Precourse Self-Assessment and achieve a score of at least 70% before taking the PALS Course.
- Once a student has passed the Precourse Self-Assessment, they will gain access to the Precourse Work video lessons.
- All video lessons must be reviewed before entering the classroom.
- Students must print their successful Precourse Self-Assessment completion certificate and bring it with them to class.
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PALS Provider Course Schedule
10:00am
3:00pm
PALS Provider Course Cost
$200.00
(Payment must be received at least 24 hours prior to class time or $25 Walk-In fee applies. Please call for availability first if paying less than 24 hours.)