Lectures, Classes and Support Groups

PALS

Pediatric Advance Life Support

Description:
The goal of the PALS Course is to teach students how to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, to provide students with strategies for preventing cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children, and to teach students 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.

Audience:
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.

Prerequisites:
BLS/HCP certification
Completion of pretest
PALS Provider Manual
Strongly recommended: ECC Handbook

Available Classes:
No classes scheduled for the rest of 2008.

Further Information and registration:
Please see the brochure.