Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
The AHA’s PALS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Course contains:
- PALS Videos
- PALS student manual
- PALS Algorithms
- Exam
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s PALS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
What does this course teach?
- High-quality CPR for children and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the PALS components
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for children and infants
ACLS, PALS and BLS Provider with American Heart Association
