PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Classes
10% Discount on all PALS Classes for Active Military and Veterans
The AHA’s PALS Class is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. The goal of PALS is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.
PALS Prep Course (FREE!)
The PALS Prep Course is designed to provide the fundamentals necessary for the core PALS certification course. In this Prep Course, students will receive detailed instruction on initial and primary assessment. Students will also learn how to use American Heart Association (AHA) algorithms for the pediatric victim. The pharmacology section of the course includes a discussion of priorities for drug administration, and provides an in-depth analysis of mechanisms, indications, contraindications, special considerations, warnings and side effects of the most common PALS medications. Students will participate in pediatric case studies to review respiratory destress and failure, recognizing shock and how to gain Vascular access to management it, students will learn the different rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy.
PALS First Time Provider
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) The PALS Provider Class teaches students how to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, to provide 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.
*Current BLS card is required to take this class.
PALS Update Class
The AHA’s PALS Class has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led class 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.
*Current BLS card is required to take this class.
HeartCode® PALS (a blend of online study and Hands-on Practical Skills Testing)
Note: Class registration is available 24/7. After completing the online portion, you can schedule your hands-on skill session.
HeartCode® PALS is an online comprehensive eLearning program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. In this environment, students apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development.
To enter the course, students must complete the PALS Precourse Self-Assessment. Students are then presented with 12 In-hospital patient cases and a team dynamics lesson. Cases may be repeated as many times as necessary to pass. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%.
Students who successfully complete the online portion of the course receive a certificate granting them access to a PALS Hands-on Session with an AHA PALS Instructor. Students must successfully complete both the online portion and the hands-on session to receive a PALS Provider course completion card.
PALS Skills Check call 586-359-6494 to set up you appointment today