AHA PALS Renewal
The American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Update / Renewal Course is designed to help pediatric healthcare providers manage critically ill children and infants. The course is intended to improve the quality of care for seriously ill or injured children by preparing healthcare providers to recognize and intervene in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest, shock, and respiratory emergencies.
Students are taught to apply a systematic, continuous approach to effectively assess, recognize and care for a pediatric patient experiencing a respiratory emergency, shock or a cardiac emergency.
In this course you will refresh what you have already learned in your initial class. Here we will cover:
CPR, AED and bag mask use for a Child and an infant
Airway Management
Rhythm Disturbances and Electrical therapy such as defibrillation and cardioversion
Vascular Access
Team Dynamics
Medications: Atropine, Adenosine, Amiodarone, Epinephrine, Fluid Bolus and Lidocaine
PALS Systematic Approach
Recognizing and Managing Respiratory Emergencies
Recognizing and Managing Cardiac Emergencies
Recognizing and Managing Shock
This classroom course will update a PALS Provider's current PALS Card, valid for an additional two years. Your PALS Provider Card will be issued on the same day as your class.
