EMS 815 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Credit(s) 1.00
Lecture Hours: 1.00
This course is an intensive certification that utilizes the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association Standards and Guidelines for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS). This course is designed to expand the students’ knowledge of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for the pediatric patient, and to formulate the correct treatment plan for given patient simulations. Upon successful course completion, the student will receive an American Heart Association PALS Provider certification card for a two-year certification period.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate how to identify children/infants at high risk of cardiopulmonary arrest.
Perform basic cardiac life support (BCLS) on children/infants with integration into a resuscitation sequence.
Demonstrate skills to use various emergency equipment to resuscitate and stabilize pediatric cases in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest.
Support families and providers in coping with emergencies and death.