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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Recertification
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| Date/Time:
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Tue 3/18/2025 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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| Location:
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New Britain EMS Academy
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| Class Price:
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$275.00
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The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is designed for healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support beyond basic life support through the stabilization or transport phases of a pediatric emergency, either in or out of hospital. In this course you will enhance your skills in the evaluation and management of an infant or child with respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise, or cardiac arrest.
You will actively participate in a series of simulated core cases. These simulations are designed to reinforce important concepts, including:
- Identification and treatment of medical conditions that place the child at risk for cardiac arrest
- The systematic approach to pediatric assessment, including general assessment, primary assessment, secondary assessment, and tertiary assessment
- The assess-categorize-decide-act approach to assessment and management of a seriously ill infant or child
- Effective resuscitation team dynamics
The goal of the PALS Provider Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. |
Course Objectives
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Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand and be able to perform the systematic approach to pediatric assessment of a seriously ill or injured child, including general, primary, secondary, and tertiary assessments
- Use the assess-categorize-decide-act approach to decision making
- Recognize and manage a child in respiratory distress or failure and/or compensated or hypotensive shock
- Recognize and manage a child with life-threatening bradyarrhythmia, tachyarrhythmia, or arrest rhythm
- Describe the key elements of effective resuscitation team behaviors and explain why the foundation of successful resuscitation includes both mastery of basic skills and effective team dynamics
- Prevent further deterioration of a child’s condition during the stabilization and transfer phases of care
You should also be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- Performance of effective respiratory management skills, including use of oxygen delivery devices, suctioning, oropharyngeal airway (OPA), nasopharyngeal airway (NPA), bag-mask ventilation, and endotracheal (ET) intubation (according to scope of practice)
- Appropriate use of electrical therapy, including defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion
- Proper technique for intraosseous (IO) access and fluid bolus administration
- Performance as a team leader or team member in simulated cases
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Course Description
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To help you achieve these objectives, the PALS Provider Course includes skill stations, CPR/AED competency testing, learning stations, core cases testing stations, and written testing.
This course includes the following skill stations:
- Management of respiratory emergencies
- Rhythm disturbances/electrical therapy
- Vascular access
In the learning stations you will actively participate in a variety of learning activities, including:
- Core case discussions using a systematic approach to pediatric assessment and decision making
- Core case simulations
- Effective resuscitation team behaviors
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PLEASE NOTE- THERE IS AN ONLINE PRECOURSE SELF ASSESSMENT THAT MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO THE COURSE. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL ONCE YOU REGISTER.
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