Chapter 1: Introduction
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is for healthcare providers who take care of children and infants. Our PALS certification course is recommended for medical professionals who work in pediatric emergency care and need to manage infants and children with a critical illness. Medical professionals who work in areas of pediatric emergency medicine, emergency response services, intensive care units, critical care units as well as pediatric surgeons and doctors would benefit from completing the PALS course. Completing our PALS course online will give you a valid certification to practice Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Our course is created and written by a trained medical doctor and this ensures you are getting the most accurate, updated and best quality PALS course. The main motive of Pediatric Advanced Life Support is to save a life.
Introduction to Pediatric Advanced Life Support Video:
PALS Course Includes:
- Complete Online training and instructions
- Course designed and written by an MD
- Certification card provided online and mailed
- Online, self-paced training and exam
- Videos and various training materials available through our Academic Portal
- Unlimited retakes of exams
- Various training and learning materials which will ensure you pass the course
- PALS study guide
- Practice Clinical Scenarios
- PALS Rhythms Page
- PALS Drug Page
Course Topic Outline:
- Introduction to PALS and Pediatric Assessment
- Respiratory Distress and Failure
- Bradyarrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias
- Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients
- Types of Shock in Pediatric Patients
- Postresusciation Management
- Management Algorithms for all pediatric medical problems
- Pediatric Pharmacology