PALS Initial Certification Course Overview

The PALS Initial Certification Course is designed to provide healthcare providers the ability to respond to emergencies for infants and children. Providers will enhance their skills in the treatment of the child victim of a cardiac arrest or other cardiopulmonary emergencies. PALS is based on simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through individual and team learning stations.

What to do BEFORE class:

Every student is required to take the Pre-course Self Assessment Evaluation and review the 2020 PALS Provider Manual before attending class.

  1. Go to https://elearning.heart.org/
  2. Search code 1485 on top right search box and choose PALS Pre-course Self-Assessment.
  3. Re-take this Pre-course Self Assessment Evaluation until you receive an 70%
  4. Print and bring your score to class.

PALS Course Content

  • High-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
  • Recognition of patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
  • Recognition of cardiopulmonary arrest early and application of CPR within 10 seconds
  • Apply team dynamics
  • Differentiation between respiratory distress and failure
  • Early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
  • Differentiation between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
  • Early interventions for the treatment of shock
  • Differentiation between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
  • Clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
  • Post–cardiac arrest management

Features

  • Course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills and simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active participation
  • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
  • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills
  • Co-branded with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

PALS Certification Course Completion eCard

  • American Heart Association PALS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years.
    • PALS Initial: up to 12 CE units
    • EMS CE’s available and may vary by license type

Textbook Requirement

2020 PALS Provider Manual
ISBN: 978-1-61669-785-3

You are required to have the current textbook for this course. If you already own one or have access to one before, during, and after the class, you do not need to purchase one here.

Course Summary

$310 for in-person class / $320 for eLearning course with in-person skills check

AHA PALS Provider Course Completion eCard

Oakland, CA

14 hours over 2 days or one 12-hour one day class

Textbook Requirment*

*available for purchase at registration

Upcoming Classes

Oakland Campus

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In addition to classes conducted at one of our facilities, Project Heartbeat understands that it is much more convenient to send 1 instructor to your facility rather than sending all your students to ours. Therefore, any of our classes can be personalized to your needs and conducted at your home, workplace, school, hospital, or other healthcare facility.

Onsite classes can be scheduled 7 days a week during the morning, afternoon, early evening, or even during an extended work lunch break.

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