The Canadian Heart Association’s Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) education programs prepare health-care professionals with the advanced knowledge, critical thinking, and practical skills required to effectively recognize, assess, and manage pediatric emergencies and resuscitation events. The program emphasizes the early recognition and treatment of respiratory distress and shock, the prevention of pediatric cardiac arrest, continuous high-quality CPR, effective team dynamics, and evidence-based pediatric resuscitation strategies.
Designed for professionals involved in the care of infants and children, the PALS program combines interactive education, case-based learning, and realistic simulation scenarios to help participants build confidence in managing critically ill pediatric patients in a variety of clinical environments. The course reflects current international resuscitation science and educational best practices based on the latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
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Utilize the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments.
Understand the importance of high-quality BLS, including emphasizing early chest compressions and integrating early defibrillation.
Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a respiratory event.
Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a shock event.
Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing an arrhythmia event.
Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation efforts or transfer of care.
Manage a pediatric patient who obtains a return of spontaneous circulation.
Understand the importance of effective communication as a team member or team leader.
Evaluate your team’s resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest utilizing a continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to your team
Recognize the impact and importance of team dynamics on overall team performance.
Discuss how the use of a rapid response team or medical emergency team may improve pediatric patient outcomes.
How Will I Be Evaluated...
During the Canadian Heart Association’s PALS program, you will be given access to an integrated online evaluation system. It is through the use of this system that you will be evaluated. Evaluation happens in real-time with the program. You can access the system using your own smartphone or computer. Through the use of this interactive evaluation system, we can guarantee that you will successfully complete the program and earn your PALS Provider Certificate.
