Course Requirements:

Bring the Following to class:

1) A current PALS and BLS Card..

2) The pre-course material must be done prior to coming to class.  A copy of the completion certificate will be collected on the first day of class.  The web site for this material can be found in the student manual.

3) A Current American Heart Association PALS manual. Per AHA, all students must have a current AHA course textbook for their individual use before, during, and after the course. Students are expected to review the textbook before class and have immediate access to their own copies afterwards as a reference and review tool. Textbooks are designed for use and are a integral part of PALS education. It is important to have a current version of the manual. They can be purchased from Clinical education for $40 (exact cash or personal check) or online from Worldpoint.

The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support course is to provide the learner with:  Information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest.  The cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.

Target Audience:  Pediatricians, house staff, emergency physicians, family physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other healthcare providers who are responsible for the well being of infants and children.