EMSP 1430 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

2.0 Credits

Students review how to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest in the pediatric patient. The student will review rhythm recognition and how to use the heart monitor in the various modes of electrical therapy in the pediatric mode. The student will review the signs and symptoms along with the management algorithm associated with pediatric life threatening rhythms. The advanced provider will review and practice the various forms of advanced airway management along with a review of CPR for victims of all pediatric patients (including ventilation with barrier devices and bag-mask devices), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO).

Note: Upon successful completion of this course the student will earn a Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Prerequisites: (3) EMSP 1000; must be an advanced healthcare provider; and instructor approval

Lecture Hours: 2.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Perform high-quality CPR per AHA BLS recommendations
Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
Perform role as a high-performance team member
Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
Demonstrate treatment of dysrhythmias
Implement postarrest management

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