PALS RENEWAL with BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS RENEWAL

This is a RENEWAL course only. If your card has expired you need to take the Initial New course. We strongly encourage all participants to check their certification cards carefully prior to registration to avoid scheduling issues or loss of course fees.                      

PALS RENEWAL

The PALS Renewal course is designed to help pediatric healthcare providers strengthen the knowledge, skills, and clinical strategies needed to effectively manage critically ill infants and children—ultimately improving patient outcomes. This course is conducted in a relaxed, low-stress learning environment where concepts are clearly explained in a way that is easy to understand and remember.

This course is ideal for pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals who initiate or direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies.

Using a scenario-based, team-focused approach, participants learn how to assess and manage pediatric patients who are approaching or already experiencing respiratory or cardiac arrest. Your PALS Provider eCard will be issued immediately after course completion and is valid for two years.

The PALS Renewal course teaches participants to:

• Recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest

• Apply strategies to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest

• Perform effective resuscitation and stabilization of infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiac arrest

Key course topics include:

• 1- and 2-rescuer CPR and AED use for infants and children

• Pediatric BLS CPR skills

• Cardiac, respiratory, and shock case discussions and simulations

• Updates in Pediatric Advanced Life Support based on the latest science and guidelines

• Recognition and management of respiratory failure, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest

• Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy (defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion)

• Post–cardiac arrest care

• Intraosseous (IO) vascular access and fluid bolus administration

• Systematic pediatric assessment

• Effective resuscitation team dynamics

• Coping with death

BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

The BLS for Healthcare Providers course is a stress-free, engaging class based on the most current guidelines from the American Heart Association. This course is designed for both certified and non-certified healthcare professionals who require a credential documenting successful completion of BLS training.

This course is appropriate for EMS personnel, physicians, physician assistants, dentists and dental staff, nurses, LVNs, CNAs, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, EMTs, paramedic students, nursing students, and other healthcare or safety professionals.

This course covers:

• Critical concepts of high-quality CPR and AED use

• Assessment of adults, children, and infants prior to CPR

• The American Heart Association Chain of Survival

• 1- and 2-rescuer CPR and AED for adults, children, and infants

• Differences between adult, child, and infant rescue techniques

• Signs and symptoms of a heart attack

• Bag-mask ventilation techniques

• Rescue breathing for adults, children, and infants. Relief of choking for adults, children, and infants

• CPR and AED use with an advanced airway in place

• Special considerations and team dynamics

Please call us if you have any questions—we’re happy to help!