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Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals

PALS COURSES & CERTIFICATION TRAINING CLASSES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS


They provide PALS certification in the Bay Area. Any Questions? Need a class closer to your location or on a different day? Give them a call and a health and safety consultant will help you. They have over 800 locations nationwide to serve your needs. This American Heart Associations Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals Course is an Instructor-led, classroom-based course that enhances healthcare providers skills in the treatment of pediatric arrest and periarrest pati ents. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. The course uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to teach and reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. Prerequisites : Before taking PALS, students should have a mastery of infant and child BLS skills. They should also be able to recognize various heart rhythms, be familiar with different types of airway management tools and their use and have knowledge of the drugs commonly used to treat cardiovascular irregularities. To help students adequately prepare for the PALS Course, the AHA highly recommends that each student complete the online.

American Heart Association PALS Provider CourseCourse Description


The American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support course is based on science evidence from the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC. The goal of the Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals course is to aid the pediatric healthcare provider in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes. Skills taught include recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; the systematic approach to pediatric assessment; effective respiratory management; defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion; intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration; and effective resuscitation team dynamics.

Intended Audience
For pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies. The Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS, The American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course completion card.

The Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals course covers:


recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest the systematic approach to pediatric assessment effective respiratory management defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration effective resuscitation team dynamics

Certification American Heart Association PALS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years. This American Heart Associations Pals San Jose, Bay Area Pals Course is an Instructor-led, classroom-based course that enhances healthcare providers skills in the treatmen t of pediatric arrest and periarrest patients. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. The course uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to teach and reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics.

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