Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a 14-hour American Heart Association training program. The goal of the 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. Professional healthcare providers use PALS during the stabilization and transportation phases of a pediatric emergency, in or out of hospital.
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. [cite book |title=PALS Course Guide |author=American Heart Association |date=2006 |id=ISBN 0-87493-527-X]
References
External links
* [http://www.americanheart.org/ American Heart Association]
* [http://www.heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012001 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course -- PALS]
* [http://www.ashinstitute.org/pals.htm American Safety & Health Institute (commercial provider of PALS training)]
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