Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support course is intended for healthcare providers who work in emergency settings or any clinical setting where treatment of pediatric patients is a possibility.
This course will provide you with the essential knowledge in recognizing the conditions that cause acute pediatric respiratory and circulatory emergencies and provide you with the skills to work as a team to successfully manage the patient's condition. The course is conducted over two days by experienced emergency medical instructors. You will undertake hands-on, assessment-driven scenarios where teamwork and critical thinking will be required for successful resolution.

The ASHI PALS Course follows current ILCOR 2015 guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and the American Academy of Pediatric (AAP) guidelines for emergency pediatric care and is approved by the health authorities.

Course topics include

• Pediatric patient assessment
• Respiratory distress and respiratory failure
• Respiratory interventions
• Upper and lower airway management case studies
• Pediatric single and multiple rescuer BLS
• Cardiovascular emergencies
• Cardiovascular interventions
• Fluids, medication and pain management
• Cardiovascular management case studies
• Pediatric megacode case studies

You will receive

• Hands-on guidance from the instructor
• Soft copy (pdf version) of the study materials
• CME certificate of completion
• Wallet-size, internationally accepted ASHI card valid for 2 years