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 PALS course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics.

The PALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units -- such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics -- as well as others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Before taking the PALS course, students must pass the online PALS Precourse Self-Assessment with a score of 70% or higher. This test is part of the PALS student Web site (access granted with purchase of the PALS Provider Manual).

This DVD set allows Instructors to teach the PALS course in a classroom-based or blended-learning format. It also includes segments for teaching the course on a renewal basis in a classroom-based format.

• Disc one (classroom-based format)
  • Life Is Why™
  • Course Introduction
  • Science of Resuscitation
  • Basic Life Support
  • Systematic Approach
  • Team Dynamics
  • Management of Respiratory Emergencies
  • Management of Shock Emergencies
  • Management of Arrhythmia Emergencies
  • Post-Cardiac-Arrest Care
  • Coping With Death
  • Intraosseous Access
• Disc two (update course and blended-learning classroom portion)
  • Update course
    • Life Is Why
    • Science of Resuscitation
    • Basic Life Support
    • Systematic Approach
    • Team Dynamics
    • Post-Cardiac-Arrest Care
    • Coping With Death
  • HeartCode PALS (blended-learning classroom portion)
    • Life Is Why
    • Basic Life Support
    • Intraosseous Access

DVD set is for use by American Heart Association PALS Instructors.

Dimensions and Specifications

2-disc set
Running times:

• Disc one:
  • Classroom-based format: 142 minutes
• Disc two:
  • Classroom-based update course: 69 minutes
  • Blended-learning format: 36 minutes

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To teach the PALS course, you will also need:

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Manual
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Manual
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Poster Set
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Crash Cart Cards

All required Instructor materials listed above are also available as part of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Package

Other supplies needed to teach the PALS course:

• DVD player or DVD-capable computer
• training manikins