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).

An all-in-one package, this product makes ordering quick and easy, helping busy Instructors save valuable time and money.

The package includes:

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Manual This manual includes essential information and lesson plans Instructors need to teach the PALS course on an initial or a renewal basis, including the classroom-based and blended-learning versions. Manual includes:

• detailed lesson plans for teaching the PALS course (16 lesson plans for the classroom-based initial course, 12 lesson plans for the classroom-based update course, and 8 lesson plans for the blended-learning classroom portion)

• an Instructor CD featuring supplemental information and tools for use before and during the course.

8 1/2" x 11" 408 pages (including lesson plans), with 6 page-divider tabs Full-color, 3-hole-punched, loose-leaf manual that fits into a binder

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Manual The required student text for the PALS course, this manual includes:

• all the information students need to successfully complete the PALS course when taught in a classroom format

• access to a Web site containing mandatory and supplemental information and reference materials, including the PALS Precourse Self-Assessment, to help students successfully complete the course

• the PALS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card, 4" x 6 1/2"

• the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Pocket Reference Card, 4" x 6 1/2" (item no.

8 1/2" x 11" 368 pages, plus a sheet of tab labels Full-color, softcover

2 copies of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) DVD Set Each 2-disc set includes the video segments required for teaching the PALS course in a classroom-based or blended-learning format, and for teaching the renewal PALS course in a classroom-based format.

Running times:

• Disc one:

  • Classroom-based format: 142 minutes

• Disc two:

  • Classroom-based update course: 69 minutes

  • Blended-learning classroom portion: 36 minutes

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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Crash Cart Cards This set of 4 two-sided, 3-hole-drilled cards was specially designed to be placed on an emergency cart, and contains the following algorithms from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC:

• Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm

• Pediatric Bradycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Adequate Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Septic Shock Algorithm

• Pediatric Postresuscitation Care

• Pediatric Color-Coded Length-Based Resuscitation Tape

• PALS Systematic Approach Algorithm.

Package of 4 two-sided cards 8 1/2" x 11" Full-color, 3-hole drilled, printed on white PVC

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Poster Set This set of ten posters depicts commonly used PALS algorithms. Set includes one copy each of the following posters:

• Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm

• Pediatric Bradycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Adequate Perfusion Algorithm

• Pediatric Septic Shock Algorithm

• PALS Management of Shock After ROSC Algorithm

• PALS Systematic Approach Algorithm

• PALS Systematic Approach Summary

• Pediatric Management of Respiratory Emergencies Flowchart

• Pediatric Management of Shock Emergencies Flowchart.

22" x 34" Full-color, printed on durable matte paper Ships folded in box with other components

Additional Supplies Needed for Operation

To teach the PALS course, you will also need:

• DVD player or DVD-capable computer

• training manikins

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a difference between the posters included in this package and the poster set as sold separately (item no. EC15-1049)? A: The posters in the Instructor package come folded to fit inside the shipping box. The posters in the separately sold set come rolled in a cardboard tube. Except for this difference, the posters are the same.