Description

Audience

Designed for healthcare providers who respond to children and infant emergencies in the following settings:

• Critical Care Units
• Emergency Departments
• Paediatrics Wards
• Obstetrics Departments
• Special Care Nurseries

Prerequisite

• Must have a medical background
• Proficiency in BLS
• Proficiency in ECG Dysrhythmia recognition

Course Content

• 1-and-2- rescuer child CPR and AED use
• 1-and-2- rescuer infant CPR
• Management of respiratory emergencies
• Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
• Vascular access
• Resuscitation team concept
• Cardiac, respiratory and shock cases, discussion and simulations
• Systematic approach to paediatric assessment

Course Format

• Course is offered over two days
• Pre-course preparation
• Video-based presentation
• Skill learning stations
• Skill testing stations
• Written examination

Certification

American Heart Association Certificate of Completion is issued on successful completion of the course which is valid for two years. Participants must:

• Pass the skill testing stations
• Pass the written test with a score of at least 84%

Student Material

• AHA PALS Provider Manual
• Pocket mask

Continuing Medical Education

Fifteen CME hours are awarded

Registration

The registration deadline is one month prior to the course date.

To qualify for re-certification;

**Expired certificate must not be older than 2 years.

** Must have a current manual