This course may be used for initial or renewal certification, and teaches healthcare providers the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children. It is intended for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children, including personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who need a PALS course completion card for their job or other requirements.

Course features:

• eSimulation technology presenting 12 interactive hospital-based patient scenarios:
  • 2 airway obstruction cases
  • 4 shock cases: hypovolemic, distributive, obstructive, and cardiogenic
  • disordered control of breathing
  • lung tissue disease
  • bradycardia
  • narrow complex tachycardia
  • PEA/asystole
  • VF/VT
• a team dynamics lesson that teaches basic team principles and how to integrate these principles in a simulated code
• access to online versions of:
  • the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Manual 
    (item no. EC90-1052)
  • the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines For CPR And ECC 
    (item no. EC90-1040)
  • the 2010 Handbook Of Emergency Cardiovascular Care For Healthcare Providers (item no. EC90-1000)

• a precourse self-assessment to evaluate learner's ability to integrate both rhythm interpretation and use of pharmacologic agents
• debriefing of correct and incorrect actions for instant feedback on strengths and weaknesses, with suggestions for improvement
• eligibility for continuing education credit
  • physicians -- American Heart Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • nurses -- American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 10.00 contact hours.
  • emergency medical services -- This continuing education activity is approved by American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 11.00 Advanced CEHs, activity number 12-AMHA-F3-0155

Includes access to all information in the online course for 24 months following activation of the course key.

Course participants who successfully complete Part 1 receive access to a printable certificate granting them entrance to a skills practice session (Part 2) and skills test (Part 3) with a certified American Heart Association PALS Instructor, which they must pass to qualify for a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course card. Parts 2 and 3 should be completed in one skills practice and testing session.

Please include an e-mail address when ordering. The access key and instructions on how to log in and register for the course will be e-mailed to you, usually within 1 business day. NOTE: You must purchase one online access key for each student trained. Parts 2 and 3 are not included in the price of this item. This product is not eligible for the standard 30-day return policy.

Includes access to all information in the online course for 24 months following activation of the course key.

Course participants who successfully complete Part 1 receive access to a printable certificate granting them entrance to a skills practice session (Part 2) and skills test (Part 3) with a certified American Heart Association PALS Instructor, which they must pass to qualify for a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course card. Parts 2 and 3 should be completed in one skills practice and testing session.

Please include an e-mail address when ordering. The access key and instructions on how to log in and register for the course will be e-mailed to you, usually within 1 business day. NOTE: You must purchase one online access key for each student trained. Parts 2 and 3 are not included in the price of this item. This product is not eligible for the standard 30-day return policy.

If you are not completely satisfied, customers may return products in original condition within 30 days of receipt for a full credit or exchange, unless otherwise noted. No refund will be given for any opened or used product or course materials. All  eBooks and Blended Learning, Heartcode, Online and E-Learning Course registrations are final and they are not eligible for any refunds.​​​​ 

In the event you do not arrive with in 15 minutes after your scheduled time, cancel or re-schedule your course or skills practice and testing session within the allotted time, and you would like to reschedule the course or skills practice and testing session, you will have to re-register for the course and pay all course fees.

Computer with Internet access

Minimum computer requirements:

• Connection: Broadband/T1/Cable/DSL/Fiber/etc.
• Operating system: Windows XP or later, or Mac OSX 10.6 or later
• Processor speed: 1+ GHz Pentium or equivalent
• RAM: 1+ GB RAM
• Web browser: Internet Explorer 9 or above, Chrome (recommended), or Firefox
• Speakers/headphones: Recommended
• Soundcard: Recommended

Plug-ins:

• Macromedia Flash (latest version)
• QuickTime Plugin (4.0 or above)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (latest version)