American Red Cross PALS Provider Certification - 2 Year Certification Recommended for any healthcare professionals and medical personnel who may respond to pediatric emergencies. The PALS Class covers: High-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR Recognition of patients who do and do not require immediate intervention Recognition of cardiopulmonary arrest early and application of CPR within 10 seconds Apply team dynamics Differentiation between respiratory distress and failure Early interventions for respiratory distress and failure Differentiation between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock Early interventions for the treatment of shock Differentiation between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias Clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias Post–cardiac arrest management The systematic approach to Pediatric Assessment Management of pediatric respiratory emergencies Vascular access (Including intraosseous training) Airway Management PALS Pharmacology Basic Life Support (BLS) review Numerous pediatric case studies and simulations How to be both a leader and a team member in a pediatric resuscitation team This classroom, Instructor-led 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 goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. This includes 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 job or other requirements. This course lasts approximately eight (8) hours. This class is a one-day course.