Description

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Perform high-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR per AHA BLS recommendations
Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
Apply team dynamics
Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
Implement post–cardiac arrest management

Includes:         

PALS Precourse Self-Assessment to evaluate learner’s ability to integrate both rhythm interpretation and use of pharmacologic agents
12 interactive hospital-based patient scenarios (individual scenarios within each case may vary depending on the learner to maximize the learning opportunities and mimic the variation of real-life scenarios)

A team dynamics lesson on basic team principles and integrating these principles in a simulated code
Summary of critical concepts provided for each eSimulation case
Virtual debriefings provided immediately after each eSimulation
Online access to the PALS Provider Manual and the 2015 Handbook of ECC
A multiple choice, 50-question exam to test cognitive knowledge
Certificate of completion available to print after HeartCode PALS modules, exam, and course evaluation have been completed successfully
Access to all information included in HeartCode PALS for 24 months following activation of course
eSimulations cases: 2 airway obstruction; 4 shock; l;ung tissue disease; bradycardia; Supraventricular tachycardia; PEA/asystole and VF/VT

Card Type: PALS Provider Course card

CE/CME credits: Yes

Tech requirements:  http://www.onlineaha.org/technical_requirements.

ISBN: 978-1-61669-651-1