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Wednesday January 25, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Queen's Medical Center
AMA PRA Credit: 7.0
Fee and pre-registration required.
Description:
The goal of the PALS Course is to teach students how to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, to provide students with strategies for preventing cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children, and to teach students how to perform the cognitive and psychomotor skills for resuscitating and stabilizing infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Skills in bag-mask ventilation, management of airway, defibrillation and cardioversion, use of AEDs for children older than 1 year, and rhythm management are emphasized. A modular approach is provided.
Audience:
Pediatricians, house staff, emergency physicians, family physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers who are responsible for responding to emergencies in infants and children.
Prerequisites:
BLS/HCP certification
Completion of pretest
PALS Provider Manual
Strongly recommended: ECC Handbook
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to assess and manage pediatric respiratory distress, shock, cardiac arrest, and trauma.
- Discuss methods of emergency drug dosing and selection of equipment.
For More Information:
It is advisable to check on class availability prior to mailing in your payment. Please send an e-mail to
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or call us at 691.4731. If you can provide us with an alternate date, please indicate your 1st and 2nd choice on your registration form. Thank you for choosing Queens.
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