Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Entry Requirements for PALS Training:
- Current registration as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern,
Professional Nurse or Paramedic
- Valid Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider Certificate or valid Advanced
Cardiovascular Life Support Certificate.
- Successful completion of the entry test
A comprehensive 450-page PALS Provider Manual is supplied prior to Paediatric Advanced
Life Support Provider Course participation.
The paediatric advanced life support training provides a practical approach to the
recognition and handling of serious and life-threatening medical emergencies in
children. The course consists of hands-on practical training, workshops, tutorials,
case discussions, role-plays and data interpretation covering a wide spectrum of
acute medical emergencies.
Course Outline:
The knowledge and skills obtained on the Paediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
Course includes:
- The paediatric chain of survival
- Recognition and management of respiratory failure
- Recognition and management of shock
- Prevention of cardio-pulmonary arrest in children
- Advanced paediatric airway management
- Rapid sequence intubation techniques
- Specialized vascular access techniques
- Paediatric fluid therapy and medications
- Rhythm disturbances and their management
- Paediatric trauma and spinal immobilization
- Paediatric and neonatal resuscitation
- Analgesia and sedation techniques
- Toxicology and toxidromes
- Post-arrest stabilization and transport
- Coping with death and dying
- Children with special healthcare needs
- Ethical and legal aspects of paediatric resuscitation
- Multiple role-play scenarios and case discussions
These courses equip those in related medical care with paediatric advanced life
support skills and ongoing knowledge.
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