Pediatric Advanced Life Support 2005 Update

PALS Course Agenda Day One - Recertifying Student and Certifying Student returns for Day Two
8:00 8:15 8:45 9:30 10:00 10:15 10:45 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:30 14:30 14:45 15:30 16:00 Welcome AHA Overview Video 2005 BLS Presentation/Practice/Skills Check-off AHA Video of anatomical differences of child/adult Break Instructor presentation of oxygen administration and airway adjuncts and skills ECG Interpretation and skills AHA IO Video and skills AHA Video of cardiac arrest Lunch Instructor presentation of Team Roles and Team Dynamics in cardiac arrest, bradycardia and SVT Student skills return of cardiac arrest, bradycardia and SVT AHA Video of Pediatric Assessment Instructor presentation of Pediatric Assessment AHA Video with student management of core cases Written evaluation and remediation

Day Two - Return of Certifying Student

8:00 AAP Video of Assessing a child with Appearance WOB Circulation Mega-code of Ventricular Fibrillation/PEA Bradycardia/Asystole SVT/Stable and Unstable Management of Core Cases Written Evaluation and remediation

8:30

9:00 9:30

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PALS Course Overview The PALS Provider Course is designed to aid the pediatric healthcare provider: Recognize an infant or child requiring Advanced Life Support Learn to apply the Assess, Categorize, Decide, Act model Learn the importance of effective CPR for cardiac arrest Learn the importance of effective team interaction The cognitive skills to be accomplished in this class are as follows: Recognition and management of circulatory and respiratory emergencies Identification and treatment of rhythm disturbances Drug administration Use of PALS algorithms and flow charts The psychomotor skills to be accomplished in this class are as follows: BLS Airway management Intraosseous access Fluid and drug delivery Team performance A team resuscitation approach promotes successful outcomes

The team leader is responsible for insuring things are done right. The team members are proficient in their skills within their scope of practice. Effective team work and communication increases resuscitation success. To help you achieve these objective the PALS Provider Course includes Skills Stations and Learning Stations. There are three Skills Stations: Management of Respiratory Emergencies Management of Circulatory Emergencies Vascular Access (optional) The Learning Stations you will actively participate in are as follows: Pulseless Arrest Ventricular Fibrillation Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia Asystole Pulesess Electrical Activity Tachyarrthythmias Bradyarrhythmias Respiratory Emergencies Upper airway obstruction Lower airway obstruction Lung tissue disease Disordered control of breathing Shock Hypovolemic Obstructive Distributive/Septic Cardiogenic