Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification Course

Welcome, we are pleased that you have chosen East Coast Medical Training, Inc. (ECMT) to provide you with this outstanding course and are sure it will be a worthwhile learning experience for you as a medical professional.

1. Enroll in the PALS course by selecting a class time and location.  View PALS Courses
   • $140.00 2 day Full Course (for New or Expired Certification)
   • $85.00 1 day Renewal Course (Prior to Expired Certification)
   • $45.00 Skills Check (after Completion of Online Class Below)
   • $158.00 ENROLL HERE for AHA ONLINE HeartCode® PALS CLASS
2. You may purchase your PALS text book from ECMT, Inc. when you register for your course.  Allow enough time to receive your text book before your scheduled course.  If you do not purchase your text book from ECMT, Inc., you are required by the AHA to purchase it from Worldpoint https://www.worldpoint.com/.
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3. You must bring the AHA PALS textbook to class with your completed test results. Passing Score = 70% (If a score of 70% is not achieved in each section, please review the text and retest the section).
4. Review and study the free online class 2016-2020 Preparation Study Guide provided by ECMT. VIEW HERE
   • This information is derived from the 2015 ECC Guidelines
   • This packet contains prep information for the PALS Course
   • This prep packet is a supplement for those students taking a PALS program with ECMT

The PALS course covers: pediatric emergencies, concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric, assessment, BLS, PALS treatment algorithm, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. PALS training is intended for healthcare professionals required to initiate, participate, or direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies. Students must pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for an AHA PALS E-card. This course is open to ALL students new, current, and expired. All students must have a current AHA PALS Provider manual at their PALS class.

The goal of the PALS course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. The PALS 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 PALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units — such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics — as well as others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

PALS is the advanced lifesaving course for:

• physicians
• nurses
• paramedics
• staff in intensive care units and emergency or critical care departments
• other professionals who need a PALS course completion card for a job or other requirements

Before taking the PALS course, students must pass the online AHA PALS Pre-course Self-Assessment with a score of 70% or higher. This test is part of the PALS AHA student web site (access granted with purchase of the PALS Provider Manual).

• perform high-quality child CPR AED and infant CPR per American Heart Association basic life support recommendations
• differentiate between patients who do and patients who do not require immediate intervention
• recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early, and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• apply team dynamics
• differentiate between respiratory distress and respiratory failure, and perform early interventions for both
• differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock, and 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

Upon successful completion of the course, including achieving a score of 84% or higher on the course exam, students receive a PALS course completion AHA E-card that is valid for two years.

The 2015 PALS Provider Manual and online self-assessment are mandatory for this course. PALS students must complete the pre-requisites provided on page 6 of the textbook. The online self-assessment is located at www.heart.org/eccstudent . The code is located on the bottom of page ii in the 2015 PALS Provider Manual. A score of 70% or higher is necessary to pass and print your certificate.You must provide this certificate to your instructor before the start of class, or you will not be eligible to attend. This is an AHA mandate. There are no exceptions.

• Emergency medical services: This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 12.75 Advanced CEHs, activity number 16-AMHA-F2-0338.

• Emergency medical services: This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 7.00 Advanced CEHs, activity number 16-AMHA-F2-0337.

By claiming CAPCE credit, the claimant acknowledges the following: I understand that the American Heart Association as a requirement of CAPCE accreditation will submit a record of my course completions to the CAPCE AMS. I further understand that my course completion records may be accessed by or shared with such regulators as state EMS offices, training officers, and NREMT on a password-protected, need-to-know basis. In addition, I understand that I may review my record of CAPCE-accredited course completions by contacting CAPCE.

CAPCE credit must be claimed within 6 months of participation. CME/CE credit will no longer be available once the six-month credit-claiming period has elapsed.

We look forward to meeting you at the course and will be happy to answer any questions you may have, just call our office at 706-994-4308 or email us at eastcoastmedicaltraining@gmail.com.