TransfermaticEMS at Allan Hancock College

    EMS 322 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

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    Credits
    0.5
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course provides EMS professionals with advanced pediatric assessment, critical decision-making, and prehospital pediatric emergency management skills following the American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines. The PALS Provider Course focuses on evidence-based resuscitation, respiratory failure and shock management, airway control, pharmacologic interventions, and pediatric rhythm interpretation for optimal prehospital pediatric care. Students will engage in lecture-based learning, hands-on simulation scenarios, case-based discussions, and team-based exercises to refine pediatric emergency management skills. This course follows the AHA PALS curriculum and certification requirements.This is a 2 day course.