Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is designed to provide the Healthcare Provider with knowledge on pediatric life saving skills. The students will be give case studies, walked through airway management systems and given the opportunity to practice codes on an infant and child in simulation. If a person wishes to take the course and is not familiar with the material, they should consider PEARS or Airway management to familiarize themselves with the airway management material. Students are required to complete all course videos, sit for a written exam, and code case skills test. Nurses, RT’s and Paramedics can receive CEU’s for this course.

Educational Opportunities:

RQI Healthcare Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

RQI Healthcare PALS verifies competence in pediatric advanced life support for infants and children. This program is an extension of RQI Healthcare Provider. Learners demonstrate knowledge via eLearning cognitive assessment activities; core skills in the Provider program are not repeated in PALS. Successful participation results in RQI verified eCredential and CME/CE credit.

1. RQI Healthcare Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

RQI Healthcare PALS verifies competence in pediatric advanced life support for infants and children. this program is an extension of RQI Healthcare Provider. Learners demonstrate knowledge via elearning cognitive assessment activities; core shills in the Provider program are not repeated in PALS. Successful participation results in RQI verified eCredential and CME/CE credit.

 2. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Healthcare Providers – Online With Skills Check

This Class Has Two Parts:

Part 1 – A self-paced series of online training modules (30 minutes – 2 hours based on experience)
Part 2 – Skills practice and test (20 minutes – 1 hour) at our facility with a VAM (voice assisted manikin). During the skills session an instructor will not be present but will be available by email or phone if needed. The computer and manikin will guide you through the skills session.

The American Heart Association® (AHA) HeartCode® programs deliver quality resuscitation training through a flexible delivery method that allows providers and administrators more control of their time, schedules and resources. HeartCode programs incorporate online learning and hands-on skills training, allowing learners to complete lessons on their own time.

HeartCode Complete® offers the next step in resuscitation training with the use of the Simulation Station. HeartCode Complete allows learners to fully complete their AHA BLS, ACLS or PALS training at their own pace, with courses delivered through any learning management system or through RQI Partners’ own RQI 1Stop platform.

By combining comprehensive online learning with hands-on skills practice and testing, HeartCode Complete offers consistent, high-quality resuscitation training across a healthcare organization at a pace suited for every individual.

After completing both parts, students will receive a PALS course completion card that is valid for two years.

Who should take this class?

The PALS Course is designed for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.

*If online course is purchased during non-business hours, online course will be sent the following business day (business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday).

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  • After successfully completing this course, students will be able to
    • Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
    • Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
    • Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
    • Apply team dynamics
    • Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
    • Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
    • Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
    • 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
    • Updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC
    • HeartCode® PALS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the AHA’s PALS Course. HeartCode® blended learning delivers quality            resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace.
    • Providers first complete the online portion of HeartCode® PALS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA PALS Instructor or on a simulation station.
    • To enter the course, participants must complete a pre-course self-assessment.
    • The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies    and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients.
Renewal course for BLS certification tailored for healthcare providers.
The Team for Basic life support

BLS (Basic Life Support) certification for Healthcare Providers - RENEWAL        
 
 Course Fee: $61.00 Per Person


Fee does not include current BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual (2020). A book is required for the course. If you do not have a current BLS HCP manual (2020) please purchase one at time of registration.

Course Description:


The BLS Renewal Healthcare Provider Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide adult, pediatric and infant CPR (including 2 rescuer scenarios), use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The course is intended for certified, licensed healthcare providers with a current certificate.


Course Length: Approximately 3 hours

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, dentists and dental assistants, physician’s assistants, residents or fellows, medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, police officers, phlebotomists and other allied health personnel.
This course is intended for healthcare providers who possess a current* AHA Healthcare Provider card.
You MUST show proof of your current AHA card to the instructor at the beginning of class to take a renewal course.


Student Materials:

• BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual (© Copyright, 2020). Not included with course fee if needed order at registration, available for $20.00 at class.

Card Type: AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card  - Valid for two years.

Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion card

* Current means you are taking the class on or before the “recommended date-of-renewal”. The American Heart Association honors the card the entire month in which it expires. There is NO grace period.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for the course, except for a portion of fees needed for the AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.

BLS is geared towards prehospital providers, like EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters, and in-facility hospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.

RQI Platform, Manikins and computer assisted
RQI Platform, Computer assisted Manikin

Healthcare Professionals

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers – Online With Skills Check

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This Class Has Two Parts:

Part 1 – A self-paced series of online training modules (30 minutes – 2 hours based on experience)
Part 2 – Skills practice and test (20 minutes – 1 hour) at our facility with a VAM (voice assisted manikin). During the skills session an instructor will not be present but will be available by email or phone if needed. The computer and manikin will guide you through the skills session.

The American Heart Association® (AHA) HeartCode® programs deliver quality resuscitation training through a flexible delivery method that allows providers and administrators more control of their time, schedules and resources. HeartCode programs incorporate online learning and hands-on skills training, allowing learners to complete lessons on their own time.

HeartCode Complete® offers the next step in resuscitation training with the use of the Simulation Station. HeartCode Complete allows learners to fully complete their AHA BLS, ACLS or PALS training at their own pace, with courses delivered through any  learning management system or through RQI Partners’ own RQI 1Stop platform.

By combining comprehensive online learning with hands-on skills practice and testing, HeartCode Complete offers consistent, high-quality resuscitation training across a healthcare organization at a pace suited for every individual.

After completing both parts, students will receive a BLS course completion card that is valid for two years.

Who should take this class?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.

The online portion must be completed prior to the scheduled hands-on session. Students must arrive with online course completed.

*If online course is purchased during non-business hours, online course will be sent the following business day (business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday).

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