Class Enrollment

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support INITIAL
Date/Time:	Sat 11/1/2025 at 8:30 AM This class continues on: Mon 11/3/2025 at 8:30 AM
Location:	Danville Area Training Center
Class Price:	$250.00

The PALS certification course is a national program of the American Health Association, designed to help health care professionals in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to deliver prompt and appropriate emergency Pediatric care. Algorithms provide the framework for treatments and resuscitation. Emphasis is placed on the team concept, with predefined roles and opportunity for rehearsal. The common knowledge base, coupled with structured practice can only improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your response to a code situation.

This 2 day American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of 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 goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

In this course, you will be practicing skills that may require bending, standing, lifting and possibly working on your hands and knees during this course . If you have any physical condition that might prevent you from engaging in these activities, please notify the D.A.T.C. and be able to provide a document from your physician document your limitations and restrictions prior to class.

Students are required to attend and participate in the entire course.

COURSE LOCATION:  Danville Area Training Center (across from the Danville Life Saving Crew) at 630 Randolph Street, Danville, VA 24541                                            

RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:

The primary reference for this course is the AHA Textbook of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (printing October 2020,  Prod. # 20-1119). Participants should study the material prior to the course to familiarize them with the content. Course completion requires that students satisfactorily complete all skills testing stations and score at least 84% on the final exam.

The resuscitation scenarios require that your BLS skills and knowledge are current. You will be tested on the 2020 guidelines of pediatric and infant CPR and AED skills during the course. You will not be taught how to do CPR or how to use the AED. You must know this in advance. Therefore, if necessary, review and understand the information in the BLS for Healthcare Provider manual. You must also be familiar with and understand cardiac pharmacology and ECG rhythm recognition. You will not be taught how to read or interpret ECGs nor details about PALS pharmacology in the course.

PREPARATION:

• Complete the mandatory PALS Precourse Work and Precourse Self-Assessment with a minimum score of 70%.  This information can be found on page 4 of your 2020 PALS Provider Manual (Prod. # 20-119,  ISBN  978-1-61669-785-3)  Please print & bring the results of your Self assessment to be turned in at registration.
• Bring your current BLS Healthcare Provider card or eCard.  Copies of cards, letters or class rosters will not be accepted. If your BLS Healthcare Provider card has expired you will not be able to participate in this course.
• Bring your 2020 Guidelines PALS Provider manual.(Print Date Oct. 2020, Prod # 20-1119                       & ISBN  978-1-61669-785-3)
• Bring all pre-course materials with you
• Registration will be open from 7:30 – 7:55 am. Arrive early to allow time to check in as class will begin at 8:00 am.  Per AHA guidelines late arrivals will not be admitted.  For your security, all external doors will lock automatically when class begins.

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS:
Participants will be verbally advised of their status the day of testing. Upon successful completion AHA PALS Provider eCards will be issued per AHA guidleines.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Ryan, NRP; AHA ACLS & PALS Regional Faculty; ACLS Course Director; AHA Training Center Coordinator
email gryan@dlsc.org || phone 434-770-0933

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