A complete package, this product provides instructors with everything they need to teach the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course.
General Overview
This convenient package includes:
a copy of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Manual, with the PALS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card and the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Pocket Reference Card
a copy of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Manual, with lesson maps, an instructor CD, 26 scenario cue cards, and 8 ECG rhythm cards
a set of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Crash Cart Cards
the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Poster Set
2 copies of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) DVD Set
the American Heart Association Stopwatch.
All components are also sold separately. See descriptions below. Based on the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
Key Features and Benefits
An all-in-one package, this product makes ordering quick and easy, helping busy instructors save valuable time and money.
The package includes:
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Manual
The required student text for the classroom-based PALS course, this manual includes:
information on pediatric emergencies, concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, BLS, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics
the PALS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card, 4" x 6 1/2"
the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Pocket Reference Card, 4" x 6 1/2"
a code to access the PALS student Web site with additional information and reference materials.
Full-color, softcover book
292 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Manual
Manual includes essential information and lesson maps that PALS instructors need to teach the PALS course and update course, and provides skills practice and testing for HeartCode(TM) PALS. Includes:
112 detailed lesson maps that allow instructors to see objectives of the lessons, instructor and student roles, and other key information
an instructor CD with supplemental information and tools
26 scenario cue cards
8 ECG rhythm cards.
3-hole punched
236 pages (including lesson maps), plus 6 page-divider tabs, 8 1/2" x 11"
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Crash Cart Cards
This set of 4 cards was specially designed to be posted on an emergency cart, and contains the following algorithms from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC:
Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
Pediatric Bradycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm
Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Adequate Perfusion Algorithm
Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm
Package of 4
Full-color, two-sided, 3-hole-drilled PVC cards, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Poster Set
This set of 10 full-color 21 3/4" x 33 1/2" classroom posters depicts commonly used PALS algorithms. Set includes one copy each of the following posters:
Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
Pediatric Bradycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm
Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm
Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Adequate Perfusion Algorithm
Pediatric Septic Shock Algorithm
Pediatric Postresuscitation Care
PALS Systematic Approach Algorithm
PALS Systematic Approach Summary
Pediatric Management of Respiratory Emergencies Flowchart
Pediatric Management of Shock Emergencies Flowchart
Ships folded in box with the other components
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) DVD Set
This set provides the video segments needed to teach the PALS course. Disc one covers the full PALS course, and disc two covers the PALS update course and the segments required for HeartCode(TM) PALS skills practice and testing.
Running times:
Full course: 103 minutes
Update course: 69 minutes
HeartCode PALS Part 2: 30 minutes
Closed-captioned
American Heart Association Stopwatch
Part of the equipment requirement for American Heart Association instructors, this shock- and water-resistant black and silver 2 3/4" x 2 1/4"stopwatch includes:
single-event and split timing
two-place, fast-finish memory
laser tuning for 1/100th-of-a-second accuracy
an alarm.
an 18" red nylon breakaway lanyard.
Additional Supplies Needed for Operation
To teach the PALS course, you will also need a DVD player or DVD-capable computer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there a difference between the posters included in this package and the poster set as sold separately
A: The posters in the instructor package come folded in eighths to fit inside the instructor package box. The posters in the separately sold set come rolled in a cardboard tube. Except for this difference, the posters are the same.
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*The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge & proficiency in BLS, ACLS, & PALS & 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 such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.