Pediatric advanced life support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Handbook, presented by National Health Care Provider Solutions (NHCPS), is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled in a Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification or Recertification Course. It serves as the primary training material for PALS Certification and Recertification courses provided by National Health Care Provider Solutions (www.nhcps.com). Although it is predominantly intended for use during certification courses, the handbook was also created to serve as daily reference material for both health care professionals and non-health care professionals alike.

Information covered in the handbook includes PALS procedures through a variety of emergency situations, in-depth analysis of resuscitation tools, ECG and electrical therapy review, Basic Life Support techniques, and more. Full-page PALS Algorithms, tables, images, and other visual tools are also included within the handbook. All material included in this handbook is delivered in a manner meant to enhance learning in the most comprehensive and convenient way possible.

This course is written by Dr. Karl F. Disque, a board certified anesthesiologist and registered pharmacist. Dr. Disque has certified thousands of healthcare professionals with his courses in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and CPR, AED, and First Aid. This is one of the most effective and user-friendly training manuals on the market because it was created by a team dedicated to life support education with the goal of training people to help save lives.

Content

1. Introduction to PALS 
   
2. The resuscitation team 
   
3. Basic life support 
   
   1. BLS for children (1 year to puberty) 
      
   2. BLS for infants (0 to 12 months) 
      
   3. Self-assessment for BLS 
      
4. Pediatricadvanced life support 
   
   1. Normal heart anatomy and physiology 
      
   2. A systematic approach 
      
   3. Initial diagnosis and treatment 
      
   4. Secondary diagnosis and treatment 
      
   5. Life-threatening issues 
      
   6. self-assessment for PALS 
      
5. Resuscitation tools 
   
   1. Medical devices 
      
   2. Pharmacological tools 
      
   3. Self-assessment for resuscitation tools 
      
6. Respiratory distress/failure 
   
   1. Recognizing respiratory distress/failure 
      
   2. Responding to respiratory distress/failure 
      
   3. Self-assessment for respiratory distress/failure 
      
7. Bradycardia 
   
   1. Recognizing bradycardia 
      
   2. Responding to bradycardia 
      
   3. Self-assessment for bradycardia 
      
8. Tachycardia 
   
   1. Recognizing tachycardia 
      
   2. Responding to tachycardia 
      
   3. Self-assessment for tachycardia 
      
9. Shock 
   
   1. Recognizing shock 
      
   2. Responding to shock 
      
10. Cardiac arrest 
    
    1. Recognizing cardiac arrest 
       
    2. Responding to cardiac arrest 
       
    3. Self-assessment for cardiac arrest 
       
11. Post-resuscitation care 
    
    1. Respiratory system 
       
    2. Cardiovascular system 
       
    3. Neurological system 
       
    4. Renal system 
       
    5. Gastrointestinal system 
       
    6. Hematological system 
       
    7. Self-assessment for pediatric post resuscitation care 
       
12. PALS essentials 
    
13. Additional tools
    
    1. Medicode 
       
    2. Certalert+