PALS is intended for healthcare professionals who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units that encounter pediatric patients on a regular basis.This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, critical care/intensive care, and surgery such as Physicians, Nurses, and Paramedics, as well as others who need an PALS course completion card for a job or other requirement.
What does this course teach?
- Systematic approach (assessment)
- High-quality BLS
- Airway management
- Rhythm recognition
- Defibrillation
- Intravenous (IV)/intraosseous (IO) access (information only)
- Use of medications
- Cardioversion
- Transcutaneous pacing
- High-performance teams
We offer 2 tracks to obtain your PALS provider card.
1. PALS 2025 Initial or Renewal course, this consists of a pre-course video and self assessment exam that must be completed prior to arriving at class. Click here for the online portion. Once in the classroom we will examine some core concepts around PALS, practice skills and megacodes and finish up with our high fidelity simulation megacode testing and an in class online written exam. Total classroom time is 16 hours for the initial course and approximately 5 hours for a renewal course. These classes require a minimum of 3 learners and are available on request.
2. HEARTCODE PALS 2025, this course allows you to complete the didactic portion online along with pre and post written exam. Click here for the HEARTCODE online course. Once in the classroom you will have the opportunity to practice skills and megacodes and then complete the course with a high fidelity simulation megacode test scenario. Total Classroom time approximately 2 hours.