How to Save a Life: Pediatric Advanced Life Support - The Disque Foundation

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    Online

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Learn the principles and interventions for responding to pediatric basic life support emergencies. The following course, offered by Edx, will help you improve your skills and achieve your professional goals. During the program you will study different subjects which are deemed to be useful for those who want to enhance their professional career. Sign up for more information!

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About this course

This course assumes that learners have already mastered the critical thinking and core knowledge presented in basic life support (BLS). While a healthcare background is not necessary for this course, it is strongly recommended. 

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Subjects

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Pediatric
  • Medicine

Course programme

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will prepare you to respond to life-threatening emergencies in the pediatric population with advanced interventions. You will learn how to perform advanced emergency interventions as well as review foundation theories including: Basic life support Anatomy and physiology of the heart Resuscitation team Systematic Approach, Life-Threatening Issues Medical Devices, Bradycardia Tachycardia Who should take this course? Nurses Paramedics Physicians Medical Students Physician Assistants The course package includes: PALS Self-Assessments and Review Questions Numerous PALS Lectures and Video Presentations PALS Provider Manual Whether you are applying for certification for the first time, or renewing your current certification, this course prepares you for Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification. When you have completed the course, you will be directed to take the certification exam, through National Health Care Provider Solutions.

What you'll learn
  • Understand the importance of prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest in children
  • Have knowledge of pediatric basic life support (BLS) principles and their role in PALS
  • Integrate the concepts of the “Pediatric Chain of Survival” in resuscitation scenarios
  • Be familiar with the algorithms for specific PALS cases

Additional information

Dr. Karl Disque D.O. RPH Dr. Karl “Fritz” Disque is a practicing, board-certified anesthesiologist and co-founder of National Health Care Provider Solutions. NHCPS is an online medical education company dedicated to providing life support education to healthcare professionals around the world through the efforts of the Disque Foundation. The Disque Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the mission of advancing health care education to the underserved worldwide through technophilanthropy.

How to Save a Life: Pediatric Advanced Life Support - The Disque Foundation

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