PALS

PALS
CURRICULUM OUTLINE

INSTRUCTION BY LECTURE, VIDEO AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION ON MANIKINS

	Learn hands-on with a manikin for one person CPR.
	Learn hands-on with a manikin for two person CPR.
	Group participation to develop hand skills with a manikin.
	Automated External Defibrillation use, both adult and child.
	Identification of the signs and symptoms of airway obstruction including dislodging techniques.
	Recognition of the early warning signals of respiratory and cardiac arrest.
	Identification of the signs and symptoms of stroke.
	Understanding the functions of heart and lung anatomy.
	Identification of risk factors.
	Review of legal considerations for performing CPR to avoid litigation.
	Child and infant CPR are presented.
	Mouth-to-mask ventilation are presented.
	Bag-Valve-Mask is presented.
	Course meets the minimum requirements for Healthcare Provider CPR with American Heart Association certification valid for two years.
	Course length is six hours with a minimum score of 84% on a written test.