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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification

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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification Exam


The PALS Certification Exam assesses the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in managing critically ill or injured infants and children. It focuses on rapid assessment, stabilization, and treatment of pediatric patients experiencing emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, and shock.


Who should take the exam?

The PALS course and exam are designed for healthcare providers who may encounter pediatric emergencies in various settings. This includes:

  • Physicians (pediatricians, emergency physicians, etc.)
  • Nurses
  • Paramedics
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Other allied health professionals involved in pediatric care


Course Outline

The exam covers various topics like:

  • Module 1: Introduction to PALS and Team Dynamics
  • Module 2: Infant and Child Assessment
  • Module 3: Pediatric Basic Life Support (BLS) Review
  • Module 4: Airway Management and Ventilation for Infants and Children
  • Module 5: Cardiac Dysrhythmias in Infants and Children
  • Module 6: Pediatric Resuscitation Algorithms
  • Module 7: Management of Shock in Infants and Children
  • Module 8: Management of Respiratory Distress in Infants and Children
  • Module 9: Pediatric Advanced Pharmacology
  • Module 10: Post-Resuscitation Management

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification FAQs

Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on skills session.

Yes, we offer a 100% unconditional money back guarantee. In case you are not able to clear the exam for then you can request for the full refund. Please note that we only refund the cost of product purchased from Testprep Training and not the Exam cost.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. In this, students apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development.

This is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

In this you will learn about: • High-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR • Recognition of patients who do and do not require immediate intervention • Recognition of cardiopulmonary arrest early and application of CPR within 10 seconds • Apply team dynamics • Differentiation between respiratory distress and failure • Early interventions for respiratory distress and failure • Differentiation between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock • Early interventions for the treatment of shock • Differentiation between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias • Clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias • Post–cardiac arrest management

For this exam it takes approximately 6-9 hours to complete, depending on the student level of experience.

There will be multiple choice types of questions in the exam.

Students who successfully complete the online portion of the course receive a certificate granting them access to a PALS Hands-on Skills Session with an AHA PALS Instructor, or with a voice-assisted manikin (VAM) or Simulation Station. Students must successfully complete both the online portion and the hands-on skills session to receive a PALS Provider course completion card.

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Yes, continuing education is available for the PALS.

HeartCode PALS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the PALS Course. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on session.

Once purchased, the practice exams can be access for the lifetime.

Yes, Testprep Training offers email support for any certification related query while you are preparing for the exam using our practice exams. Your query will be handled by experts in due course.