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Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Overview

Overview

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a system of Advanced Life Support applied to infants and children. Professional healthcare providers use PALS during the stabilization and transportation phases of a pediatric emergency, in or out of hospital.

The skills and knowledge required to complete PALS training include the prerequisite Basic Life Support (BLS), team cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ECG rhythm identification, and basic pharmacology for infants and children. [1]

References

References

  1. American Heart Association (2006). PALS Course Guide. ISBN=0-87493-527-X.
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