AHA PALS Provider Manual
The PALS Provider Manual is for use by a single student and provides information needed before, during, and after class. A code within the front cover of the manual provides students access to a website containing mandatory and supplemental information and reference materials, including the PALS Precourse Self- Assessment (must pass with score of 70% or higher), to help them successfully complete the course. Also includes a PALS Pocket Reference Card (#15-1046), 1 sheet of tab labels, 1 precourse preparation notification sticker and 1 precourse preparation checklist.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Perform high-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR per AHA BLS recommendations
- Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
- Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
- Apply team dynamics
- Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
- Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
- Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
- Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
- Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
- Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
- Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Pages: 368
ISBN: 978-1-61669-559-0
Weight | 3.5 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.75 × 10.375 × 1.5 in |