American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course

PALS Provider Certification Card

The American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is for healthcare professionals and is valid for 2-years from the date of completion.

This advanced course offers a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics.

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access


The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others, who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Before taking PALS, students should have a mastery of infant and child BLS skills. They should also be able to recognize various heart rhythms, be familiar with different types of airway management tools and their use and have knowledge of the drugs commonly used to treat cardiovascular irregularities.

  • Classroom-based courses work well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning
  • Course includes realistic, clinical scenarios that encourage active participation – delivered through actual pediatric patient videos and lifelike simulations
  • Course is comprehensive and includes our systematic approach to assess and treat pediatric patients in emergency situations
  • Course uses a hands-on class format to reinforce skills proficiency
  • Co-branded with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • Full course: 14-16 hours depending on amount of break time
  • Update (renewal) course: 7-8 hours depending on amount of break time

Upon successful completion of the course you will recieve an AHA PALS Provider Course Completeion eCard,  issued by LifeForceUSA, Inc. an American Heart Association approved Training Center. This eCard is valid for two years.


  • Web-based, self-paced eSimulation instructional program for PALS cognitive training
  • Students apply knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development
  • Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning
  • Access to the PALS Provider Manual, the 2015 Handbook of ECC, and 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC 
  • Access to all information in course for two years following activation of course

To complete the ACLS certification process, the participant will need to schedule the skills testing portion with an instructor after complete of HeartCode PALS Part 1.

Upon successful completion of the course you will recieve an AHA PALS Provider Course Completeion eCard, issued by LifeForceUSA, Inc. an American Heart Association approved Training Center. This eCard is valid for two years.

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