PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support, $175 - includes lunch
Date/Time:	Sun 12/13/2026 at 9:00 AM
Location:	Absolute CPR - Chicago Area's Primer Training Site 799 Roosevelt Road Building 6, Suite 209 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Class Price:	$175.00

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Class Description:

The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:

Schedule:
March - TBD
June - TBD
September - TBD
December -see below

Classes can be scheduled for groups of students. Email us for more information

Intended Audience:
For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiac arrest, stroke, or other cardiopulmonary emergencies in infant and pediatric populations. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, critical care/intensive care, and surgery such as Physicians, Nurses, and Paramedics, as well as others who need an PALS course completion card for a job or other requirement.

Objectives:

• Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (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

Notes:

• Students must successfully demonstrate skills learned in class to receive a Course Completion Card
• Students must pass a 50 question, multiple-choice test with a passing score of 84% or better to receive a Course Completion Card
• Students must be on time to class, and students must be present for all video portions in their entirety throughout class to receive a Course Completion Card
• The Course Completion Card is included in the listed training fee
• The Course Completion Card is valid for 2 years