Get PALS Completion Card to Handle Cardiac Arrest in Children and Infants

 With the consistent increase in the number of children and infants suffering from cardiac arrest and related problems, most of the Californian universities today are organizing PALS program for healthcare professionals.

PALS program is the acronym of Pediatric Advanced life Support and PALS Certification in Orange County is an online and self-paced type of instructional certification program. The course gives the necessary skills and knowledge to various healthcare providers, so that they can easily identify and avoid cardiopulmonary arrest in children and infants.

In this blog post, we will discuss the time, format and parts of a PALS certification as mentioned under the guidelines of the American Heart Association.

Time and Format of the PALS Program

• Web-based Blended Learning Combined with Hands-on Session

Certification program of PALS in Orange County is a type of web-based blended learning program, which includes a hands-on skill session. This means, a candidate has to complete the online part of the course successfully before entering for the hands-on session.

• Separate Duration for Online and Hands-on Session

Depending on the students’ ability and their experience, online portion of the program consists of 6hours to 9hours. On the other side, hands-on session in the case of ACLS will require about 3hours to 4hours without any break.

Parts of the Program to Get a PALS Completion Card

According to AHA instructors imparting PALS and other similar types of CPR training in Orange County, students have to complete three different parts to get a PALS completion card.

Part 1 of the Program

In the first part, you have to complete the online portion. Once you complete this successfully, you have to pass a written examination to get a part 1 certification of the completion. This certification will let you to apply for part 2 and part 3 of the program.

Part 2 of the Program

In the second part of PALS program, you have to attend hands-on skills and practice session under the supervision of a qualified PALS instructor. Alternatively, you may use a VAM i.e. voice assisted manikin system to pursue the program.

Part 3 of the Program

The third and the last part of the program involve participating in a skill test by using a VAM system or with the help of a AHA-based PALS instructor.

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You have to complete both second and third parts of PALS in a single skills practice and test session. In most of the cases, Californian universities conducting certifications related to PALS and ACLS in Orange County provide the hard copy of the completion certificate once you complete the online part successfully.

To achieve more success, we recommend you to conduct the hands-on skill program shortly after you complete the online part of your PALS program. Once you complete both web-based and hands-on parts of the program, you will get a PALS completion card under the AHA, which will be valid up to 2years. Therefore, with your PALS course completion, you will demonstrate psychomotor skills and develop competency in different learning stations. You will pass AED and CPR skill tests, skill test of bag-mask ventilation and many more.