HeartCodeTM PALS Part 1

The official PALS eLearning program from the American Heart Association

Students can earn or renew their provider card in three easy steps!

1. Complete the cognitive computer-based portion on CD-ROM (Part 1)

2. Complete skills practice and a skills test (Parts 2 and 3) with an AHA PALS Instructor

3. Receive an official American Heart Association PALS Provider course completion card

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This card certifies that the above individual has successfully completed the national cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program.

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HeartCode PALS Part 1 completes the American Heart

Association’s HeartCode portfolio, offering healthcare

providers a self-directed learning option that delivers training

needed to recognize and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest

in infants and children.

The full course combines an interactive, cognitive portion

featuring eSimulation, with PALS skills training. Part 1

includes interactive patient cases that test the user’s

ability to apply the PALS algorithms to effect treatment.

During the hands-on portion of the course (Parts 2 and 3),

users have the opportunity to practice their skills,

then complete a skills test with an AHA PALS Instructor. ISBN: 978-0-87493-965-1Product: 80-1524

Who benefits from this product?

This product is intended for healthcare professionals

requiring a PALS Provider course completion card

or those (nurses and pre-hospital providers) seeking

continuing education

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For more information on HeartCode PALS Part 1 (including accreditation) visit americanheart.org/heartcodePALS.

HeartCode PALS Part 1 Features

• 12 interactive, realistic hospital-based, pediatric patient

cases that teach healthcare providers to evaluate and

manage seriously ill infants and children

• Pre-course assessment to evaluate learner’s ability

to integrate both rhythm interpretation and use of

pharmacologic agents

• Team Dynamics Lesson that allows users to learn basic

team principles and how to integrate these principles in

a simulated code

• Access to full text of the American Heart Association’s

PALS Provider Manual, PALS Core Drugs, and the

2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC for up to 1 year

from license activation

• Debriefing of correct and incorrect actions for instant

feedback on strengths and weaknesses with suggestions

for improvement

• Multiple choice written exam measures cognitive knowledge

HeartCode PALS Part 1 Benefits

• Realistic patient scenarios test knowledge of the PALS

algorithm, rhythm recognition and pharmacology

• Proprietary eSimulation technology provides an

environment rich in engaging interactivity, allowing

learners to virtually “treat” pediatric patients.

• Intelligent debriefing provides account of learners’

actions, with suggestions for improvement

• Available 24/7, allowing students to practice and

absorb material on their own time, at their own pace

• May help reduce costs associated with training

• Can help maintain a high level of professional

competency and standardization

Continuing Education Accreditation – Nurses

This program (090701-TX-IS) has been approved by ENA for 11.74 contact hours (clinical).

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Emergency Nurses

Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American

Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services

This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association,

an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for

Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 12.00 Advanced CEHs, activity number

09-AMHA-F3-0058.

Continuing Education Credits Available