Pediatric Advanced Life Support
PALS
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Exam at a glance
- Exam fee
- Official AHA HeartCode PALS Online is $173.00; classroom and hands-on skills session fees vary by Training Center
- Questions on exam
- 50 questions
- Duration
- AHA does not mandate a fixed written-exam time limit and the Training Center or instructor determines allotted exam time; classroom full course is 12.5 hours with breaks, traditional course is 17.5 hours with breaks, update course is 8.75 hours with breaks, and HeartCode hands-on session is approximately 5.5 hours after variable online learning
- Passing score
- 84%; PALS Precourse Self-Assessment requires at least 70% before the course
- Validity
- PALS Provider eCard valid for 2 years and renewal requires completing an eligible PALS course/skills process again
Published exam facts, from the official outline.
What’s on the PALS exam
- Systematic Approach: Evaluate-Identify-Intervene
- High-Quality Pediatric CPR (BLS)
- Recognition of Respiratory Distress and Failure
- Recognition and Management of Shock
- Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Management
- Post-Cardiac Arrest (Post-ROSC) Care
- PALS Pharmacology and Weight-Based Dosing
- Resuscitation Team Dynamics
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