Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization
(PEARS)
For healthcare providers such as Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, EMTs/Paramedics, Respiratory Therapists, Hospital Technicians.
This course is for healthcare providers such as Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, EMTs/Paramedics, Respiratory Therapists, Hospital Technicians.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS®) is a classroom, instructor-led course that helps healthcare providers develop the knowledge and skills needed for emergency evaluation and treatment of seriously ill infants and children. PEARS® teaches providers how to recognize respiratory distress, shock and cardiac arrest, and provide appropriate lifesaving interventions within the initial minutes of response until the child is transferred to an advanced life support provider. The goal of PEARS® is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes.
Continuing Education Hours: This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 6.00 Basic Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) for the initial classroom course, (activity number 15-AMHA-F2-0271). A renewal classroom course option is not available at this time.
**CAPCE credit must be claimed within 6 months of participation. CEH/CME/CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this activity after the 6-month claiming period.**
For professions other than EMS, Continuing Education may still be available. Visit the American Heart Association online or call Obsidian for more information.
The American Heart Association Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) course completion card is valid for two years.
CLASSROOM |
Initial: $135.00
Renewal: $125.00 |
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Textbook: | $40.00 |
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Note: Every student is required to have a textbook with them during the course
After participating in this activity, participants will be able to: