AHA 2025 PALS Instructor Manual

Manual Learning Objectives for Students:
After completing a PALS course using this manual, students will be able to:

• Deliver high-quality pediatric CPR in accordance with AHA BLS standards

• Recognize pediatric patients needing immediate life-saving interventions

• Identify cardiopulmonary arrest and begin CPR within 10 seconds

• Function effectively as part of a resuscitation team

• Assess and manage respiratory distress and failure

• Differentiate and treat compensated versus decompensated shock

• Identify and manage stable and unstable arrhythmias

• Recognize arrhythmic instability and implement appropriate interventions

• Provide comprehensive post–cardiac arrest care

Product Technical Details:

• Format: Printed Instructor Manual

• Edition: 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC

• Associated Courses: PALS Provider, PALS Update, HeartCode® PALS hands-on session

• Intended Audience: AHA-certified PALS Instructors

• Replaces: SKU 20-1117

Alternate Part Number(s):
978-1-61669-783-9, 9781616697839