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pediatric advanced life support PALS
Among other tools provided in the Tables of Epocrates comes the PALS guidelines.
A short text reference that discusses important points and outlines the guidelines published in Circulation 2005 (AHA guidelines).
Sadly this reference is not suitable for in-the-elevator review, that is we can not read it on the run or while in the ER. It does however provide a good refreshing reviews of the information when we want to remember the whole algorithm.
Another disadvantage is that it does not come in yes or no algorithm pattern which is highly needed in emergency situations.
It covers all scenarios (See screen shot below) even the neonatal resuscitation guidelines.
First page (See Left) shows a list of possible scenarios encountered in PALS. Tapping on any will reveal the details about each (See Right). The monographs are written step by step for each scenario. The information is consistent with the AHA guidelines published in Circulation 2005 as is shown here on the top of the page on the left.
Last Reviewed on June 18, 2007
This is a sub review; for the main program click the related link on the left