Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)

PEARS® 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. This course is approved for 8 EMS CEUs through NJ Department of Health

Course Content

• Assessment and management of respiratory problems
• Identification and management of cardiac arrest
• Pediatric assessment
• Recognition and management of shock
• Resuscitation team concept