Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)
The PEARS® course helps healthcare providers develop the knowledge and skills needed for
emergency evaluation and treatment of seriously ill infants and children. Targeted toward
healthcare providers who frequently/ infrequently see critically ill or injured infants
and children, but are not PALS certified. The goal of this course is to improve the quality
of care provided, resulting in improved outcomes. The PEARS course covers:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for child and infant
- To assess and recognize respiratory distress, shock, and cardiac arrest
- Manage respiratory, shock and cardiac arrest emergencies
- Appropriate lifesaving interventions to take within
the initial minutes of response until the child is
transferred to an advanced life support provider
resuscitation
Team concept PEARS training is intended for any healthcare provider and others who might
encounter pediatric emergency situations in the course of their work, including:
- Physicians and nurses, not specializing in pediatrics (PALS certified)
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Emergency medical technicians
- Respiratory therapists
- Pre-hospital and in-hospital healthcare providers (outside of critical care areas, i.e. PALS certified)
- Outpatient clinical staff
- School-based providers
PEARS training is intended for those staff members who routinely provide pediatric
care and are not required to have PALS certification.