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When you enroll in Advanced Life Support (ALS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) training from the American Red Cross you'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide advanced care to your community. Designed specifically for healthcare clinicians and first responders, our courses will not only help you learn to assess, recognize and provide high-quality care to adult, pediatric and neonatal patients experiencing life-threatening medical emergencies, including shock, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory events, but will also streamline your resuscitation training, improve skills retention, and better serve patients.
The ALS, PALS and NALS training curriculums are scientifically equivalent to other courses, including all standard scientific learning objectives necessary for professional certification, including rhythm interpretation, electrical interventions and pharmacologic knowledge. In addition, through the use of interactive scenarios, they will also challenge your critical-thinking, problem-solving and teamwork skills, which can help you respond on scene with ease and confidence, and ultimately help you better serve your community. Upon successful completion of the ALS, PALS and/or NALS course(s), you'll receive a two-year certification.
Blended Learning: Created for those who need additional flexibility, our ALS, PALS and NALS blended learning courses combine online safety coursework with an in-person skills session led by a certified Red Cross instructor. Because coursework is self-paced and modular, you can train when, where, and on the device that's right for you. In addition, with our adaptive learning functionality, you can follow a personalized learning path that gives experienced participants the option to test out of sessions if they demonstrate competency – resulting in reduced overall class time. After passing your final written exam, you'll attend a skills session with a certified Red Cross instructor.
In-Person Classes: Designed for those who learn best in a traditional classroom setting, BLS and PALS class participants attend lecture and skills sessions with other students in a designated physical location.
For experienced providers in BLS and PALS, we offer a review a brief, in-person skills review before testing (Recertification Option), as well as the option to skip the review and immediately take the skills test (Challenge Option), so you can earn your recertification even faster.
Content in this program is consistent with:
You now have choice and flexibility in resuscitation training. Sign up for our ALS, PALS and/or NALS courses – and gain critical skills to help better serve your community. With two options for training – in-person only courses and flexible Blended Learning classes – we make it easy to choose the right course for your schedule and your learning style. To enroll in Advanced Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and/or Neonatal Advanced Life Support, simply find a class in your area and complete the registration process.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation of resuscitation training for healthcare professionals including nurses, physicians, EMS professionals, and other healthcare and public safety personnel. The Advanced Life Support (ALS) program builds on the skills learned in BLS, training healthcare providers to care for adult patients who are experiencing life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, acute coronary syndrome, or stroke.
ALS (Advanced Life Support) is often used interchangeably with the term ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support). Advanced Life Support is the name of the ILCOR taskforce that produces Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations in this subject area. Red Cross Advanced Life Support goes beyond a cardiac focus.
These three courses are part of the Red Cross Resuscitation Suite™ program.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation of resuscitation training for healthcare professionals including nurses, physicians, EMS professionals, and other healthcare and public safety personnel. BLS program content includes single-and multiple-responder CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automatic external defibrillator) use, as well as how to care for a patient who has an obstructed airway (choking).
The ALS program trains healthcare providers to care for adult patients who are experiencing life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, acute coronary syndrome, or stroke.
The PALS program trains healthcare providers to care for pediatric patients who are experiencing life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory emergencies and shock.
Advanced Life Support (ALS) focuses on advance cardiac care for the adult patient whereas Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) focuses on advanced cardiac care for the pediatric patient. Read more to understand the differences between ACLS and PALS.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) focuses on advanced cardiac care for the pediatric patient whereas Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) focuses on advanced cardiac care for the neonate patient.
