Class Enrollment

PEARS Provider (Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization) 1-day course
Date/Time:	Fri 11/21/2025 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location:	Central Virginia Center for Simulation and Virtual Learning (Lynchburg)
Class Price:	$200.00

The Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) Provider Course is designed to give healthcare providers the opportunity to acquire, practice, and demonstrate proficiency in the assessment and management of critically ill pediatric patients, with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Students are prepared with foundational skills to assess, recognize, and participate in the initial management of respiratory, shock, and cardiac arrest emergencies until an advanced life support provider arrives.

Objectives:

• Performance of high-quality child and infant BLS CPR
• Use of a systematic approach for pediatric assessment
• Recognition and management of 4 types of acute respiratory problems
• Utilization of oxygen delivery and basic airway management equipment
• Recognition and management of 2 types of acute circulatory problems
• Utilization of shock management equipment and methods of delivering rapid fluid bolus
• Management of 2 types of cardiac arrest
• Use of appropriate team communication and dynamics related to resuscitation

PEARS is for physicians and nurses who infrequently see critically ill infants and children, or those who work in a setting where they are not able to provide advanced life support, such as primary or urgent care clinics. Other types of providers may include NP/PA, respiratory therapist, medical/surgical nurse, LPN, school nurse, home health nurse, and emergency medical technician (BLS).

PLEASE NOTE: This course is NOT equivalent to PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support.)  If you are required to maintain PALS certification, this course WILL NOT meet those requirements. Conversely, if PALS certification is out of your scope, PEARS is recommended.

Attendance credit: 8.0 hours

EMS CE credit hours given per OEMS guidelines.

The goal of AHA courses is to improve outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease, especially those who need CPR or emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). AHA research shows that providers’ skills begin to decay only weeks after taking standardized resuscitation courses, which can lead to poor clinical care and survival outcomes for cardiac arrest patients. AHA courses utilize “Mastery Learning” and “Overlearning” to improve how well providers learn and retain these critical skills. Students practice skills until they demonstrate mastery, using a combination of video and deliberate practice. They train beyond the minimum standard for behaviors that are likely to decay, such as rendering high-quality BLS. AHA requires successful completion of skills tests, as well as successful completion of a video-based written exam (with a score of 84% or higher), using accurate, objective, and uniform testing. If indicated, remediation provides additional opportunity for the student to master the required skills of the course.

PEARS classes are held at Centra’s AHA Training Center, located within the Central Virginia Center for Simulation and Virtual Learning. 905 Lakeside Drive, Suite B, Lynchburg, Virginia, 24501.  Please use the main entrance to the Virtual Learning Center.

CLASSES START PROMPTLY ON TIME. Students are expected to attend and participate in the entire course. Due to course content, late admittance is not permitted. If you arrive late, you will be rescheduled. NO EXCEPTIONS.