PEARS-Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization Course

The PEARS course helps build the foundation for core assessment and recognition knowledge, including how to:

• Identify a pediatric victim at risk of severe cardiopulmonary distress.
• Recognize the signs of impending respiratory failure or shock.
• Initiate the appropriate treatment for cardiopulmonary failure & arrest, respiratory distress & failure, and shock.
• Follow recommended procedures for preventing disability and death in children. This American Heart Association course.