AHA PALS
PALS Code Runner & Protocols
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
We continue to iterate based on real-time clinician feedback so that you will have the best experience providing life-saving care at the bedside.
The AHA PALS app was developed by Harvard-trained physicians, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), to help fellow physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and emergency medical technicians (EMT) deliver the highest level of pediatric advanced life support (PALS) at the point-of-care. This project was inspired by the tremendous success of our AHA ACLS app, which has thousands of clinician users in over 180 countries. Importantly, real-time feedback from our clinician users continuously drives improvements in app design, features, and function.
AHA PALS is the only app to have all content vetted by both the American Heart Association (AHA) science team (with license to use PALS content) and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians.
We owe it to our patients to use the best digital health tools to give them the highest chance of surviving acute life-threatening illnesses. To this end, we have developed an intuitive and rigorously vetted mobile app to assist healthcare clinicians—at any stage of training—navigate PALS at the bedside.
You can purchase a yearly subscription which begins with a 3-day free trial. After completing the free trial, you will be charged for an annual subscription automatically.
Features:
- Intuitive design to rapidly access PALS pathways (i.e. cardiac arrest , tachycardia with pulse, bradycardia with pulse, post cardiac arrest care, and critical care references)
- Includes all PALS content including drug therapy and dosing, reversible causes, etc.
- Easy-to-read timers and ability to log rounds of CPR, epinephrine, and defibrillations. There are additional functionalities to log PALS Cardiac Arrest interventions beyond EPI, CPR , and shocks such as lidocaine and more.
- We also added a new metronome feature to improve compression accuracy as well as a ROSC button.
- Button within cardiac arrest algorithm that allows for rapid transition to post cardiac arrest care checklist once patient achieves ROSC
- Relevant critical care references: (1) drugs used in PALS (i.e., medication names, indications, and doses); (2) vital signs in children; (3) pediatric color-coded length-based resuscitation tape (adapted from Breslow tape) ; (4) pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
- All content rigorously vetted by AHA science team and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians
- Regularly updated with the most up-to-date PALS content
- 2025 AHA PALS algorithms and content fully integrated
- “Notes” section in the Cardiac Arrest Code Runner to record important non-PHI info
- Downloadable events log for quick review and documentation
- Intubation logging to track advanced airway placement and timing
- Auto-start CPR timer triggered by the Cardiac Arrest “Start” button
- Newly released "2025 Drugs Used in PALS" content
- Improvements in offline access
The developer, Massachusetts General Hospital, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Size
- 59.2 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Medical Treatment information
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- PALS $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2021 Massachusetts General Hospital