Exeter Ambulance Community Education Class Schedule

Updated: 01/01/2008

 

Course Title: Healthcare Provider CPR/AED (New)

Description: This course is designed for medical professionals, emergency responders and health career students. Topics include: one and two rescuer CPR for Adults, children and infants, foreign body airway obstruction, use of barrier devices and pocket masks, bag valve mask ventilation. Participants must pass practical and written exams. Two year certification through the American Heart Association* issued upon completion.

Course Length: 8 hours

Pre-requisites: current or student healthcare provider.

Location: Thomas Wheatley Training Center @ Exeter Ambulance Association, 30 Fairlane Rd., Reading, Pa. 19606

Time/Date: one Saturday each Month, 9:00am to 5:00 PM. CALL FOR DATES.

Cost: $80.00 includes book.

Note: This course can be taught at your location, office or business by our professional Instructors. Cost: 90.00 per student plus 50.00 Instructor fee.

 

Course Title: Healthcare Provider CPR/AED (recertification)

Description: This course is designed for medical professionals, emergency responders and health career students holding current Healthcare Provider certification. Topics include: one and two rescuer CPR for Adults, children and infants, foreign body airway obstruction, use of barrier devices and pocket masks, bag valve mask ventilation. Participants must pass practical and written exams. Two year certification through the American Heart Association* issued upon completion.

Course Length: 4 hours

Pre-requisites: current or student healthcare provider.

Location: Thomas Wheatley Training Center @ Exeter Ambulance Association, 30 Fairlane Rd., Reading, Pa. 19606

Time/Date: one Saturday each Month, 9:00am to 5:00 PM. CALL FOR DATES.

Cost: $45.00 includes book.

Note: This course can be taught at your location, office or business by our professional Instructors. Cost: 50.00 per student plus 50.00 Instructor fee.

 

Course Title: CPR for Friends and Family

Description: The American Heart Association* course designed for the general public. This course is informational and not intended for those needing professional certification. Participants will learn the skills and knowledge needed to provide assistance in cardiac or respiratory emergencies. There is no written exam and participation in the practice sessions is optional. Open to all ages.

Course Length: 6 hours

Pre-requisites: must be physically able to perform CPR if participating in practice sessions.

Location: Reifton Middle School

Date/Time: February 16, 2008 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Cost: $8.00 if completion card needed, otherwise free to the public. Must register by 02/08/2008.

 

Course Title: HeartSaver First Aid with CPR and AED (New or Renewal)

Description: Designed for workplace OSHA compliant) and home. Standard topics include: CPR for adults, use of barrier devices and pocket masks, first aid for medical and environmental emergencies. CPR for infants and children. Two year certification by the American Heart Association*.

Course Length: 4 hours

Pre-requisites: none

Location: Thomas Wheatley Training Center @ Exeter Ambulance Association.

Dates/Times: Upon request

Cost: First Aid only 55.00 per participant, First Aid and CPR 70.00 per participant.

Note: this course can be taught at your location, business or office by our professional Instructors. First Aid only 70.00 per participant plus 50.00 Instructor fee. First Aid and CPR 80.00 per participant plus 50.00 Instructor fee.

 

Course Title: HeartSaver AED (New or Renewal)

Description: Designed for workplace and home. Topics include: CPR for adults, children and infants, use of barrier devices and pocket masks, operational training in the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). Two year American Heart Association* certification.

Course Length: 4 hours

Pre-requisites: none

Location: Exeter Ambulance or off-site by appointment

Cost: New- 65.00 per participant, off site 80.00 per participant plus 50.00 Instructor fee.

          Recert. - 45.00 per participant, off site – 50.00 per participant plus 50.00 Instructor.

 

Course Title: HeartSaver Pediatric First Aid

Description: Pediatric First Aid, Asthma care, eye injuries, fever, snake and poisonous spider, tick, marine animal bites, suspected abuse, adult and child CPR with mask, AED, infant CPR with mask.

Course Length: 4 hours

Pre-requisites: none

Dates: upon request

Location: Exeter Ambulance or your location.

Cost: New- 65.00 per person, Re-cert-45.00. Off-site New-70.00 per person plus 50.00 Instructor fee, Re-cert 50.00 per person plus 50.00 Instructor fee.

 

Cancellation Policy:

 

Should a class need to be cancelled due to weather or other reasons. We will post these late-breaking cancellations on our telephone answering system at 7 am the day of the class. Please call 610-779-7687 ext. # 3 for information. It is also advisable that all class participants check the class schedule 2 days prior to the class date for any scheduling updates.

 

Per-registered participants will be notified when a class is re-scheduled.

Course fees are refundable (minus a 25.00 administrative fee) if a student cancels more then ten (10) business days before the course date. If a student cancels less then ten (10) business days before the class, no refund will be granted. Transfer to the next available class will be granted without penalty.

 

*NOTE: The American Heart Association strongly promotes proficiency in CPR and has developed instruction materials for this purpose. Although recognized by the AHA, the AHA does not receive any income from the fees charged for these courses. Exeter Ambulance Association’s Thomas Wheatley Training Center uses the fees to maintain manikins and equipment and to cover the cost of materials.