Adult CPR/AED

Adult CPR/AED, Child & Infant CPR

Aquatic Programs (swimming lessons)

Babysitter Training             

Recertification Challenge Program                            

CPR/AED For the Professional Rescuer  

Community Disaster Education

Community First Aid & Safety

General Course Information     

Disaster Training Classes

Emergency Response     

First Aid Basics     

First Aid Products   

Infant CPR Presentation 

Instructor Class       

Lifeguard Training                 

On Site/Workplace Training        

Pet First Aid                               

Refunds/Cancellations   

Registration Form                   

Safety Presentations/Brochures     

Scout Training                      

Sports Safety Training              

Standard First Aid w/AED    

Swimming Lessons 

Volunteer Opportunities         

Wilderness First Aid   

Standard First Aid W/ Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

This course teaches Adult CPR, Automated External Defibrillation (AED), and Basic First Aid skills.  Each student receives a booklet, skill card and bandage training supplies.  It has been designed to meet OSHA guidelines.

Prerequisites: None

Certificates issued upon successful completion

·         Adult CPR/AED, Valid One Year

·         Standard First Aid, Valid Three Years

Price:  $46.00            

Adult CPR/ AED

Adult CPR/AED deals specifically with victims eight years of age or older.  You will learn how to perform rescue breathing, clear an obstructed airway, one-rescuer CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator.  Each student receives a booklet and skill card.

Prerequisites: None

Certificate issued upon successful completion

·         Adult CPR/AED, Valid One Year

Price:  $36.00 

First Aid Basics

This course is for people who want to learn basic first aid skills.  Topics covered include controlling bleeding; treating injuries to bones, muscles and joints; and caring for shock.  Each student receives a booklet, skill card and bandage training supplies.

Prerequisites: None

Certificates issued upon successful completion

·         First Aid Basics, Valid Three Years

Price:  $31.00

Community First Aid & Safety

This course teaches CPR and First Aid for Adult, Child and Infant victims. It also teaches AED Training for adult victims.  Each student receives a book and bandage training supplies.

Prerequisites: None

Certificates issued upon successful completion

·         Adult CPR/AED, Child and Infant CPR, Valid One Year

·         First Aid & Safety, Valid Three Years

Price:  $60.00

Adult CPR/AED, Child & Infant CPR

You will be trained to administer CPR to victims of all ages. Each student receives a book.

Prerequisites: None

Certificate issued upon successful completion

·         Adult CPR/AED, Child and Infant CPR, Valid One Year

Price:  $55.00

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Infant CPR Presentation

You will learn how to care for breathing emergencies and perform CPR on newborns.  This course is a presentation class only.  No book or certificate will be issued. 

Class registration is limited to new or expecting caregivers/ parents/grandparents.  

Prerequisites: Must be new or expecting caregiver.  Please pre-register.

Price: Free – must bring a comfort kit item (for fire victims)– For example: toothpaste/brush, shampoo, soap, lotion, deodorant, hand towel, hairbrush, etc.

Please call to schedule an appointment for your infants’ loved ones.

724-283-2810 ext. 223

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Babysitter’s Training

Activity-based program that gives youth ages 11-15 the skills necessary to care for infants through school-age children.  The course focuses on injury prevention, first aid, basic child-care, decision making, and problem solving.  Each student receives a book and bandage training supplies.  Students enrolled in Saturday classes will be provided lunch.

Prerequisites: Must be 11 years old on first day of class.

Certificate issued upon completion

·          Babysitting, No Expiration

Price:  $35.00

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CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer

You will learn professional rescuer skills to care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants.  Specific skills include two-rescuer CPR, and using a resuscitation and bag valve mask. Each student receives a book and Pocket Mask.

Prerequisites: None

Certificate issued upon successful completion

Effective January 1, 2009, the following are changes to the certificates and validity periods for the CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer course.

·         CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Valid for two years for the Healthcare Provider

·         CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Valid One Year for Lifeguards

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Price:  $70.00 ($60.00 if student has a Pocket Mask) 

Emergency Response

An advanced level CPR and First Aid course for medical professionals and EMS personnel, equivalent to the First Responder class.  This 44 hour course is designed to give individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to work as a first responder in an emergency until more advanced medical help arrives. 

Specific skills covered include CPR for adult, child and infant victims, two-man CPR, use of bag valve masks, how to control life-threatening bleeding and minimize effects of shock, how to care for infant and child trauma emergencies, and more.  You can receive Con-Ed credits for this course – call for details.

Prerequisites: Pocket Mask

Certificates issued upon successful completion

·         CPR for Professional Rescuer, Valid for Two years for the Healthcare Professional

·         Emergency Response, Valid Three Years

Price: $100.00 – includes textbook and workbook 

Please contact the Chapter for details regarding scheduling, or the possibility of training at your organization.

Sports Safety Training

Sports Safety Training is designed to help coaches, athletic trainers, and other participants identify and eliminate potentially hazardous conditions in various sports environments, recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions when providing first aid care.

Boy & Girl Scout Training

First Aid and Disaster Preparedness seminars for Junior Girl Scouts and Webelos.  Lessons have been planned to cover information needed to earn first aid badges.  Each scout receives a first aid booklet filled with preparedness brochures.  Call the Chapter to schedule a visit from one of our instructors.  Must have a minimum of 8 participants.

Prerequisites: None

Certificate issued upon successful completion

·         First Aid Training

Community Disaster Education

Community Disaster presentations increase public awareness and preparedness before a disaster occurs.  Presentations will focus on educating the public on the nature of various risks and teaching appropriate actions to take to reduce injury, loss of life, and loss of property.  Our goal is to help the community prevent, prepare for, and cope with disasters that may occur.  All sessions are free to the public.

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First Aid for Cats and Dogs

A pet friendly class that teaches how to care for animals.  This class introduces the basic skills necessary to care for animals during life-threatening conditions such as:

• Conscious and Unconscious Choking

• Rescue Breathing

• Signals & Care for Cardiac Arrest

• First Aid for Wounds, Shock, Heat Burns, Chemical Burns, Sudden Illness, Seizures, Snakebites, Heatstroke, and Hypothermia

Plus much more!!!             

Each student receives an illustrated, comprehensive Pet First Aid Guide.

Prerequisite: None

Certification issued upon successful completion

• First Aid for Dogs and Cats – No Expiration

Price: $40.00

First aid and CPR/AED Instructor

Learn to train students in CPR, AED and First Aid.  You will review course materials and learn presentation techniques, evaluation methods, and procedures for preparing American Red Cross reports.

Prerequisites:

·         Individuals must be at least 17 years of age.

·         Hold a current basic level certificate in the course(s) in which you want to become an instructor.

Requirements for Health and Safety Instructors:

There are three basic steps to becoming an American Red Cross Health and Safety Instructor. 

1.)    Complete the basic level class that you want to teach, or hold current certification.

2.)    Attend all nights of the instructor training course.

3.)    Sign a Volunteer or AP Agreement. 

In order to receive health and safety education support services, instructors teaching American Red Cross classes in the Butler County Chapter must be associated with an organization that has a signed Authorized Provider Agreement (AP), be willing to execute an agreement, or act as a volunteer instructor under the direction of the Butler County Chapter of the American Red Cross. 

Price: $120.00

Includes the following items:

      -Instructor book

      -Participants’ books (CPR, AED, First Aid)

      -Fundamentals of Instructor training book

      -Course Record forms

      -AP agreement

Volunteer to teach two classes within one year of becoming an instructor and receive a $50.00 refund.  Call for more details.

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Workplace/On-site Training

We can also deliver training at your company or community organization.  If you have 8 or more people who need training or if you have an employee who would like to become American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid instructor, please contact the office at 724-283-2810 ext 223 to arrange for training.

Challenge Classes

A challenge is when you take the written exam(s) and perform all of the required skills with no assistance.  We only encourage those who are confident of their CPR and/or First Aid skills to select this as an option.  If you do not feel comfortable taking a challenge course, you will need to enroll in a full class.  The challenge will take approximately 45 minutes to complete, or as long as it takes you to complete at 25-50 question test(s) and perform CPR and/or First Aid skills.

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER

Prices for challenges are:

Adult CPR/AED                                     $30.00

Adult, Child and Infant CPR                    $35.00

CPR/AED For the Professional Rescuer  $35.00

First Aid                                                 $20.00

Add First Aid to any CPR challenge listed above for an additional $5.00. 

If taking a CPR for the Professional Rescuer challenge, you must bring a pocket mask or purchase a new one for $10.00.

Enrollment in a challenge does not guarantee certification.  You must pass the test and the skills without help. Our instructors must ensure you are able to perform the skills according to our national standards.  If you do not successfully complete the challenge, you will not be issued a certification card, and your money will not be refunded. 

Aquatic Programs

All American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim, Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguarding programs are offered May-September through the various public swimming facilities located in Butler County.  We do not hold these classes at the American Red Cross and we cannot register you for these programs.  For more information, please contact one of the aquatic facilities listed below:

§  Aebersold Rec. Center – 724-738-4516

§  Alameda Pool, Butler – 724-284-5383

§  Cranberry Twp Pool – 724-776-4806

§  Mars Pool – 724-625-9530

§  Mooney Aquatics – 724- 452-6254

§  Seven Fields Pool – 724-776-9915

§  Slippery Rock Park – 724-794-8180

Disaster Training Classes

All of the classes are available to take FREE OF CHARGE!  Some of the courses have prerequisites.  Groups of eight or more can be conveniently trained at your worksite, school, community organization or other location.

Classes include:

·         Introduction to Disaster Services

·         Client Case Work

·         Community Services

·         Shelter Operations

·         Armed Forces Services

After completing these courses you will be eligible to become part of our Disaster Action Team.  This team of volunteers is dispatched to assist victims of disasters in Butler County.  Join the American Red Cross team of volunteers today!

Contact the Butler County Chapter for class details and schedule at 724-283-2810. 

Volunteer Today!

We have many volunteer opportunities at the Butler County Chapter of the American Red Cross including teaching CPR classes, helping local disaster victims, conducting disaster education presentations, working at blood drives, assisting the office with clerical work and more! 

For more information, contact the office at 724-283-2810 to request a volunteer application.

Other Services

The Butler County Chapter of the American Red Cross offers free presentations to any business or community group.  These presentations can be on any of the following topics: disaster preparedness, first aid tips, blood donation, and/or American Red Cross history and our services.  Each presentation will last approximately 30 minutes and can be custom designed to meet the needs of your group.  Each attendee will also receive a variety of informational brochures.

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