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May - September 2010

Welcome to Valley Health & Safety's online course listing.  If you would like to receive our full course listing in the mail please contact us by phone at 724-684-9536 or 724-684-7612. Feel free to scroll through all of our offered classes or use the links below to jump to the class you're looking for.

CPR Instructor    EMT-B    Healthcare CPR    Healthcare Provider On-line    Child/Infant CPR    Adult CPR

First Aid    Automatic External Defibrillator    Other Available Programs    Con-ED    CPR Information

Child Safety Seat Inspections

Interested In Becoming A CPR and or First Aid Instructor?

Call the Training Center for information on the next date.

American Heart Association CPR and First Aid Instructor programs are offered in conjunction with Monongahela Valley Hospital.  The classes are scheduled on an as needed basis. A class with all the new guidelines and the new Core Instructor information will be scheduled soon.

Prerequisite:  Instructor candidates must possess a current CPR card for the level of instruction in which they intend to teach.  A copy of this card must be submitted with application.

For more information on attending a CPR Instructor course please call 724-684-9536.

"Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT - B) Course"

Next class is scheduled to start  September, 2010

Call The training center 724-684-9536 for information!

 The class will run every Monday and Wednesday from 6pm-10pm with a occasional  Saturday class from 9am-5pm.

The class will be held at the Monessen Station at

1001 Donner Avenue, Monessen, PA 15062

WCCC is the sponsoring College and we follow their school calendar

If you would like to start your career in pre-hospital or know of anyone who would like to take the course, please have them call the Training Center for information

 

Interested in a Boaters Safety class? Please call John Stimak at 724-684-5320 for further information and course dates and times and to register.

 

Healthcare Provider CPR

This is an American Heart Association course that teaches mouth to mouth, mouth to mask, bag valve mask breathing techniques and the use of automatic external defibrillators (AED's) along with all aspects of CPR and choking for the adult, child, and infant victim.  This course is typically recommended for physicians, nurses, nursing students, and pre-hospital care providers.  Program allows for one hour for lunch.  A practical and written exam must be passed with an 84%.

Day Date Time Location
Saturday June 12 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday July 10 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday August 14 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday September 11 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS

cost:  $50.00 per student (Healthcare Provider CPR book included in fee) 2005 Guidelines

 

Healthcare Provider CPR On-line Renewal

The American Heart Association's  Healthcare Provider online renewal course is available!  We recognize that Healthcare Providers have knowledge and skills acquired over years of retraining and clinical experience.  The new HCP online renewal course allows the healthcare provider to complete many of the required course components over the internet.  The course contains a series of online modules that cover the required adult, child, and infant CPR sequences.  Participants usually require 1 to 2 hours to complete the online portion.

Course Components

Log onto the American Heart Association Website

Register for the renewal and pay the course fee to the American Heart Association

Receive  your access code

Complete the online training requirement at your convenience

Call 724-684-9536 and schedule your skills evaluation at our location

Receive your new Healthcare Provider  card

Skills Review Cost:  $15.00 (payable to Valley Health & Safety)

 

 

Pediatric CPR

This is an American Heart Association Heartsaver course that provides a great deal of hands-on training. Students will learn how to perform CPR, manage a choking victim, rescue breathing techniques and then perform these skills on a manikin.  This course is typically recommended for new and expecting parents and day care workers.  A practical exam must be completed.

Day Date Time Location
Thursday June 24 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Thursday August 26 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Thursday October 28 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital

Classes held at The Anthony Lombardi Conference and Education Center

Cost:  $30.00 per student (Heartsaver Adult/Pediatric CPR book included in fee)

Adult CPR & First Aid

This American Heart Association Heartsaver course combines basic first aid procedures with adult CPR.  The course is for people who are assigned to be basic first responders to emergencies in the workplace or community.  The intended audience includes corporate employees, firefighters, police, airline personnel, security personnel and those who need or want to learn first aid skills and adult CPR.  A skill exam must be completed.

Day Date Time Location
Saturday June 19 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday July 17 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday August 21 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS
Saturday September 18 9am to 2pm Mon Valley EMS

Cost:  $50.00 per student (Heartsaver First Aid/Adult/Child CPR book included in fee)

Heartsaver Adult CPR

This is an American Heart Association course that will provide a great deal of hands on training.  Students will learn how to perform CPR, manage a choking victim and rescue breathing techniques and then perform these skills on a manikin.  This course is typically recommended for people who work in nursing homes, are around the elderly, or have a family member or friend with risk factors or a prior cardiac history.  A practical exam must be completed.

Day Date Time Location
Tuesday May 25 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Tuesday June 29 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Tuesday August 31 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Tuesday September 28 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital

Classes held at The Anthony Lombardi Conference and Education Center

Cost:  $30.00 per student (Heartsaver CPR book  included in fee)

First Aid

This is an ASHI Course that provides students with basic first aid knowledge in an event of an emergency.  This course reviews how to recognize an emergency and assist victims by controlling bleeding and how to recognize medical and traumatic injuries and provide basic care until EMS arrives. A skills and written exam must be successfully completed.

Day Date Time Location
Thursday May 27 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Thursday July 29 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Thursday Sept 30 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital
Thursday November 18 6pm to 9pm Mon Valley Hospital

Classes held at The Anthony Lombardi Conference and Education Center

Cost:  $25.00 per student (Heartsaver First Aid book included in fee)

Automatic External Defibrillation

This is an American Heart Association course that provides students with the knowledge in how to recognize the cardiac arrest situation, properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and how to manage a post cardiac arrest victim.  This course is recommended for the general public who have access to an AED and for healthcare professional.  This course provides a certification in adult CPR and AED.  A practical exam must be completed.

Call today to schedule a Heartsaver AED class at your place of business

Cost:  $50.00 per student (Heartsaver AED book included in fee)

Other Available Programs

 

 

Daycare Centers and Pre-Schools!

Pediatric First Aid Class Available $25.00 (call to set up a class)

ACLS & PALS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Lie Support (PALS) programs are offered through Mon Valley Hospital.  Anyone interested in either of these programs should contact Linda Zidek at 724-258-1072.

Classes held at The Anthony Lombardi Conference and Education Center

ACLS AND PALS are being offered:

 2010

Classes do fill up fast.

 

ACLS:    9/15, 11/10

PALS:    5/19, 10/21

 

 

CON-ED

Continuing Education for Pre-Hospital Personnel is available on the Internet through EMSI’s LMS system. (Learning Management System) Simply log onto www.emsi.org  for more information.

CCAC has a complete listing on their website of classes being offered and classes that can be taken on line.

WCCC also has a complete listing on their website of classes that are offered for Pre-hospital and Fire training.

Call Valley Health & Safety for upcoming classes not on the website and to suggest a class to be held.

 

 

 EVOC Course is being scheduled for Fall of 2010

Class will be at the 1001 Donner Avenue, Monessen, PA 15412.

 

                                             

Highway Safety for Emergency Service Personnel

Fall 2010

Class will be held at the 1001 Donner Avenue, in Monessen, PA      

This course is designed to present the necessary classroom instruction and evaluation of learning for emergency service personnel who may be involved in highway incidents that require them to work in close proximity to moving traffic. This program will verify proficiency in the knowledge and understanding of safety principles and practices at vehicle - related highway incidents.  Cost $25.00 payable the first night of class.

Call the Training Center for information and to register.       

 

" CPR Anytime for Family and Friends"

With almost 80% of cardiac arrest occurring in the home and a current survival rate of only 50%, it is critical that we get CPR training into the hands of the general public who do not attend traditional courses.

This revolutionary program allows families and members of the general public to learn the core skills of Adult CPR and NOW Pediatric CPR in less than 30 minutes using their own kit.

The kit contains everything needed to learn CPR, and skills can be leaned anywhere from the comfort of a family home to within a large community group setting.

Each CPR Anytime kit contains:

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A personal, inflatable CPR manikin-"Minnie Anne" or "Baby Anne"

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CPR Anytime skills practice DVD

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An American Heart Association CPR for Family and Friends booklet

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Accessories for the program

The kits will be available through this training center. The cost for the kit is $50.00. Price subject to change without notice.

                                                                                      

DID You Know ?

Compression - Only CPR

The American Heart Association amended and clarified guidelines for bystanders who witness an ADULT out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. The AHA released an advisory calling for Compression-Only CPR by untrained responders of those who are not confident in performing conventional CPR, which combines chest compression and rescue breaths.  The AHA science advisory, "Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest" was published in the March 31, 2008 edition of the journal  Circulation.

At this time, the AHA is not changing its recommendation for Healthcare Providers and other professional rescuers who received Healthcare Provider basic life support training. It is important to note that Compression-Only CPR is NOT recommended for children and infants, adults discovered unresponsive, a non-heart relates arrests such as drowning victims, and persons suffering from a drug overdose.

"All victims of cardiac arrest should receive, at a minimum, high quality chest compressions"

By eliminating the apprehension associated with the need to ventilate, compression-only CPR may encourage more bystanders to take action and attempt CPR when an ADULT collapse is witnessed.

Regardless of the approach, high quality chest compressions with as few interruptions as possible, help keep blood pumping from the heart to the lungs and brain, increasing the odds of successful resuscitation.

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Child Safety Seat

 

Mon Valley EMS offers child safety seat Inspections and Installations

Did you know????

Age

Type of Seat

General Guideline

Infants

Infant seats and rear-facing convertible seats

All infants should always ride rear-facing until they are at least 1 year of age. Recent research has shown that 18 months is safer.

Toddlers/Preschoolers

Convertible seats

It is best to ride rear-facing as long as possible. Children 1 year of age can    ride forward-facing. But status have shown the longer rear facing the better for the child.

School-aged children

Booster seats

Booster seats are for older children who have outgrown their forward-facing     car safety seats. Children should stay in a booster seat until adult belts fit correctly (usually when a child reaches about 4' 9" in height and is between      8 and 12 years of age).

Older children

Seat belts

Children who have outgrown their booster seats should ride in a lap and   shoulder belt in the back seat until 13 years of age.

 Inspections and Installations are available by appointment at the station

 1001 Donner Avenue, Monessen, PA 15062  

 A Certified Technician will look at your seat and show you the best and safest way to install the seat. The Technician will then observe you with your installation.

 A Technician will advise you of the proper seat for your child and if it is on the recall list.

You can make an appointment by calling the station at

724-684-7612 and asking for Lily Farquhar

                                                   

 

 

 

 
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