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Oconee County Chapter

First Chartered August 3, 1918

224 East Main Street, Walhalla, SC 29691

Phone: 864-638-5619 FAX: 864-638-9242 Email: americanredcr858@bellsouth.net

CPR/AED & First Aid

2008 Lay Responder Full Course(adult/child/infant cpr, aed and first aid)

All scheduled classes for the community are held at the Oconee County Chapter located at 224 E Main St. Walhalla, SC 29691, in downtown across from Arby's restaurant. The basic level classes consist of Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED, Infant CPR and First Aid. A student must have a book and skill cards to take the class. Prices vary based on your component needs. Call 864-638-5619 for pricing.

To be considered registrerd for a class, pre-pay is required. Invoicing is avaliable with prior approval. You can mail a check, visit the Chapter, use a credit card on this web site to make your payment. Cash, money orders, checks or credit cards are acceptable. Please do not send cash through the mail. A class is considered made if we have six or more students pre-paid. If a class cannot make due to not enough students or bad weather, you will be notified and rescheduled into another class on another date. If Oconee County Schools are closed due to bad weather, so will we.

We schedule three Public classes per month. One is on a Saturday from 8:30am-4:30pm. Another class is held over two nights during the week from 6pm-10pm each night. Another class is scheduled for the first Monday of every month at the United Way building in Seneca from 9am-3pm. Please check the schedules for the days and dates of the evening classes and the date of the Saturday class. In case of bad weather, we will follow the school closing schedules. We will get in touch with you and let you know when the class will be re-scheduled.

The classes will be broken down as follows: weeknight classes, first night- Before Providing Care(all students are required to take this part), Adult CPR/AED. Second night-Infant/Child CPR, First Aid. Saturday classes, Before Providing Care(all students are required to take this part), Adult CPR/AED. Lunch(on your on). Child CPR/AED and Infant CPR, First Aid.

June 2nd & 3rd Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. June 28th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. July 7th & 8th Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. July 26th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. Aug 11th & 12th Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. Aug 23rd Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. Sept 8th & 9th Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. Sept 13th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. Oct 20th & 21st Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. Oct 18th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. Nov 3rd & 4th Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. Nov 15th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm. Dec 8th & 9th Mon & Tue evenings, 6pm-10pm each evening. Dec 20th Sat all day, 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch 12n-1pm.


2008 CPR/AED For The Professional Rescurer Classes

CPR/AED for the PR is suited for student nurses, emergency responders, health care professionals, and others that need a higher level of CPR training. These classes will be conducted at the Oconee County Chapter in downtown Walhalla, across from Arbys restaurant. All classes will be held on a Mon & Tue evening, from 6pm - 10pm. Check the schedule below for details and call 864-638-5619 to sign up. We must have at least 6 students to make a class.

May 19 & 20. June 30 and July 1. July 28th & 29th. Aug 25th & 26th. Sept 29th & 30th. Oct 27th & 28th. Nov 24th & 25th. Dec 15th & 16th.


2008 Recertification for Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED

If you have a Lay Responder CPR, First Aid card that is about to expire, you can take a Review and Challenge class. All review and challenge classes are held on a Thursday evening from 6pm-9pm. Check the schedule below for details. Call 864-638-5619 for more information and pricing.

June 5(canceled). July 3rd. Aug 7th. Sept 4th. Oct 2nd. Nov 6th. Dec 4th.


Spring and Summer Months Discounts

The following discount is good for the Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED only. To be eligible for the discount, you must take the full course, which is Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED, First Aid, and Infant CPR. This discount is not good for those students that are required to have CPR training for work or educational requirements. This discount is for those students who come in to registrer and pay. Say you saw this on our web site and be eligible for a $5 individual discount. To encourage families to participate,sign up a family member and you will receive an additional $5 discount ($10 max), and each family member will receice a $5 discount. Discounts are only good for the scheduled classes held in the Fall of 2007 and Winter of 2007/2008. This discount is not good coupled with any other discounts.


Group Classes

Group Classes are classes that are taught at your facility for a large number of students. This means that you have more students in one class than what we can handle at our facility. We can do no more that 15 students at the Oconee County Chapter building. We can also come to your facility for less students if your situation calls for it.

In order for a class to be taught at your facility, you must have a TV and a DVD player. You will also need enough room for all the students to be able to get in the floor to practice CPR techniques. A white board and podium are also perferred, but not necessary.

Please give us a minimum 2 week notice for your class. We need to set up an instructor and make sure we have enough supplies for your class. We also ask that you arrange to pick up the needed supplies one day before the class, and return the supplies one day after the class. Call 864-638-5619 for more details.


CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Recertification

Recertification for CPR/AED PR is usually held on a Thursday Evening from 6pm till 9pm. Call 864-638-5619 for more details.

June 26(canceled). July 24th. Aug 28th. Sept 25th. Oct 23rd. Nov 20th. Dec 18th.


DAY CLASS-Adult CPR/AED and First Aid in Seneca SC.

Introducing Adult CPR/AED and First Aid only Day Class to be held at the United Way Building in Downtown Seneca, SC. This Class will be held on the first Monday of each month from 9am -3pm, with a lunch break. To sign up for this class, call 864-638-5619.

May 5th, cut off Apr 30th. June 2nd, cutt off May 28th. July 7th, cutt off July 3rd. August 4th, cutt off July 30th. September, no class, Holiday. October 6th, cutt off October 1st. November 3rd, cut off October 29th. December, no class.


Pet First Aid

Pet First Aid shows you step-by-step how to manage a variety of urgent care situations, including car accidents, wounds, electrical shock, and eye, foot, and ear injuries. The teaching materials includes a DVD, and an easy-to-use first aid reference guide that covers nearly 70 health topics. Pet First Aid consist of Dog First Aid and Cat First Aid. You can take one or both. The classes will be held on a Saturday morning from 8am-12noon. Dog First Aid will be from 8am-10am, and Cat First Aid will be from 10am-12noon. The price for one class is $37, and the price for both classes is $54. Call the Oconee County Chapter at 864-638-5619 to pre-register.

Schedule: May 24th, 2008. July 26th, 2008. September 27th, 2008. November 22nd, 2008. January 24th, 2009.


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