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Based in Pittsburgh, Special Tasks Group Training strives to deliver a reliable, personal, safe, and structured training environment to all students.

From beginners to full time professionals, we offer small group environments to help best improve your skills.

We look forward to training with you!

Private and Small Group SchedulingPublic CPR/AED/BLS Class Schedule

Our courses are certified through the American Heart Association, Health and Safety Institute (ASHI), the American Red Cross, and The American College of Surgeons.

First Aid/CPR/AED/BLS are modular courses and our offerings can be adapted to fit your specific needs regarding, required learning, patient age group, certifying organization , and budget. We also offer STOP THE BLEED Training, which focuses strictly on bleeding control techniques and is a great supplement to typical certifications.

We host public BLS (All Age CPR/AED) Courses in Shadyside, PA that can be signed up for online using our booking tool on each page. We are also available to teach your organization on an appointment basis to help keep your team properly certified and compliant with state and federal law.

American Heart Association – Basic Life Support

The BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. This course fulfills basic CPR-AED certification requirements for all ages.

Course Topics Include:

  • High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • The Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
  • Important early use of an AED
  • Effective ventilations using a barrier device
  • Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
  • Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

3 hours

2 Year Certification

AHA:

$65 per student *Includes E-Book*

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BLS Class Calendar

Health and Safety Institute Courses (ASHI)

HSI is our preferred certifying organization as their certification cards are the most reasonably priced. If your organization requires American Red Cross or American Heart Association we can accommodate but listed prices will be adjusted based on card cost.

Click on each course below for more details

Gives students the knowledge and skills needed to manage a cardiac arrest emergency for children and infants. 

Course Topics Include:

• Chest Compressions
• Rescue Breaths
• Using an AED
• Caring for Cardiac Arrest
• Choking

2-3 hours

2 Year Certification

$450 up to 10 students

Encompasses adult CPR as well as AED training for individuals who want or are occupationally required to have CPR and AED knowledge and skills. Can be combined with Child/Infant CPR and AED.

Course Topics Include:

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Secondary Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiac Arrest: Opioid Overdose
• Cardiac Arrest: Children and Infants
• Infectious Bloodborne Diseases
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Automated External Defibrillation
• Choking

2-3 hours

2 Year Certification

$450 up to 10 students

Encompasses adult CPR as well as AED training for individuals who want or are occupationally required to have CPR and AED knowledge and skills. Can be combined with Child/Infant CPR and AED.

Course Topics Include:

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Secondary Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiac Arrest: Opioid Overdose
• Cardiac Arrest: Children and Infants
• Infectious Bloodborne Diseases
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Automated External Defibrillation
• Choking

2-3 hours

2 Year Certification

$450 up to 10 students

Covers first aid for schools, childcare providers, youth sports coaches, and individuals who need to know how to respond to medical emergencies involving children.

Course Topics Include:


• Choking – Children, Infants, Adults
• Control of Bleeding
• Shock
• Head, Neck or Back Injury
• Burns – Thermal, Electrical, Chemical
• Asthma and Inhalers, Severe Allergic Reaction
• Poisoning – Ingested, Inhaled
• Heat and Cold Emergencies
• Bites and Stings

2-3 hours

2 Year Certification

$450 up to 10 students

First aid training in a program designed for the occupational first aid provider.

Course Topics Include:

• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Shock
• Stroke
• Poisoning
• Altered mental status
• Head, neck, and back injuries
• Nosebleed
• Burns
• Heat and cold emergencies

3 hours

2 Year Certification

$450 up to 10 students

Covers CPR, AED, and first aid for schools, childcare providers, youth sports coaches, and individuals who need to know how to respond to medical emergencies involving children. 

Course Topics Include:

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Secondary Cardiac Arrest
• CPR – Children, Infants, Adults
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Drowning
• Choking – Children, Infants, Adults
• Control of Bleeding
• Shock
• Head, Neck or Back Injury
• Burns – Thermal, Electrical, Chemical
• Asthma and Inhalers, Severe Allergic Reaction
• Poisoning – Ingested, Inhaled
• Heat and Cold Emergencies
• Bites and Stings

5-6 hours

2 Year Certification

$550 up to 10 students

Combines adult CPR, AED, and first aid training in a program designed for the occupational first aid provider. 

Course Topics Include:

• Role of the first aid provider
• Protecting yourself
• Sudden cardiac arrest
• Caring for cardiac arrest: CPR
• Using an AED
• Multiple provider approach to CPR
• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Shock
• Stroke
• Poisoning
• Altered mental status
• Head, neck, and back injuries
• Nosebleed
• Burns
• Heat and cold emergencies

5-6 hours

2 Year Certification

$550 up to 10 students

Combines the Child/Infant and Adult CPR, AED, and first aid training in a program designed for the occupational first aid provider. 

Course Topics Include:

• Role of the first aid provider
• Protecting yourself
• Sudden cardiac arrest
• Caring for cardiac arrest: CPR
• Using an AED
• Multiple provider approach to CPR
• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Shock
• Stroke
• Poisoning
• Altered mental status
• Head, neck, and back injuries
• Nosebleed
• Burns
• Heat and cold emergencies

5-6 hours

2 Year Certification

$650 up to 10 students

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The American College Of Surgeons – STOP THE BLEED

STOP THE BLEED is a course designed by the American College of Surgeons to promote the education for anyone old enough to understand and is interested in learning how to save a life through controlling blood loss.

Students will learn three easy and quick techniques that will empower them to potentially save a life in an emergency: use hands to apply pressure, pack a wound, and apply a tourniquet.

$125 (Max 10)

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Questions about which course is best for you?
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Anthony DeRubeis

Anthony DeRubeis

Owner and Instructor

Anthony is passionate and driven to provide meaningful and relevant training to students of all skill levels. Anthony found consistent, structured, training options to be lacking in Pittsburgh. After sitting through many classes that had a lot of unrelated information, repetitive stories, and understanding there is a need for more quality training options, Anthony decided to launch Special Tasks Group Training. Anthony strives to bring accessible, impactful, and focused training to his students and enjoys the opportunity to help introduce people from all walks of life to a new experience.                                                                                                                                                                                      
Anthony is currently the Director of Security at Henne Jewelers and is growing Special Tasks Group Training. Prior to his current position, Anthony worked for multiple security companies over the winter months in corporate, remote, armed school security, and as a Lieutenant for a local federal facility. During summer months Anthony owned a landscaping business for fifteen years. He was also the former Chief Operations Officer at Spare Change for 4 and a half years, helping musicians to raise over $30,000 for charities at their shows.                                                                                     
Outside of work, Anthony was a Reserve Deputy Sheriff where his interest in firearms instruction grew after graduating top of his academy class in 2021. He went on to become an NRA Basic Instructor with ratings in rifle, pistol, firearm safety, and further achieving Chief Range Safety Officer and Law Enforcement Handgun Instructor. Anthony is also passionate about safety and emergency response so he pursued instructor ratings for AVERT, STOP THE BLEED, and First Aid/CPR/AED. In 2024, Anthony was eligible to become an NRA Training Counselor and after completing the development workshop as honor graduate, received an appointment as one of the approximately 2300 Training Counselors that the NRA has. He is now able to train NRA Basic Instructors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Fluent in French and having visited 48 countries, Anthony attended Point Park University where he majored in National Security Studies and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2018. During his time at university, he was also a Cadet Commander with the Civil Air Patrol, a Search and Rescue Ground Team Leader/Instructor, and an Army Reserve Officer Training Corp Cadet. Under the pen name Allan Durand, Anthony self-published a book titled Path of the Candidate: Engaging with the French Foreign Legion.

Phone: (412) 254-6665

Email: Anthony@specialtasksgroupsecurity.com

Hours:

By appointment

Sunday-Tuesday

Please contact us to schedule a time that works for you!

Classroom Address:

816 Copeland Way,

Pittsburgh PA 15232

Range Address:

Trafford Sportsman Club

14000 Winchester Road,

Trafford, PA 15085

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