20807233Lifeguard Training
Course Information
Description
Lifeguard Training teaches current Red Cross lifeguarding principles and techniques, including CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. Prerequisite: 1) Minimum age of 15 2) Swim 300 yards continuously 3) Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7–10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute, 40 seconds.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Demonstrate rescue skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration
    Scenario
    Exam - achieve minimum of 80%
    Criteria
    demonstrate an active victim rescue
    demonstrate a passive victim rescue
    demonstrate a submerged victim rescue
    demonstrate reaching, extension and wading assists
    demonstrate scanning
    demonstrate entries and approaches
    demonstrate multiple victim rescue
    demonstrate removal from the water

  2. Demonstrate skill requirements for obtaining the CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration
    Scenario
    Exam - achieve minimum of 80%
    Quiz
    Criteria
    demonstrate rescue breathing on an adult, infant and child
    demonstrate clearing an obstructed airway on an adult, infant and child
    demonstrate CPR on an adult, infant and child
    identify three advantages of using breathing devices
    demonstrate the use of a bag valve mask
    demonstrate two rescuer CPR
    describe four ways pathogens enter the body
    name three ways to protect yourself from disease transmission when giving care
    describe the structure and function of the EMS system
    identify nine legal considerations for professional rescuers

  3. Apply standard first aid skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration
    Scenario
    Exam - achieve minimum of 80%
    Criteria
    describe the four types of open wounds
    use bandages and dressings
    demonstrate care for closed wounds
    demonstrate how to control bleeding
    describe the signs and symptoms of shock
    demonstrate care for an impaled object and a severed body part
    list the general care steps for burns
    list five common signs and symptoms of muculoskeletal injuries
    immobilize an injured body part
    identify at least six symptoms and signs of sudden illness
    describe the basic principles of care for any sudden illness
    demonstrate care for a seizure victim
    list the signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses
    demonstrate care for a person who has suffered hypothermia

  4. Demonstrate spinal injury management techniques
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration
    Scenario
    Exam - achieve a minimum of 80%
    Criteria
    list three situations in which aquatic related spinal injury is possible
    list at least five physical indications of a possible spinal injury
    list the seven guidelines for caring for a possible spinal injury
    stabilize a victim's head and neck in shallow water
    stabilize a victim's head and neck in deep water
    immobilize a victim on a backboard