ACTIVITY |
TIME |
 Introduction
to Pre-Course Session |
10 minutes |
| Verification
of Age Prerequisite |
5 minutes |
| Break |
10 minutes |
| Prerequisite
Swimming Skill Test |
45 minutes |
| Wrap-Up |
5 minutes |
Pre-course
session, Total Time |
1 1/4 hours |
| Initial Here Once Completed: _________ | |
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LESSON
1 - THE PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD AND INJURY PREVENTION |
|
ACTIVITY
|
TIME |
| Introduction
to the Course |
20 minutes |
| Benefits of being a Professional Lifeguard |
5 minutes |
| Responsibilities
of being a Professional Lifeguard |
5 minutes |
| Decision Making |
15 minutes |
| Legal
Considerations |
15 minutes |
| The Lifeguard Team |
5 minutes |
| How
facility management promotes Lifeguard Professionalism |
10 minutes |
| Preventing Injuries / Patron Safety |
10 minutes |
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|
25 minutes |
|
10 minutes |
|
5 minutes |
| Management
and Safety |
10 minutes |
| Entries and Approaches |
10 minutes |
| Break |
5 minutes |
| Skill Session - Entries and Approaches |
25 minutes |
| Wrap-Up |
5 minutes |
Lesson 1, Total Time |
3 hours |
| Initial Here Once Completed: _________ | |
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ACTIVITY |
TIME
|
| Review of Lesson 1 |
5 minutes |
| Patron
Surveillance and Victim Recognition |
20 minutes |
| The "RID Factor" as
a Cause of Drowning |
10 minutes |
|
10 minutes |
|
25 minutes |
| Responding
to Emergencies |
5 minutes |
| Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) |
30 minutes |
| Critical
Incident Stress |
10 minutes |
| Putting it All Together Activity |
5 minutes |
| Break |
10 minutes |
* Active Drowning Victim * Passive Drowning Victim * Rotations, Surveillance, Zone Coverage |
45 minutes |
| Wrap-Up |
5 minutes |
Lesson 2, Total Time |
3 hours |
| Initial Here Once Completed: _________ | |
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|
LESSON 3 - RESCUE SKILLS |
|
|
TIME |
| Review
of Lesson 2 |
5 minutes |
| General Procedures for Water Emergencies |
20 minutes |
| Break |
10 minutes |
| Skills Session: Rescue Skills * Extension Assist from the Deck * Swimming Extension Rescue * Active Drowning Victim Rear Rescue * Multiple-Victim Rescue * Passive Drowning Victim Rear Rescue * Feet-First Surface Dive * Submerged Victim Rescue * Escapes * Removal from Water |
140 minutes |
| Wrap-Up |
5 minutes |
Lesson
3, Total Time |
3 hours |
Initial
Here Once Completed: _________ |
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LESSON 4 - BEFORE PROVIDING CARE AND BREATHING EMERGENCIES |
|
ACTIVITY
|
TIME |
| Review
of Lesson 3 |
5 minutes |
| Introduction |
|
| Obtaining
Consent |
5 minutes |
| Basic Precautions to Prevent Disease Transmission |
|
| Resuscitation
Masks |
10 minutes |
| General Procedures for Injury and Sudden Illness on Land |
|
| Moving
a victim |
5 minutes |
| Primary Survey |
|
| Breathing
Emergencies |
5 minutes |
| Rescue Breathing (Adult, Child, Infant) |
|
| Airway
Obstruction * Obstructed Airway - Conscious (Adult and Child) * Obstructed Airway - Unconscious (Adult, Child, Infant) |
50 minutes |
| Wrap-Up |
|
Lesson
4, Total Time
|
3
hours
|
| Initial Here Once Completed: _________ | |
