 Course
Description and How It Can Meet a Variety of Student Needs
This class is designed to train students in the latest Red Cross Lifeguard
certification. The new Red Cross Lifeguard Training certification includes
the CPR, AED, Oxygen Administration, and first aid guidelines.
The class will include
waterfront lifeguarding. Those students who possess current Lifeguard Training
certifications can earn instructor certifications in Lifeguard Training,
First Aid, CPR and AED. Additional manuals will be required and additional written assignments will be required of those students wishing instructor certification.
Student Learning Outcome (SLO):
Students will be demonstrate proper techniques in response to the most common swimming pool emergencies in and around the water.
Specific objectives include the following:
- Students will select and perform the correct technique for rescuing distress swimmers, panic and submerged victims.
- Students will select the perform the correct technique for responding to suspected spinal injuries in shallow and deep water.
- Students will perform CPR skills for infant, child and adult breathing and circulatory emergencies.
- Students will select and perform the appropriate response to sudden illness and acute injuries that could happen around a swimming pool.
Instructor: Linda Delzeit (email: ldelzeit@elcamino.edu)
Time: 6:15 to 8:35 pm on Fridays
Meet: Meet at the ECC pool for the first class meeting
Office: PE 214 and Office Hour: Fridays from 5-6:00 pm and students can make appointments to meet at other times.
Required Red Cross Textbooks:
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Lifeguarding Training (ISBN # 1-58480-075-5) Stock No. 655720 available at Shop Staywell
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Lifeguard Management (ISBN # 1-58480-152-2) - comes with CD-ROM - available at Shop Staywell
Required at each class: textbook, paper, pen/pencil, swimsuit, goggles,
towel.
Web Site: http://youth.net/ecc/
This class moves very quickly and attendance at all sessions is critical.
No watches and no jewelry are allowed during the water portion of the class. Tentative Teaching Schedule - This is the in-water portion of the class:
| Sept. 2 |
Orientation; Read Chapters 1 - 2 from LGT; Read Chapters 1-2 LGT-M
book |
| Sept. 9 |
Swim Test (500 yards, 5 basic strokes, surface dive, pick up 10# brick
in 9', underwater swim 15 yards, tread water one minute without using hands);
Work on kicks and basic swimming skills; Read Chapters 3-4 in LGT and Chapter
8 from LGT-M; FIT manual; FIT slides |
| Sept. 16 |
Victim recognition, Emergency Action plans/problems/situations; Basic
rescue Skills; Read Chapter 5 from LGT and Chapters 3-4 from LGT-M book |
| Sept. 23 |
Conclude teaching basic rescue skills; Read Chapter 8 from LGT |
| Sept. 30 |
Spinal Injury Management; Read Chapters 5-6 from LGT-M |
| Oct. 7 |
Spinal Injury Management; Read Chapter 13 from LGT book; Read Chapter
9 from LGT-M book; study
questions |
| Oct. 14 |
LGT water rescue skills review and TESTING;
Read Chapter 9 |
| Oct. 21 |
Waterfront Module; Read Chapter 6 from LGT book and Chapter 7 from
LGT-M book; waterfront skills |
Next is the First Aid and CPR portion of the class
| Oct. 28 |
First Aid; Waterfront written Test |
| Nov. 4 |
Begin CPR |
| Nov. 11 |
Holiday |
| Nov. 18 |
Conclude CPR; Read Chapters 7, 11 and 12 from LGT book |
| Nov. 25 |
Holiday |
| Dec. 2 |
AED and Oxygen Administration; LGT written Test |
| Dec. 9 |
Final written examinations |
| Dec. 16 |
Make-up testing as needed |
Grading:
Points are awarded for each of the skills tests in the class. This includes the water skills, the First Aid and CPR skills. Points are also awarded for each of the written tests. Red Cross certificates are awarded only upon successful completion of all required skills and passing the written tests with 80% or better. Letter grades are awarded as follows:
- Grade of A = 90-100%
- Grade of B = 80-89%
- Grade of C = 70-79%
- Grade of D = 60-69%
- Grade of E = below 60%
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