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Lifeguard Training - PE 242
Fall 2006 - Section #8559

Linda Delzeit-McIntyre

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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, Airway Management, and first aid guidelines. In addition you will get training in childbirth. 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. 

While this college class is specifically designed to meet the training needs of lifeguards, those who desire to educate themselves in the area of water safety to protect themselves and their loved ones, yet never intend to work as a lifegaurd can and should take this class without worry about passing LGT certification tests. The core knowledge will be of great benefit to a wide variety of community members.  All students will be required to participate in all skills to the best of their ability. 

There are several certificates that students who do not want to work as lifeguards in the future can get as part of this class which are not as physically demanding as the Lifeguard Training certification. These alternate certificates include the following.  Each certificate requires it's own written tests and participation in some of the skills done by the lifeguard training students.

Instructor: Linda Delzeit (email: ldelzeit@elcamino.edu)
Time: 6:00 to 8:02 pm on Fridays
Meet: Meet at the ECC pool for the first class meeting
Required Red Cross Textbooks: Required at each class: textbook, paper, pen/pencil, swimsuit, goggles, towel.
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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. 1 Orientation; Read Chapters 1 - 2 from LGT; Read Chapters 1-2 LGT-M book
Sept. 8 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
Sept. 15 Victim recognition, Emergency Action plans/problems/situations; Basic rescue Skills; Read Chapter 5 from LGT and Chapters 3-4 from LGT-M book
Sept. 22 Conclude teaching basic rescue skills; Read Chapter 8 from LGT
Sept. 29 Spinal Injury Management; Read Chapters 5-6 from LGT-M; class notes
Oct. 6 Spinal Injury Management; Read Chapter 13 from LGT book; Read Chapter 9 from LGT-M book; study questions
Oct. 13 LGT water rescue skills review and TESTING; Read Chapter 9
Oct. 20 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. 27 First Aid; Waterfront written Test
Nov. 3 Begin CPR
Nov. 10 Holiday
Nov. 17 Continue CPR
Nov. 24 Holiday
Dec. 1 Conclude CPR; Read Chapters 7, 11 and 12 from LGT book
Dec. 8 AED and Oxygen Administration; LGT written Test
Dec. 15 Final written examinations