Red Cross Lifeguarding Training Course September 19 to November 19 ation Course

Lifeguard Training ( Full course)
The Lifeguarding Class will be held Wednesdays beginning September19 from 7:00pm - 10:00 pm. Room 110 and the pool at the Rockne Memorial.
Cost:  $100.00

Registration will be through RecSports starting on Thursday Aug. 28 at 7:30 am.
Link to RecSports Registration Information

For the Students in Physical Education:

Are you looking for a great summer, part time job, or a challenging career? American Red Cross Lifeguarding is the best place to start! Lifeguarding puts you in an exciting position, working as part of a team to help people safely enjoy the water. Read about Red Cross-trained lifeguards who have saved the lives of others. You could save a life too!

Lifeguarding will help you develop skills and experience that will be valued by colleges and future employers. It's a great way to demonstrate what you can offer. Colleges and employers look for applicants who can deal effectively with people, who have a take charge attitude and who are willing to work to develop new skills.

What You Will Learn
American Red Cross training makes learning fun and easy. Through classroom learning and hands-on practice, you'll learn:

• Surveillance skills to help you recognize and prevent injuries
• Rescue skills - in the water and on land
• First aid training and professional rescuer CPR - to help you prepare for any emergency
• Professional lifeguard responsibilities like interacting with the public and addressing uncooperative patrons

Purpose
To teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. The course content and activities prepare participants to recognize and respond quickly and effectively to emergencies and prevent drownings and injuries.

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age of 15.
• Swim 300 yards continuously.
• 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.

Lerning Objectives

• Understand the value of behaving in a professional manner.
• Learn how to identify behaviors of a swimmer, distressed swimmer and an active or passive drowning victim.
• Understand the components of an emergency action plan and how to activate it.
• Understand the general procedures for an emergency occurring in the water or on land.
• Demonstrate how to perform equipment-based rescues.
• Learn how to provide first aid and how to care for breathing and cardiac emergencies.
• Learn how to recognize and care for possible head, neck or back injuries.

Requirements

• Attend all class sessions.
• Demonstrate competency in all required skills and activities.
• Demonstrate competency in the three final skill scenarios.
• Correctly answer at least 80 percent of the questions in the three sections of the final written exam

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Revised 8/22/2008