Lifeguard Training Course (5/18-5/22) Wallkill

This class is for Employees of American Pool ONLY.

American Pool runs American Red Cross Lifeguard courses to ensure that our lifeguards meet a Professional Lifeguard Standard and are prepared to handle any situation with confidence, providing the best possible care until emergency services arrive.

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Course Schedule:

The in-person portion of this class will be held over the course of four (4) days. You must attend each day to complete training. See agenda section for details.

Course Purpose:

The primary purpose of this class is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to:

• Prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies
• Provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) professionals take over

Course Objectives:

Upon course completion, you will be proficient in the following:

• The professionalism required for working as a lifeguard.
• How to ensure a safe physical environment for patrons.
• The proper techniques for scanning and rotations.
• How to identify the behaviors of a swimmer, a distressed swimmer, an active drowning person and a passive drowning person.
• A Lifeguard’s critical role in preventing death and disability from drowning.

• The general procedure when responding to a medical emergency.
• And many more

Lifeguarding training is conducted and evaluated in water depths ranging from 0 feet to water 7 feet and greater (ranging from 8-12 feet maximum, depending on the depth of the facility in which the training is conducted)

• Deep Water
• Shallow Water Lifeguarding (water up to 5, 6, or 7 feet)

Course Prerequisites:

To participate in the Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) course, participants must:

1. Be at least 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the Lifeguarding course.
2. Complete a swim- tread-swim sequence: Jump into the water submerge resurface swim 150 yards (using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both) maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs then swim 50 yards using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both.
3. Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds by starting in the water swimming 20 yards surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 to 12 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point holding the object at the surface with both hand exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Course Length:

Blended learning (BL) combines online sessions with in-person sessions conducted by a Red Cross-certified Lifeguarding instructor. Total course instruction time is 27 hours, 30 minutes:

• The online session for the Lifeguarding course has 16 modules and takes approximately 6 hours to complete all modules of the online session. Each individual module takes approximately 15 – 30 minutes to complete.
• The total instruction time for the in-person sessions, including the precourse session, is 21 hours, 30 minutes. Expect additional time to be added to the course length to accommodate breaks/transitions.

Lifeguarding Course Content:

• The Professional Lifeguard and Setting the Stage for Safety
• Surveillance and Preventive Lifeguarding
• Responding to Emergencies and Rescue Skills – Part 1
• Rescue Skills—Part II
• Lowering the Risk for Infection, Rapid Assessment and Ventilations
• CPR, AED and Obstructed Airway Care
• First Aid for Sudden Illnesses and Injuries
• Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries
• Course Conclusion

Certification Requirements:

To earn certification, participants must:

• Complete all online course content in advance of the corresponding in-person sessions.
• Attend the entire course and participate in all class sessions.
• Actively participate in all course activities, including assuming various roles during skill practices, skill drills, activities and scenarios.
• Demonstrate proficiency in all skills.
• Pass the final written exam with a minimum grade of 80 percent.

Pass the three (3) final skill assessments which includes:

Assessment 1—Timed Response

Participants must complete a passive submerged rescue, extricate with the assistance of an assisting rescuer, and rapid assessment (including the delivery of 2 initial ventilations by either rescuer) within 1 minute, 30 seconds, and then provide 3 minutes of single-rescuer CPR.

Assessment 2—Rotation and Scanning

Participants must rotate into the lifeguard station, conduct surveillance from the station for 1 minute, and rotate out of the station.

Assessment 3—Final Team Response Testing Scenario

Participants must perform a passive submerged rescue, extrication and rapid assessment, followed by multiple-rescuer CPR and use of AED and BVM resuscitator.

Certification:

Participants who successfully complete the Lifeguarding course will be issued the following American Red Cross certificate: Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid that is valid for 2 years.

To maintain the Lifeguarding certification, a currently certified lifeguard must successfully complete the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Recertification course or the full Lifeguarding course again prior to certificate expiration. A 30-day grace period may apply but it does not extend the certification beyond the 2 years.

Once the Lifeguarding certification is expired, a participant must successfully complete the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course.

Info: 270 Schutt Road Middletown, NY 10940

Info: 270 Schutt Road Middletown, NY 10940

Info: 270 Schutt Road Middletown, NY 10940

Info: 270 Schutt Road Middletown, NY 10940

Info: 270 Schutt Road Middletown, NY 10940

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