Lifesaving

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

LIFESAVING – ELECTIVE

Unit Description:

Through videos, group discussion and hands‐on practice, you’ll learn teamwork, rescue and surveillance skills, First Aid and CPR/AED and other skills you need to work as a professional lifeguard. Successful completion results in a 2‐year certification in Lifeguarding that includes first aid, professional‐level CPR and AED in one certificate. Digital certificate will be available upon successful completion of course.

Prerequisites:

Must be at least 15 years old and pass certain swimming requirements. **A fee is required to become American Red Cross Certified**

Purpose:

The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry‐level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies, and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illness until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. The course content and activities will prepare participants to make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in an aquatic emergency and a medical emergency.

Evidence of Learning:

Proper demonstration of skills and final examination scores, which will lead to certification.

Course Objectives

o The Professional Lifeguard o Facility Safety & Patron Surveillance o Injury Prevention o Water Rescue Skills

Standard(s)

1, 2, 4, 5

1, 2, 4, 5

o Before Providing Care & Victim Assessment o Breathing Emergencies 1, 2, 4, 5

o Cardiac Emergencies and Using an Automated External Defibrillator 1, 2, 4, 5 o First Aid o Head, Neck & Spinal Injuries in the Water 1, 2, 4, 5 o Final Written Exam o Final In‐Water Skill Scenarios 1, 2, 4, 5

Instructional Strategies

 Readings from American Red Cross

Manual  American Red Cross eLearning videos  Skill demonstration and practice

 Written Exam  Physical Skill Exam