Chabot College Fall 2010

Course Outline for Physical Education 13R AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING REVIEW/CHALLENGE

Catalog Description:

13R: American Red Cross Lifeguarding Review/Challenge 0.5 units May be repeated to maintain certification

Skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. Upon successful completion of this course students will receive American Red Cross certification in Lifeguard Training, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and First Aid. 8 hours lecture, 8 hours laboratory total. [Typical contact hours: 16 hours]

Prerequisite Skills:

1. Demonstrate the ability to swim continuously 100 yards freestyle, 100 yards breaststroke, 100 yards freestyle and swim 20 yards, surface dive to 9 feet, retrieve 10 lbs. brick, swim back to start, place brick on the side of the pool, exit the pool in 100 seconds or less. 2. Be at least 15 years of age during the course.

Expected Outcomes for the Students:

Upon the completion of the course the student should be able to: 1. Understand the role of a professional lifeguard 2. recognize specific characteristic behaviors of distressed swimmers, active and passive drowning victims, and near-drowning victims; 3. recognize an aquatic emergency, and act promptly and appropriately; 4. perform equipment based skills and techniques used by professional lifeguards; 5. perform proper techniques to care for a possible spinal injury; 6. provide first aid and CPR.

Course Content:

1. Preventing aquatic injury 2. CPR for the Professional Rescuer 3. Water rescue skills 4. First aid 5. Spinal injury management 6. Protocol after an emergency

Methods of Presentation:

1. Lecture 2. Audio visual 3. Water demonstrations a. rescue skills b. spinal injury management c. recognition of distressed swimmer, active and passive victims 4. Land demonstration a. CPR b. Lifeguard techniques c. First aid skills

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Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1. Typical Assignments a. Reading textbooks b. Observation of lifeguards c. Worksheets 2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress a. Progress logs of demonstrated skills b. Written quizzes c. Oral presentation d. Pass two final written examination with a minimum score of 80% e. Demonstrate all water skills, spinal injury management skills, CPRPR skills and First Aid skills satisfactorily

Textbook:

American National Red Cross Lifeguarding, Yardley, PA. Stay Well, 2007

Special Student Materials:

1. Pocket mask, swimsuit, sweat clothes, towel 2. Pay applicable American Red Cross Certification fee 3. Student must be 15 years of age to become certified

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