This course is designed to provide participants the knowledge and skills necessary to be a lifeguard and professional rescuer. Participants will be certified in American Safety and Healthy Institute’s (ASHI) course: CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Basic First Aid for the community, and Emergency Oxygen Administration. The course presents information on the skills and knowledge lifeguards need in pool, lake, river, surf and water park environments. This course covers safety skills, accident prevention, scanning, guarding techniques, emergency systems, rescue skills, first aid in aquatic environments, spinal injury management, open water dangers, legal responsibilities, pool maintenance basics and how to get a job as a lifeguard.
Pre-requisites:
•Must be 16 years of age or older.
•Must be able to pass the physical competency requirements:
◦Phase 1- tread water for 2 minutes (Legs only) and swim 100 yards of front crawl;
◦Phase 2- Swim 50 yards of each (Front crawl with head up, sidestroke, breaststroke, breaststroke head up, and elementary backstroke kick) and perform a feet-first surface dive and swim underwater for 15 feet;
◦Phase 3- sprit to an object then perform an arm over arm surface dive for an object, tread water with object for 1 minute, replace object to bottom of pool, sprint remaining length, get out of pool, conduct 100 compressions on mannequin, and then follow directions from instructor.
•Required to complete on-line learning modules for ASHI CPR PRO, OXYGEN, FIRST AID and Lifeguard by specified due date.
•Participants under the age of 18 must have parental consent and Minor Participant Permission filled out prior to the first class.
REQUIRED SWIM TESTING: JUNE 21st - 4:00 PM
All participants must also register for this course through the YMCA Exchange Learning and Career Development Center (LCDC) before the first day of class. Click URL Link to Register: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/253757