PE 289 - Lifeguarding

Credit Hours: 1

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic situations and to provide professional-level care until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. Successful completion of this course may lead to American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification. Prerequisites: 15 years old; excellent swim skills; swim test at first class: swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing, tread water for 2 minutes using only legs, and complete a timed event within 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

describe the role and responsibilities of a professional rescuer;
demonstrate the ability to implement an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and perform assessments of an emergency; and
demonstrate all ARC Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR/AED-FPR skills.

S, SS (C)