6/14-6/16/17 Lifeguard Training - SyllabusPetersburg Borough

Contact Info: (907) 772-3392 or

Dates:6/14/178:00am – 5:00pm

6/15/178:00am – 5:00pm

6/16/178:00am – 5:00pm

**Another daymay be added to accomplish any skills not covered or to re-test any participant.**

Required Materials: Go to the Following link to take the online portion of the class:

***By the first day of class bring a copy or email confirmation of your online completion***

Bring these to every class

Lifeguard Training Manual (Borough has 7 copies to loan out)–

Optional (free digital copy available at go to Course Materials, “Lifeguarding Manual”)

Water Bottle

Swim Suit & Towel

Writing utensil

Meal/Snacks (optional)

Course Completion Requirements:

  • 100% attendance (NO EXCEPTIONS).
  • Successfully complete pre-test:
  • 1. Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used.
  • 2. Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs. You should place your hands under your armpits.
  • 3. Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds. ■ Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. Your face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed. ■ Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object. ■ Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on your back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the object while keeping your face at or near the surface so you are able to get a breath. You should not swim the distance under water. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.
  • Attend and actively participate in all course sessions
  • Demonstration of mature, responsible, safe and appropriate behavior
  • Successfully complete required physical skills and final skill scenarios.
  • 80% on the written exams.

Course Certification:After completing the course the student will have the following certifications:

American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED

  • Valid for 2 years

2/17-2/19/17ARC Lifeguard Training -Syllabus

Dates:6/14-6/16/17; 8am-5pm

**Depending on practice scenarios, one more day may be added to the class to facilitate successful

completion of testing skills**

Wednesday6/14: 8:00am – 5:00pm

8am-12:00pm Lesson Review: Meet in Activity Room

Lesson 1- The Professional Lifeguard (Approx. 1 hour, 15 minutes)

  • Introduction
  • The Professional Lifeguard
  • Decision Making
  • Legal Considerations
  • Continuation of Training
  • Being Part of a Team
  • Putting it all Together

Lesson 2: Facility Safety and Patron Surveillance (Approx. 65 minutes)

  • Facility Safety
  • Weather Conditions
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Management & Facility Safety
  • The Drowning Process
  • Effective Surveillance – Victim Recognition
  • Effective Surveillance – Scanning
  • Putting it all Together

Lesson 3: Injury Prevention (Approx. 35 minutes)

  • Injury Prevention Strategies
  • Guarding a Variety of Activities
  • Guarding Special Attractions
  • Guarding for Organized Recreational Swim Groups

Lesson 4: Water Rescue Skills (20 minutes)

  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Surveillance Activity 1

12:00-12:30pm Lunch Break

12:30-12:35pm Change Break

12:35-5:00pm In Water Session: Meet on Pool Deck

Lesson 2: Entries and Approaches(45 minutes)

  • Slide-in Entry & Walking/Swimming Approach
  • Stride Jump & Swimming Approach
  • Compact Jump & Swimming Approach

Lesson 4: Water Rescue SkillsPart 1 (2 hours)

  • Reaching Assist from Deck
  • Simple Assist
  • Active Victim Front Rescue
  • Active Victim Rear Rescue
  • Passive Victim Rear Rescue on Surface Shallow & Deep
  • Multiple Victim Rescue
  • Putting it All Together

Lesson 4: Part 2: Submerged Victim Rescues (Approx. 1 hour, 10 minutes)

  • Submerged Passive Victim in Shallow Water
  • Feet-First Surface Dive in Deep Water
  • Head-First Surface Dive in Deep Water
  • Submerged Victim in Deep Water
  • Two-Person Removal from the Water Using a Backboard

Thursday6/15/17, 8:00a-5:00pm

8am-12:15pm: Lesson Review: Meet in Activity Room

Lesson 5: Before Providing Care and Victim Assessment (50 minutes)

  • Standard Precautions: Removing Gloves
  • General Procedures for an Emergency on Land
  • Performing a Primary Assessment – Adult
  • Using a Resuscitation Mask
  • Primary Assessment – Child or Infant
  • Moving a Victim

Lesson 6: Breathing Emergencies (50 minutes)

  • Recognizing and Caring for Breathing Emergencies
  • Giving Ventilations – Adult, Child, Infant
  • Giving Ventilations Using a Bag-Valve Mask Resuscitator and with 2 rescuers
  • Airway Obstruction
  • Conscious Choking Adult, Child, Infant
  • Unconscious Choking- Adult, Child, Infant

Lesson 7: Cardiac Emergencies and Using an Automated External Defibrillator(1 hr., 30 mins.)

  • Recognizing and Caring for a Heart Attack
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • CPR- Adult, Child, Infant
  • Two Rescuer CPR – Adult, Child, Infant
  • When the Heart Stops
  • Using an AED
  • AED Precautions and AED Maintenance

12:15- 12:45am Lunch Break

12:45 – 2:35pm: Lesson Review: Meet in Activity Room

Lesson 8: First Aid (1 hour, 45 mins.; WE MAY START THIS BEFORE LUNCH, depending on time)

  • Review Surveillance Activities
  • Secondary Assessment
  • Sudden Illness
  • Responding to Injuries
  • Controlling Bleeding
  • Splinting
  • Putting it All Together – First Aid Scenarios
  • Caring for Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries on Land
  • Caring for a Non-standing Victim of a Suspected Head, Neck, or Spinal Injury on Land
  • Caring for a Standing Victim of a Suspected Head, Neck, or Spinal of Land

Lesson 9: Caring for Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries in the Water (5 minutes)

2:35 – 2:40pm Change Break

2:40 – 5:00pm: In Water Skills Review: Meet on Pool Deck

Lesson 5: Rescue Skills Review (30 minutes)

  • 3 Stations – 5 minutes a station
  • Shallow Water
  • Reaching Assist for the Deck for a Distressed Swimmer
  • Simple Assist for a Distressed Swimmer
  • Submerged Passive Victim
  • Deep Water
  • Active Victim on the Surface – Front Approach
  • Passive Victim on the Surface – Rear Approach
  • Deep Water
  • Submerged Passive Victim
  • Two-Person Removal Using a Backboard

Lesson 4: Finalize Review (Approx. 30 minutes)

  • Putting it All Together: Part 2: Submerged Victim Rescues
  • 3 Lifeguards Working Together, Wearing Fanny Pack, Putting on Gloves

Lesson 6: Breathing Emergencies In water (30 minutes)

  • 2 Lifeguards Continue work on Submerged Victim Rescues, No Breathing, Has a Pulse
  • Perform Submerged Victim Rescue, Extract from Water
  • Perform Primary Assessment,
  • Provide Care for Victim who is NOT breathing but has a pulse
  • Use BVM to Give Ventilations on Mannequin

10-minute Break

Lesson 7: Cardiac Emergencies, AED (40 minutes)

  • 2 Lifeguards Continue Work on Submerged Passive Victim, No Breathing, No Pulse
  • 2 minutes allotted for water rescue, 3 minutes 1- rescuer CPR
  • Perform Submerged Victim Rescue, Extract from Water
  • Perform Primary Assessment,
  • Provide Care for Victim who is NOT breathing and DOES NOT have a pulse
  • 3 Minutes of CPR on Mannequin

Lesson 8: When Things Do Not Go as Practiced (30 Minutes)

  • Front Head-Hold Escapes
  • Rear Head Hold-Escapes
  • In-water Ventilations – Shallow Water
  • In-water Ventilations – Deep Water

Make sure to review your book or online material to be prepared for the written and water test on Friday.

Friday 6/16, 8:00a-5:00pm

8:00-11:00am: Meet on Pool Deck

Head, Neck, & Spinal Injuries in the Water:

Lesson 9: Caring for Head, Neck, & Spinal Injuries in the Water(2 hours, 25 minutes)

  • Head Splint: Face-up Victim At or Near the Surface in Shallow Water
  • Head Splint: Face-Down Victim At or Near the Surface in Shallow Water
  • Head Splint: Submerged Victim in Shallow Water
  • Spinal Backboarding: Shallow Water
  • Head Splint: Face-up & Face-Down At or Near Surface in Deep Water
  • Head Splint: Submerged Victim in Deep Water
  • Spinal Backboarding: Deep Water

Review All In-Water Lessons & Any Questions (30 minutes)

  • Review- Rescues and Backboard removals

11:00 – 12:30 pm Final In-Water Skill Scenarios

12:30-1:00pm Lunch Break

1:00 -1:30 Review of Materials & Any Questions

1:30-5:00 Lifeguarding Skills Written Exam

**It typically takes less than 1 hour to take the lifeguarding multiple choice exam, however more time is allotted for anyone who wishes it.**