Index to Red Cross classes resources
Lifeguarding webpages:
History of lifesaving
How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook is for lifeguard and swim classes
How to pass a Red Cross written test
Common mistakes in professional rescuer CPR skills - Lifeguard Training
Deep water backboarding and shallow water backboarding
are step by step how-to-do-its
outlines: using a backboard in deep water: head and chin support using a backboard in shallow water: head splint
backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page one
backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page two
backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page three
backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page four
backboarding mistakes quiz page five
have photos of mistakes in deep water and shallow water backboarding to identify
Preventative lifeguarding (which includes pool staff motto selections in latin)
The aim of How to tell if the lifeguards are doing their job properly is to provide swimmers, parents, child care providers and other swimming pool patrons with a few guidelines to help them determine if the lifeguards at the pool they go to are doing their jobs properly.
pool safety deficiencies
AED quiz
What the AED says as you use it
AED trainer scripts
AED quick facts
Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts
Bloodborne pathogens self study exam
Oxygen administration quick facts
CPR quick facts
CPR alone rarely saves lives: some statistics
In the water resuscitation
Swimming Pool Risk Management project is a homework project.
canoe over canoe rescue
beach drag
rescue board safety tips
Lifeguard training extra credit assignments
California Lifeguards and Title 22
FIND scenario
Legal Considerations worksheet
Tips for guarding open water swims from 35 plus triathlons and other open water swims we have volunteered at.
 pool chemical signs
CPO What a certified pool operator (CPO) knows that lifeguards and swimmers should know.
first aid scenarios
Basic Water Rescue
Emergency Action Plan for a coach or swim instructor
Various critical thinking assignments for after we have covered aspects of American Red Cross lifeguarding:
Lifeguard backboarding project a homework assignment to compare our methods to those used in the United Kingdom
Lifeguard in-line stabilization project a homework assignment a homework assignment to compare our methods to those used in the United Kingdom
Should lifeguards wear cowboy boots? a quiz for lifeguard classes
What went wrong here? is a critical thinking homework assignment on the subject of adult conscious choking
What happens of you skip a minor, early step in CPR? is critical thinking homework assignment for after we have worked with an initial assessment
NOT RESCUE READY
lifeguard training homework chin carry example a homework assignment early in the course to compare our current methods to those used in Great Britain
Whose fault...the lifeguard or the manager/management?
a homework assignment
Touched by a Drowning is a lifeguard management homework assignment
Neighborhood Watch applied to swim centers
deaf lifeguards
Swimming webpages:
My page on the History of swimming section
from the course outlines for swim classes is a partial study guide for the swim classes written final, with some extra notes at the bottom, including the first wave pool, invention of swim fins, invention of the butterfly, first rescue tubes and how the Ironman got started.
How can I tell if I'm a good swimmer? has stats to compare yourself to, including some lifeguard tests and the United States Navy Physical Readiness Test swim portion.
swimming vocabulary
Swim workout vocabulary
Fifty ways to praise your swim students without saying good fifty times in one lesson.
How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook is for lifeguard and swim classes
rogue or sneaker waves
canoe over canoe rescue
Links to current rules and regulations for swimming, water polo and triathlons, as well as links to info about College and world meets, records, are at: Swim classes FAQs.
How much do you know about rules for your personal safety in the water? Take the Water Safety Quiz
Water Safety Instructor exam study guide
First aid, CPR, AED webpages:
Cultural issues in first aid
digital Red Cross textbooks
Citizen CPR
How to pass a Red Cross written test
fast, basic neurological exam
CPR manikin use
Common mistakes in Professional Rescuer CPR skills
Why did they change CPR?
First Aid for Public Safety Personnel study guide
Simple secondary survey study sheet
Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts
CPR quick facts
AED quick facts
Oxygen administration quick facts
wilderness first aid outline
Wilderness First Aid has a list of recommended reading
What went wrong here? is a homework assignment on the subject of adult conscious choking
What happens of you skip a minor, early step in CPR? is another homework assignment
What would you do differently? is a homework assignment about multiple victims and prevention.
CPR alone rarely saves lives: some statistics
Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED instructor exam study guide
for use in Disaster Preparedness classes
earthquake preparedness presentation links
Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links
has links, quotations from articles for teachers or students on lifeguard training, swimming, CPR, first aid and risk management. They are primarily for current lifeguard candidates in my classes or graduates who are now lifeguard instructors.
_______________________________________
|
