P.E. 28A

This page is used for messages (see below) to students enrolled in PE 28A during quarters the class is in session. Messages are in somewhat chronological order.

P.E. 28A is the De Anza lifeguard training class. For information about it click on these links:

Lifeguard Training

Lifeguard Training FAQs has a description of (and advice for passing) the prerequisite swim tests One quarter, the last person to finish the prerequisite test was a 115 pound woman. She ended up with the highest "A" in the class and earned all the certifications. People who are taking this class to get a lifeguard certification will have time to practice the prerequisite test as we will mostly concentrate on first aid and CPR at the start of the quarter. The swim test will not be officially given until at least two weeks into the quarter.

P.E. 28A student evaluation comments

How to get an A in lifeguard training

De Anza lifeguard training classes have more students than the average at other facilities. Various graduates of the class come to help tutor, teach and recruit employees. Introductions to previous lifeguard instructors were posted at: volunteer lifeguard instructors

How to find the pools, get a locker, P/NP grading, waitlists and more are covered at Swim classes FAQs

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is the text you need. It is available for a free download at: http://www.instructorscorner.org/media/resources/l/lg_part_manual_landing.html

Some bookstores still sell older versions of the Red Cross lifeguard training text. These three books are no longer used.

You need to buy two pocket masks for use in this class, one in an adult size and one pediatric. It's the device for rescue breathing with a one-way valve so your breaths go into the victim, but their escaping breath doesn't give you germs. I recommend you get one with an oxygen port. Sometimes the pocket masks can be found in the bookstore near the textbook, sometimes they are elsewhere in the bookstore. You don't need the text or pocket masks the first day of class.

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Photo below by lifeguard instructor George Cullison.

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For those of you who want to get ahead on reading, we will probably cover the material in this order:

pages 36-38, 87-92, 103-4, 106 - 108, 113 - 114 victim recognition, surface dives, entries and approaches, active victim rear rescue

chapter 1, the professional lifeguard

chapter 7, before providing care and victim assessment

chapter 10, first aid

water rescue skills pages 87 to 94 and escapes page 100, as well as the skills charts on 107-110 (skipping submerged victim and multiple victim at first), two person removal from the water pages 118-119, quick removal from shallow water for a small victim, page 130.

chapter 8, breathing emergencies

chapter 9, cardiac emergencies

page 102 in the water ventilations

pages 116 (submerged victim) and 111 (multiple victims)

chapter 6, (water rescue skills) as a whole

chapter 11, spinal injuries

chapter 2, facility safety

chapter 3, surveillance and recognition

chapter 4, injury prevention

chapter 5, emergency action plans

and finally, the waterfront lifeguard materials, pages 94-101 and 120-127.

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Due to budget issues, PE 28A is not currently being taught at De Anza. I am leaving links for previous students to access.

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Eggbeater, the treading water kick used by water polo players, is not required for this class or for certification, but it is useful to learn.

There is a tutorial on doing eggbeater at:

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/44405_synchronized-swimming-egg-beaters.htm

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Optional reading on preventing swimmer's ear:

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/illnesses/swimmers-ear-prevention-guidelines.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/swimmers-ear/DS00473/DSECTION=prevention

How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook

Simple secondary survey study sheet

Aquatics International is a magazine for aquatics professionals. It regularly has great articles about pool news and you can get a free subscription. Go to:

http://www.aquaticsintl.com/ and take a look. If you want a subscription, click on Subscribe near the top. Where it asks, you might as well describe yourself as an aquatics professional since you are going to be one. It will also ask you to describe your facility, so describe a place you intend to work at.

In your text on page 217 there is a picture of medical identification tags/bracelet. Go to:

http://www.medicalert.org/shop/medicalert-jewelry/emergency-medical-id/watch/1

for a look at the newest MedicAlert product, a watch "designed to be easily recognized by first responders and emergency medical personnel. The face of the watch features the MedicAlert symbol and the back of the watch is engraved with the member's medical information, member ID and the MedicAlert® 24-Hour Emergency Hotline number, standard information that appears on all MedicAlert medical identification products."

write these notes in your lifeguarding text

History of lifesaving

Cultural issues in first aid

A page of discounts (mostly 10% off food) for DASB card holders is at http://www.deanza.edu/dasb/discounts/index.html

body piercings and lifeguards: http://www.aquaticsintl.com/2002/july_aug/0207_rm.html or try copying and pasting the previous one or this into your browser: www.aquaticsintl.com/2002/july_aug/0207_rm.html

Common mistakes in professional rescuer CPR skills - Lifeguard Training

CPR Pro skills review questions

If you go to the Krazy Glue webpage at: http://www.krazyglue.com/faq/ and click on I've heard it was invented to seal battlefield wounds, you will find the statement "Instant Krazy Glue ® products should not be used for wound care."

The American Cancer Society has skin cancer prevention info at:

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003184-pdf.pdf

How to pass a Red Cross written test

STOP THAT CRAMP! 4 causes -- and solutions -- for muscle cramps during exercise

http://www.usms.org/news/newsitem.php?n=29

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/fitness/active-lifestyle/lists/7-smart-stretching-tips-/slideid_206

CPO

pool chemical signs

Neighborhood Watch applied to swim centers

lifeguard training homework chin carry example

In the water resuscitation

Deep water backboarding

shallow water backboarding

Search nutrition at the Ironman website for lots of recent articles:

http://ironman.com/

CPR Pro skills review questions

Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts

CPR quick facts

AED quick facts

swimming pool codes

Should lifeguards wear cowboy boots?

Lifeguard in-line stabilization project

http://www.ada.gov/lawenfcomm.htm

http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/117257//5013.pdf

deaf lifeguards

Why you should wear a lifejacket.

Preventative lifeguarding

http://www.lifesaving.com/general-interest/case-studies/estate-yoni-gottesman-v-cathedral-oaks-athletic-club-et-al

http://www.yonigottesman.com/video/drowning_video/drowning_video.html

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/illnesses/head-lice.html

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/pools/irritants-indoor-pool-air-quality.html

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/pools/swim-diapers-swim-pants.html

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/swimming/pools/fecal-incident-response-recommendations.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/pools/animals/dead-animals-and-pools.html

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/audience-aquatics-staff.html

swim club guest policy

Swimming Pool Risk Management project

beach drag

Americans with Disabilites Act Guide for Small Businesses http://www.ada.gov/smbusgd.pdf

fast, basic neurological exam

digital Wilderness and Remote First Aid manual

you can watch part of Frank Pia's video, and hear him describe active drowning (and share this with family/friends) at: http://mariovittone.com/2011/07/video-of-instinctive-drowning-response/

Touched by a Drowning

The photos of lifeguards using their rescue tubes as footrests, reading while on duty and more are at: NOT RESCUE READY

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programs for student success in all kinds of classes, including tutorials, readiness, academic skills, instructional computing and more:

http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess

You don't have to pay for all your classes/fees at once. De Anza has an installment payment plan that allows you to defer most of your payments. Go to: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/registration/cashier/deferpay.html

More students qualify for financial aid than use it or even know they qualify. There are enrollment fee waivers you can apply for online which take about a week to get an answer. For all the details go to: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/financialaid/index.html

De Anza College offers many scholarships, some of which have few applicants!

Check out the loot:

http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/scholarship.html

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optional reading/extra resources:

The Red Cross text and instructor's manual, Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission, mentioned some online sources.

Generally, the vaccinations you got as a child will protect you the rest of your life, with a few exceptions. An adult recommended vaccinations schedule is at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm

The latest on bloodborne pathogens is at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html

When you call 911 from a land line telephone, such as in your house, you get dispatch for the city the phone (your house) is located in. When you call 911 from a cell phone you get the Highway Patrol at a central location. Sometimes, especially if you are not calling about something on the freeway/highway, it would be faster to get dispatch for the specific city the problem is happening in. This requires knowing the direct dial seven digit phone number for each dispatch.

Direct dial emergency phone numbers for most cities in Santa Clara County, California, can be found at the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) website.

http://www.scc-ares-races.org/dd-emer-nos.html

San Mateo County cities (and the San Francisco airport) direct dial phone numbers can be found at:

http://www.blackberryreact.org/smco911phones.html

When you are planning a camping trip, try to get the direct dial number for the park/Sheriff or agency in charge before you go.

In a lot of Canada you can dial 911 in an emergency just like in the U.S. But elsewhere it's often a different number. http://www.sccfd.org/travel.html has most of them.

advance care directives has a link to where you can get a free copy, and links to legal info on the subject.

HIPAA: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996/2003.

Pandemic flu

digital Wilderness and Remote First Aid manual also includes a link to the American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Pocket Guide

http://www.wildmed.com/three-tips-being-good-trip-medic.php

Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts

injuries quick facts

Page 25 has lightning info, Thunderstorm and lightning safety includes the answer to the question: Why can't you swim during a lightning storm? A strike on a lake doesn't kill all the fish in the lake.

Page 85 discusses incident stress. To find out about the Bay Area Critical Incident Stress Management Team go to: http://www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/critical.html

Page 230 has care for an insect sting. insect repellant has answers to questions about the percentage of DEET needed in an effective insect repellant, toxicity allergies, attracting stinging insects and more.

Anaphylaxis quick facts includes prevention and an answer to the question: Can a person who is prescribed an epi-pen risk going into the wilderness?

Page 234 Hypothermia is mostly preventable. Wilderness adventure books warn that 'cotton kills': read more about proper clothing for outdoor adventures to prevent hypothermia at: Snow or rain camp must-haves.

De Anza College home games usually has the dates of the campus blood drives as well links to student recitals, dance performances and art exhibitions.

From class discussion on burns, one of the first things my husband and I did after taking Community Emergency Response Team training was to switch from the cheap $5-ish model of smoke alarm we had in the hall to the better $25-ish model and put them in more rooms. The better models, with I (ionization) and P (photoelectric) on the box, will detect smoke faster than the cheap models.

We might do a class outside of regular class time for an additional certification:

California Lifeguards and Title 22

First Aid for Public Safety Personnel study guide

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LOST YOUR RED CROSS CARD(S)? Go to If you lost your Red Cross certification card

If you are in a profession that requires them (nursing, for example) CEUs are available for almost every certification you can earn in PE 28A after you complete the course. Go to: continuing education credits (units)

Emergency managers warn us: "YOYO96...You're on your own for 96 hours. With preparation you can get through it... if you have thought through everything you can be prepared..."Do it yourself earthquake preparedness

A link you can send to friends and family about Do it yourself earthquake preparedness: http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4079

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIGTyANMFb4

http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/life-saving-skills/hands-only-cpr.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf-vGhKn0AA

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/First-aid/Everyday-First-Aid/Stroke