Lifeguarding
By: American Red Cross
Publisher: American Red Cross; n/a
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781584804871
Subjects: Lifeguards; Training of; Aquatic sports; Safety measures; Lifesaving; Drowning; Prevention; First aid in illness and injury; CPR (First aid)
Other titles: Lifeguarding manual; American Red Cross lifeguarding
Description: As the number of community pools and waterparks grows nationwide, participation in aquatic activities is also growing. Lifeguards must receive proper and effective training, and maintain their skills to ensure their ability to work effective with others as a part of a lifeguard team. This manual will supplement your in-service training to keep your knowledge and skills sharp.
Table of contents: title: 1. The professional lifeguard; title: Introduction; title: responsibilities of a professional lifeguard; title: Characteristics of a professional lifeguard; title: Decision making; title: Legal considerations; title: Continuing your training; title: Being part of the team; title: 2. Facility safety; title: Rescue equipment; title: Facility safety checks; title: Weather conditions; title: Rules and regulations; title: Management and safety; title: 3. Surveillance and recognition; title: An overview of the process of drowning; title: Effective surveillance; title: 4. Injury prevention; title: How injuries happen; title: Injury-prevention strategies; title: Effective guarding : injury prevention challenges; title: 5. Emergency action plans; title: Types of emergency action plans; title: Implementing an emergency action plan; title: Emergencies outside of your zone; title: 6. Water rescue skills; title: General procedures for a water emergency; title: Train to the standard, meet the objective; title: Rescue skills; title: Additional rescue skills for waterfronts; title: Special situations for waterfronts; title: When things do not go as practiced; title: 7. Before providing care and victim assessment; title: Bloodborne pathogens; title: How pathogens spread; title: Preventing the spread of bloodborne pathogens; title: If you are exposed; title: General procedures for injury or sudden illness on land; title: 8. Breathing emergencies; title: Recognizing and caring for breathing emergencies; title: Giving ventilations; title: Airway obstruction; title: Emergency oxygen; title: Oxygen delivery devices; title: Suctioning; title: 9. Cardiac emergencies; title: Cardiac chain of survival; title: Heart attack; title: Cardiac arrest; title: CPR; title: AEDs; title: Multiple-rescuer response; title: 10. First aid; title: Responding to injuries and illnesses; title: Secondary assessment; title: Sudden illness; title: Skin and soft tissue injuries; title: Bites and stings; title: Poisoning; title: Heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies; title: Injuries to muscles, bones and joints; title: Emergency childbirth; title: 11. Caring for head, neck and spinal injuries; title: Causes of head, neck and spinal injuries; title: Caring for head, neck and spinal injuries.