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LIFEGUARDCLASSSTUDYGUIDE Printacopytocompleteduringclass

Name:____________________________________________Chapter1:TheProfessionalLifeguard1. Whatistheprimaryresponsibilityofalifeguard?

2. Listfive(5)examplesofsecondaryresponsibilitiesthatshouldneverinterferewithpatronsurveillance.

3. Listfive(5)characteristicsofaprofessionalrescuer.

4. Lifeguardsshouldalwaysbe_____________________and_____________or_____________________uprightwhenon________________________duty.

5. Alifeguardistextingwhileonsurveillancedutyandfailstorecognizeaswimmerindistress.Whatlegalprinciplecouldbeaproblemforthislifeguard?

6. Listfive(5)stepsthatalifeguardshouldtakewhenobtainingconsentfromaninjuredorillpersonbeforeprovidingfirstaidoremergencycare:

7. WhatisthevalidityperiodofanAmericanRedCrossLifeguardingcertification?

8. HowdoesanAmericanRedCrosscertifiedlifeguardgetrecertified?

9. Whyisitimportanttoattendapre-seasonorientationandtraining?

10. WhatdoesEAPStandfor?

11. WhyisitimportantforlifeguardsandotherteammemberstounderstandandpracticetheEAP?

12. Whatisthebestpracticeforthefrequencyofin-servicetrainingparticipationatwell-managedaquaticfacilities?

13. Listfour(4)topicsthatcouldbediscussedduringin-servicetraining.

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Chapter2:FacilitySafety1. Whatitemsareconsideredtobepersonalprotectiveequipmentforalifeguard?2. Whatequipmentshouldbewornorcarriedbyalifeguardatalltimeswhileonduty?Listatleasttwoandincludethereason(s)whythis

equipmentshouldbewornorcarried.3. Whatsafetyequipment/itemsshouldbeeasilyaccessibleforalifeguardwhileonduty?Listatleasttwoanddescribehow/wheneach

itemisused.4. Asalifeguard,youareresponsibleforconsistently_______________________yourfacility’s__________________and______________________________.

5. Listthree(3)commonpoolrules.

6. Explainwhatitmeanstobe“equippedandrescue-ready”.

7. Howdoyourespondtoapatronbreakingtherulesorengagingindangerousactivities?

8. Identifyatleasttwo(2)reasonswhyeachlifeguardintheimagesbelowisnotequippedorrescue-readyandindicatewhatcanbedonetoimproveeachsituation.

9. Informationaboutwhichhazardouschemicalsareinthefacility,wherethechemicalsarestored,thespecificdangersofthosechemicals,

howtoidentifythechemicalhazards,howtoprotectthemselvesandothersfrombeingexposedandwhattodoiftheyareexposedarelocatedinthe______________________________________or____._____.____.

10. Ifanaccidentalfecalrelease(AFR)occurs,youshoulddirect______patronstoleaveallofthepoolsthatusethesame____________________

system.Removeasmuchofthefecal__________________aspossiblewitha________________or_______,tryingnottobreakformedstoolapart.______________ofthefecesusing_____________________procedures.Donot__________________thefeces.

11. Severe_________________cancauseapower______________.Intheeventofapowerfailure,youshould_______________thepoolbecause

____________and_______________ofpoolwaterwillnotbepossible.Followthefacility’s________forsevereweatherconditions.

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Chapter3:SurveillanceandRecognition

1. Matchthefollowing:_____DistressedSwimmer_____DrowningActiveVictim_____DrowningPassiveVictim

a. Headabovewater,breathing,horizontalordiagonalbodyposition,littleornoforwardprogress,abletocallforhelp,atthesurfaceofthewater.

b. Face-uporface-downinwater,submerged,notbreathing,horizontalorvertical,nomovement,nosound.c. Headtiltedbackwithfacelookingup,strugglestobreathe,verticalbodyposition,noforwardmovement,cannotcalloutforhelp,

eitheratthesurfaceofthewaterorsinking.2. Matcheachstationtype:_____RovingStations_____ElevatedStations_____Ground-LevelStations_____FloatingStations

a. Putsyouclosetothepatronstoeasilymakeassists.b. Usedininwaterfrontfacilitiestopatroltheouteredgeofaswimmingarea.c. Idealforasingleguardfacility.d. Goodtousewithacrowdedzone.

3. Alifeguardondutyshouldbeabletorecognizeandreachadrowningvictimwithin_______seconds.

4. Thesizeofazoneshouldallowforalifeguardtorecognizeanemergency,reachthevictim,extricateandprovideventilationswithin

______to_______minutes.Explainwhy:5. Whatisthedifferencebetweentotalandzonecoverage?

6. Lifeguardsshouldbeactively______________________________theirzones.Why?

7. Whenscanning,makesureto_____________________,don’t_______________________.Why?

8. Youareguardingalapswimwithonlytwopatrons.Whatshouldyoudotodealwiththemonotony?

9. Itisveryhotinyourfacilityandyouarestartingtodozeonthestand.Whatshouldyoudotostayalert?

10. Youaredistractedbytheglareofthelightsonthewaterandthewatermovementsaremakingithardtoseeallareasofyourzone.Whatshouldyoudo?

11. Whyisitimportantforlifeguardmanagerstoconductdrillstotestzones?

12. Duetoinadequate________________________tobodytissues,thevictimmaysuffer______________________________________.Thiscanoccurinaslittleas_______________aftersubmerging.Braindamageordeathcanoccurinaslittleas____________________________.

13. ___________________________________________,whichcanbedescribedasrapid,deepbreathing,isadangeroustechniqueusedbysomeswimmerstotrytoswimlongdistancesunderwaterortoholdtheirbreathforanextendedperiodwhilesubmergedinoneplace.Ifyouseethesedangerousactivities,youmustintervene.

14. Whatdoes“RID”standfor?R=_________________________________I=_________________________________D=_________________________________15. Duringrotation,toensurethereisnolapseinpatronsurveillance,evenforabriefmoment,whatshouldeachlifeguarddo?

Theincominglifeguardshould:Theoutgoinglifeguardshould:

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Chapter4:InjuryPrevention

1. Listthethree(3)majorstrategiesalifeguardcanusetohelppreventinjuriesatanaquaticfacility.

2. Listthree(3)thingsthathelpdetermineifalifejacketisappropriateforuse.

3. Manyfacilitieshaveuniquechallengesthatdemanddifferentkindsofsurveillance.Foreachsituationlistedbelow,listtwoguidelines

youshouldkeepinmindwhenprovidingsurveillanceforpatrons.

Guardingareasforyoungchildren:

Playstructures:

4. Whyisitimportanttoeducateyourpatronsaboutsafetyin,onandaroundthewater?5. Youareinthelifeguardofficetakingabreakfromsurveillancedutyandacampcounselorrequestsaswimtestforanewcamper.You

usetheRedCrosswatercompetencysequencetoconductaswimtest.Puttheproperstepsinorder. Exitfromthewater

Recovertothesurfaceandremainthereforatleastoneminute(floatingortreading)

Rotate360degreesandorienttotheexit

Enterthewaterandcompletelysubmerge

Leveloffandpropelyourselfonthefrontorthebackthroughthewaterforatleast25yards

Chapter5:EmergencyActionPlans1. WhyshouldanEAPbefacilityspecific?

2. Providethree(3)examplesofsituation-basedEAPs.3. PlacethefollowingEAPactionsinorderforasituationwherethevictimisresponsiveanddoesnotrequireadditionalcare.

Rescue Equipmentcheck/correctiveaction Signal Returntoduty Report,advise,release

4. Describetheactionsoftheadditionalsafetyteammemberslistedbelowduringarescuewherethevictimisunresponsiveandrequires

additionalemergencycare.Otherlifeguards:

Additionalsafetyteammembers:(Frontdeskstaff,maintenancestafforothersasdesignatedbytheEAP)

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5. Whencompletingareport,youshould_________________all________________informationaboutwhatwas_________,____________andtheactions

taken.6. WhymightasupervisorchooseNOTtore-openafacilitythatwasclosedduringanemergency?

7. Membersofthesafetyteam,includingnon-lifeguardpersonnel,shouldbetrainedandcertifiedin_________________________and

_______/________atthesamelevelofthe_______________________team(forprofessionals).

8. Aftertheemergencyhasbeenresolved,therearestillthreeimportanttaskstocomplete.Explaineachtask.

REPORT:

ADVISE:

RELEASE:

9. Youmustbepreparedtorespondtoemergenciesthatareoutsideoftheimmediateaquaticenvironmentandnotpartofyourzoneof

responsibility.Describethree(3)areaswheretheseemergenciescouldoccur.

Chapter6:WaterRescueSkills

1. Putthefollowinggeneralproceduresinorder,forsituationsinvolvingawaterrescue.

Provideemergencycareasneeded

Removethevictimfromthewater

Movethevictimtoasafeexitpoint

Enterthewater,ifnecessary

Report,adviseandrelease

Performanappropriaterescue

Activatetheemergencyactionplan(EAP)

2. Whataresomefactorsthatshouldbeconsideredwhendecidinghowtoenterthewater?

Whatadditionalfactorsshouldbeconsideredwhendecidinghowtoenterthewaterandwhy?

3. Matchthefollowing:_____Slide-inentry_____Stridejump_____Compactjump_____Run-and-swimentry

a. Useinshallowwater,crowdedpoolsorwhenavictimwithahead,neckorspinalinjuryisclosetothesideofthepool.b. Usetoenterthewaterfromagradualslope.zero-deptharea,suchasashorelineorwavepool.c. Useonlyifthewaterisatleast5feetdeepandyouarenomorethan3feetabovethewater.d. Usetoenterwaterfromthedeckorfromaheight,dependingonthedepthofthewater.Thewatermustbeatleast5feetdeepif

youaremorethan3feetabovethewater,inalifeguardstand.

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4. Identifytheappropriateentryforeachscenariolistedbelow:

SCENARIO ENTRY

Youareseatedonanelevatedlifeguardstandinthedeependduringrecreationalswimandspotapassive-drowningvictim.Theareasurroundingyourstationisclearofpatronsandobjects.

Youaresearchingyourzonefromanelevatedstationwhenyouspotapatronwhoappearstohaveaheadinjuryasaresultofdivinginshallowwater.

Youspotanactivedrowningvictimwhilesearchingyourzonefromaground-levelstationlocatedinthemiddleofthepoolwherethewateris4’deep.

Youaresearchingyournewzoneasyouwalktowardtheelevatedlifeguardstandinthedeependbeforearotationandyouspotanactivedrowningvictim.

Youhavejustrotatedtoarovingstationduringopenswimatacrowdedwaterfrontandspotaswimmerindistress.

5. Whatarethetwo(2)mostcommonassistsandwhenshouldeachbeused?

6. Youareapproachingavictimwhoisverticalinthewater,nearthesurfacein4feetofwater.Thevictimisfacingyouandappearstobeunconscious.Whatkindofrescueshouldyouuse?

7. Youareapproachingachildwhoisfacingawayfromyouandstrugglingtokeeptheirheadabovewater.Whatkindofrescueshouldyouuse?

8. Youareapproachingavictimfrombehindwhoappearstobeunconscious.Whatkindofrescueshouldyouuse?

9. Ifvictiminthewaterisnotbreathing,youshouldalwaysdowhat?

10. Whatarefour(4)coreobjectivesinanyrescuesituation?

Chapter7:BeforeProvidingCareandVictimAssessment

1. Touchingsoileddressingsthatarecontaminatedwithpotentiallyinfectiousmaterialisanexampleof_________________contact.

2. Listthree(3)examplesworkpracticecontrolsthatreducethelikelihoodofanBloodbornePathogensexposureincident.

3. OSHA’srecommendedsolutiontousefordisinfectingcontaminatedorsoiledequipmentandsurfacesis____part______________per____partswater.

4. Putthefollowinggeneralproceduresforinjuryorsuddenillnessonlandinorder:

Performaprimaryassessment

Providecarefortheconditionsfound

SummonEMS,ifneededandnotalreadydone

Sizeupthescene

Report,adviseandrelease

Performasecondaryassessment

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5. Describesix(6)actionsyoushouldtakeordeterminationsthatyoushouldmakewhileperformingascenesize-up:

6. Provideasituationandspecificexampleofwhenyoushouldmoveavictimwhoisonland.

7. WhatdoesAVPUstandfor?WhatdoLifeguarduseitfor?

8. Ifyouarealonewhenrespondingtosomeonewhoisill,youmustdecidewhethertoCallFirstorCareFirst.

WhenshouldyouCallFirst?

WhenshouldyougiveCareFirst?

9. Howdoyoutellthedifferencebetweenanadult,achildandaninfant?

Adult:_______________________________________Child:_______________________________________Infant:_______________________________________

10. Theprimaryassessmentincludescheckingthevictimfor____________________,_________________________,anda_____________________.

11. Duringtheprimaryassessment,youfindthevictimisnotbreathingandhasnopulse.Whenwouldyougive2ventilationsbeforestartingCPR?

Chapter8:BreathingEmergencies

1. Lackofoxygencaneventuallystoptheheart(cardiacarrest)andpreventbloodfromreachingthebrainandothervitalorgansinas

littleas_______minutesaftersubmerging.Braincelldamageordeathbeginstooccurwithin_______to_______minutes.

2. Describethetwo(2)typesofrespiratoryemergencies:

RespiratoryDistress:

RespiratoryArrest:

3. Listfive(5)possiblecausesofrespiratorydistress.

4. Whencaringforapersoninrespiratorydistress,youshould:

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5. Listfive(5)possiblecausesofrespiratoryarrest.

6. TrueorFalse-Whencheckingtoseeifsomeoneisbreathing:

_________Looktoseeifthevictim’schestclearlyrisesandfalls. _________Lookawayfromthevictim’schest

_________Checkforbreathingbeforecheckingforapulse. _________Keepthevictim’smouthclosed.

_________Checkforbreathingandapulsesimultaneously. _________Listenandfeelforairagainstthesideofyourface.

7. Thenormalbreathingrateforanadultisbetween____and____breathsperminute.

8. Whatisalifeguard’sobjectivewhencaringforadrowningvictimwhoisnotbreathing?

9. Whengivingventilations,give1ventilationevery____to_____secondsforanadult;andgive1ventilationevery____secondsforachildorinfant.After_____minutes,youshouldreassessfor___________________anda_______________.

10. Whatshouldyoudoifyouaregivingventilationsandthevictim’schestdoesnotriseafterthefirstbreath?

11. Foraconsciouschokingadult,performacombinationof____backblowsfollowedby_____abdominalthrusts.Ifyoucannotreachfar

enougharoundthevictimuse__________thrustsinstead.

12. Foraconsciouschokingchild,perform______backblowsand_____abdominalthrustswith________forcethanyouusefora___________.

13. Foraconsciouschokinginfant,performacombinationof_____backblowsand______chestthrustswitheven_______force.

14. Continuecareuntil:theobjectis________________andthevictimcan_________or_____________,oruntilthevictimbecomes________________.15. Ifaconsciouschokingvictimbecomesunresponsive,whatshouldyoudo?

16. Forunconsciouschoking,foradult,childorinfant,give_______chestcompressions,__________insidemouthand___________objectifseen,

thenattempt______________.

17. Whenyouareprovidingcare,anunconsciousvictimmayhaveisolatedorinfrequent____________________intheabsenceofotherbreathing,called__________________gasps.

18. Agonalgaspscanoccurevenafterthe_____________has________________________________.

19. Normal,________________________________isregular,quietandeffortless.

20. Agonalgaspsarenotbreathing;careforthevictimasthoughheorsheis_____________________________atallbygivingventilationsorproviding_____________.

Chapter9:CardiacEmergencies1. DescribethefivelinksintheCardiacChainofSurvivalforAdults:

a. _________________of_____________________________andactivationoftheemergency______________system.

b. Early________tokeep_________-_______bloodflowingandtohelpdelay____________________and_________.

c. Early_________________tohelprestorean________________________rhythmandsignificantlyincreasethepatient’schancefor

_______________.

d. Advanced_________supportusingadvanced________________________whocanprovidethe___________toolsand_______________neededto

continuethelifesaving_______.

e. Integrated__________-___________arrestcaretooptimize_____________and_____________andtreat_______________________immediatelyafter

thereturnofspontaneous_________________.

2. ForeachminuteCPRanddefibrillationaredelayed,thevictim’schanceforsurvivalisreducedbyabout____percent.

3. Whatshouldyoudoifyouthinksomeoneishavingaheartattack?

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4. Signsofcardiacarrestinclude:

5. WhatdoesCPRstandfor:C=_______________________________P=_______________________________R=_______________________________

WhatistheobjectiveofCPR?

6. Compressionsgivenatthecorrectrateareatleast_______perminutetoamaximumof_______perminute.7. WhenpreformingCPR,thecompressiondepthshouldbeatleast____inchesforanadult,about_____inchesforachildandabout________

inchesforaninfant.

8. Forone-personCPR,thereare_______compressionsto______ventilationsforanadult,childandinfant.

9. Fortwo-personCPR,thereare______compressionsto_____ventilationsforan_________and________compressionsto______ventilationsfora_________andan______.

10. Whenprovidingtwo-rescuerCPR,whenshouldrescuerschangepositions?11. YouarriveonthescenewhenanotherlifeguardisperformingCPR,whatshouldyoudofirst?

12. Whattwo(2)techniqueschangewhenprovidingCPRforaninfantwithtwo-rescuers?

13. Whydothenumberofcompressionsforaninfantchangewhentherearetwo-rescuersperformingCPR?

14. Providethree(3)exampleswhyalifeguardcouldorshouldstopCPR.

15. WhenusinganAED:

a. Avoidgettingthe______________or_____________________wet.

b. DonotplacetheAEDpadsdirectlyovera______________orotherimplanteddevice.

c. Removeexcess_____________________________thatmakespad-to-skincontactdifficult.

d. Donotplacepadsdirectlyover___________________jewelryor_________________________,insteadadjustpad___________________ifnecessary.

16. IsitappropriatetouseanAEDonavictimwhoispregnant?___________________

Why?

Chapter10:FirstAid1. WhatdoesSAMPLEstandfor?

S ________________________________________________________

A ________________________________________________________

M ________________________________________________________

P ________________________________________________________

L ________________________________________________________

E ________________________________________________________

WhenshouldSAMPLEbeused?

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2. Listfive(5)symptomsofsuddenillnesses:

3. Listthegeneralprecautionsforinjuryorsuddenillnessonland:

4. Inadiabeticemergency,give15to20gramsof___________intheformof_________________________tothevictim.Ifnotavailable,15to20

gramsof____________fromseveralsourcescanbegivenincludingglucoseand________________-containingcandies,____________________,

orangejuiceorwhole__________.

5. Listtwo(2)reasonstosummonEMSpersonnelforavictimofadiabeticemergency.

6. Listthree(3)reasonstosummonEMSpersonnelforavictimwhoishaving,orhadaseizure.

7. Youarealifeguardatacrowdedfacilityandrecognizeapatroninthewaterwhoappearstobehavingaseizure.Putthefollowing

responseandcarestepsinorder. Removethepersonfromthewater

Performaprimaryassessment

Supportthepersonwiththeirheadabovewateruntiltheseizureends

Sizeupthescene

Ifbreathingnormally,positionthevictimontheirsideandmonitorairwayandbreathing8. Youareconductingasecondaryassessmentonanadultpatronwholosttheirbalanceonthepooldeck.Thepatronisslurringhis

speechwhileexplainingthathisarmisfeelingnumb.Whatsuddenillnesscouldthispatronbeexperiencing?

9. WhatdoesFASTstandfor?

F ________________________________________________________

A ________________________________________________________

S ________________________________________________________

T ________________________________________________________

10. Howcanyoutellifapersonissufferingheatexhaustionorheatstroke?

11. Whatarethelifeguard’sobjectiveswhilewaitingforEMSpersonneltoarrive?

12. Whataresignsandsymptomsofshock?

13. _____________________isalife-threateningconditionthatoccurswhenthebody’ssystemsareoverwhelmedbyheatandstopfunctioning.14. WhatdoesRICEstandfor?

R______________________________I_______________________________C_______________________________E_______________________________

WhenwouldyouuseRICE?

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Chapter11:CaringforHead,NeckandSpinalInjuries1. Head,neckorspinalinjuriesoftenarecausedbyhigh-impact/high-riskactivities.Listthree(3)examplesofhigh-impact/high-risk

activitiesinanaquaticenvironment.2. Whataresomesignsandsymptomsofahead,neckorspinalinjury?

3. Spinalinjuriesrarelyhappenduring______________________divinginto_____________water.

4. Foravictimofasuspectedhead,neckorspinalinjury,yourobjectiveisto________________movementofthe____________,____________and

________________.5. Backboardsworkbestwhentheyareequippedwitha____________________tosecurethevictimtotheboardanda

___________________________________________devicethatcanbeattachedtothetop,orhead-end,oftheboard.6. Ifyouencounterapatronwhois____________________buthasasuspectedhead,neckorspinalinjuryonland,activateyourfacility_______,

havesomeonebringa___________andhavethevictim_________sotheydon’tfall.Minimize_____________________ofthevictim’s____________bytellingthevictimtoremain_________and_____________turningor____________theirhead,neckor_____________.

7. Higherpriorityisgiventoairwaymanagement,givingventilationsorperformingCPRthanto______________________________.

8. Putthegeneralrescueproceduresforcaringforahead,neck,orspinalinjuryinthewaterinorder: Checkforresponsivenessandbreathing

ActivatetheEAP

Performarescueprovidingmanualin-linestabilization

Re-assessthevictim’sconditionandprovideappropriatecare

Safelyenterthewater

Removethevictimfromthewaterusingtheappropriatespinalbackboardingprocedure9. The______________________techniqueisusedforperformingmanualin-linestabilizationforvictimsinthewater.

10. Whenrescuingavictimofasuspectedhead,neckorspinalinjuryusingthespinalbackboardingprocedure,communicationwiththe

victimisimportant.Whatshouldthelifeguardstellthevictim?11. PutthefollowingSpinalExtractionStepsinorder:

Theassistingresponder(s)ondeckbringsthebackboardtotheedgeofthewaterandremovestheheadimmobilizer,placingitwithinreachingdistance.

Therescuinglifeguardplacesthevictimonthecenterofthebackboardwiththeheadonthedesignatedheadspace.

Theassistingresponder(s)ondeckplacestheboardatanangleinthewater,submergingtheheadspaceoftheboardifpossible.

Therescuinglifeguardmovestothefootendoftheboardwhiletheassistingresponderholdsthebackboardattheheadoftheboardfromthepooldeck.

Therescuinglifeguardentersthewatertoperformin-linestabilizationusingtheheadsplinttechniqueandswimswiththevictimtowardthesideofthepool.

Workingtogether,thelifeguardspullandpushthebackboardontothedeck,thenbegintoassessthevictim’sconditionandprovidetheappropriatecare.

Withtheheadofthebackboardrestingonthepooledge,theassistingresponderstabilizestheboardbypressingdownonitwithbothelbowsandstabilizesthevictimbyplacingbothhandsonthevictimsarmsandapplyingpressure,usingtheheadsplint.Therescuinglifeguardcanreleasethearms.

Theassistingresponderliftstheheadofthebackboardsotherunnersareonthedeck.

Therescuinglifeguardnowapproachestheboardandmovestothesideofit.Therescuinglifeguardthenplacesonefoot(stepson)theendofthebackboardtoholditdown.

Therescuinglifeguardsecuresonestrapacrossthevictim’schest,underthearmpits,andthenstabilizesthevictimbyplacingonehandandarmonthevictim’schinandchestandtheotherhandandarmunderthebackboard.Theassistingresponderthenreleasesthevictim’sarmsandlowersthevictim’sarmsdownandsecuresthevictim’sheadtothebackboardusingaheadimmobilizerandstrapacrosstheforehead.

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ANSWER SHEET: LIFEGUARDING SKILLS

Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Exam A B

AFTER CLASS INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for training with Safe Swim. Below is some information to help you after class.

Certification

• Upon successfully completing the online course and the in-class sessionsparticipants will receive an American Red Cross Digital Certificate valid for 2years

• The certificate will be emailed to you from the Red Cross with in 2 business dayafter completing the class (please check your spam folder if you do not get theemail)

• If you do not receive an email, go to: www.redcross.org/getcertificate andenter your First Name, Last Name, Postal Code (92653) and the Last Date ofClass

• If you require a wallet size certificate please call 1-800-RED-CROSS

Print a Receipt

• To print a class receipt, go to: www.safeswim.com/print

• Note: To customize your class receipt, you will need Adobe Reader and inputthe fields as they pertain to the course(s) you completed.

Date:___________________

Towhomitmayconcern,

Thisletterisconfirmationthat__________________________________hassuccessfullycompletedtheAmericanRed

Crosscourse(s)listedbelowon___________________.

SafeSwimTrainingSupportTeam949-420-0804

TRAININGRECEIPT

PARTICIPANT: DATE:

DESCRIPTION QUANITY PAID

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