Lifeguard Course

20 hour course designed to provide lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. The course content and activities will prepare participants to make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in an aquatic emergency and a medical emergency. Upon successful completion of a skills pretest* participants will participate in classroom and water sessions to teach them proper lifesaving skills. In order to become certified participants must attend and participate in all class sessions, successfully complete all skill assessments, and receive 80% or better on all final written exams. No refunds given after the second day of class. *In order to pass the skills pretest participants must: swim 300 yards nonstop using a combination of front crawl and breaststroke; tread water for 2 minutes using only legs; swim 20 yards, surface dive 7-10 feet and retrieve a 10 lb brick, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands holding

When

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Where

HPER Building

Event Type

Workshop/Training

Department

Campus Recreation

Target Audience

Students,Alumni,Faculty,Staff,General Public

Website

https://recportal.usu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=c06839e4-fc06-41fa-8df1-defafef6dd02&semesterId=76c6b2e1-caef-4ea9-bf1f-7df28e54483a

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Information/Cost

$50+

Event Contact

Name: Kathy Obuszewski
Phone: 435-797-0549
Email: kathy.obuszewski@usu.edu

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