This skill boost for administering emergency oxygen provides training in the use of advanced resuscitation and airway management equipment, including oxygen delivery systems and suctioning devices. The training gives participants the skills and knowledge needed to safely and effectively:

• Administer emergency oxygen to a person experiencing a breathing emergency.
• Clear and maintain an open airway using suctioning.

Prerequisites

Participants of the skill boost must be certified or enrolled in Lifeguarding, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Adult CPR and AED, Pediatric CPR and AED or an equivalent Red Cross course to take this skill boost.

Course Objectives

• Recognize a breathing emergency.
• Provide effective ventilations using a resuscitation mask or a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator.
• Explain how administering emergency oxygen can benefit a person with hypoxia or difficulty breathing and identify situations when it may be appropriate to administer emergency oxygen.
• Demonstrate how to assemble a variable-flow-rate oxygen system safely and effectively.
• State safety precautions related to the storage, handling and use of emergency oxygen.
• State when and how to use a pulse oximeter.
• Demonstrate how to safely and effectively use a suctioning device.

Course Duration

The skill boost is an instructor-led training conducted by a Red Cross-certified instructor. There are no online sessions to complete. The total skill boost instruction time is 1 hour, 55 minutes, not including breaks. Additional time may be added to accommodate breaks.

Certification Information

Participants who successfully complete the Skill Boost: Administering Emergency Oxygen will be issued the following American Red Cross certificate: Administering Emergency Oxygen that is valid for 2 years. To maintain the Administering Emergency Oxygen certification, participants must successfully complete the American Red Cross Skill Boost: Administering Emergency Oxygen course.

The American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, back injuries, heat and cold emergencies and how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age – adults (about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age). Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for two years.

This certification course covers the following modules:

• Adult CPR and AED
• Pediatric (Child and Infant) CPR and AED
• Choking
• Sudden Illness
• Life-Threatening Bleeding
• Injuries and Environmental Emergencies

Course Information:

Certifying Agency: American Red Cross

Approximate Course Length: 6 hours and 30 minutes (Including a 30-minute lunch break)

Course Format: Instructor-Led Training (in-person)

*This course does not meet training standards for aquatics staff under YMCA of the USA or American Red Cross Standards.*

The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (CPRO) program trains individuals with a duty to act including lifeguards, EMS personnel, police, security personnel, firefighters and athletic trainers—to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants until more advanced medical personnel take over. This course is also intended for individuals serving in roles that would be called upon to provide support in emergency situations, such as aquatic facility, gym/fitness club or community/recreation center staff. Members of the community are also welcome to take this course to obtain a CPR certification.

The certification obtained from successful completion of this course is valid for 2 years from the date of the training upon successful completion of all Red Cross course requirements. Registration alone does not guarantee certification.

This course is taught in a blended format, which requires all participants to complete a 2-hour online learning prior to the in-person skills session. An email with a link to the online training will be contained in the confirmation email received upon completion of registration.

This course is not designed to meet the regulatory requirements for California Child Care staff. This course meets requirements outlined by YMCA of the USA and American Red Cross for Aquatics certifications.

Course Fact Sheet – CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers

Leading People is a one-day course that develops and supports Y leaders to be successful at inspiring, motivating, compelling, supporting, and sustaining effective people. Whether it is a team you are assigned, create, or serve in the Y or in your community, this course will help you build the competencies to lead others in a supportive, inspiring, and non-authoritative or managerial way.

Be prepared to learn and develop competencies on topics such as:

• understanding yourself as a leader
• building a collaborative community of people committed to achieving collective goals
• creating a positive environment where all can thrive
• establishing a trusting communication style that supports others to develop into stronger leaders

You will be asked to use your own experience as a personal case study. You will “think and ink” personal reflections on your own leadership hopes.

This course is required for Team Leader Certification.

The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor course is to train instructor candidates
to teach the basic-level courses and modules in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program.

Prerequisites

Instructor candidates must:

• Be at least 17 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course.
• Possess a current basic-level certification in American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Including Deep
  Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid.
• Obtain all required instructor and participant course materials before starting the course.
• Successfully complete the online session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course prior to the precourse
  session.
• Successfully complete the prerequisite skill assessment scenario to continue in the course.

Failure to meet any of the prerequisites prohibits an instructor candidate from continuing in the
instructor course. The candidate must take the full Lifeguarding Instructor course at a later date after
they are able to meet all of the prerequisites.

Course Delivery Method

The Lifeguarding Instructor course is offered in a blended learning format that combines an online session with in-person sessions conducted by a Red Cross–certified Lifeguarding instructor trainer.

Course Objectives

• Exhibit the characteristics required of an American Red Cross representative and role model.
• Identify key responsibilities of American Red Cross–certified Lifeguarding instructors.
• Conduct American Red Cross Lifeguarding courses and modules in a manner that helps participants to stay engaged in the learning process and meet course objectives.
• Describe the purpose of, and training foundations for, the courses and modules in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program.
• Describe the core competencies that form the basis for the curriculum of American Red Cross Lifeguarding courses.
• Describe the process used to ensure that the content of American Red Cross training courses is grounded in science.
• Identify the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program benchmarks for lifeguards and facility operations.
• Describe how the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program course materials are used by instructors and participants.
• Effectively plan, schedule and prepare to teach the courses and modules in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program.
• Use various teaching methods to effectively deliver the course content.
• Follow the lesson plans and outlines in the Lifeguarding Instructor’s Manual to deliver high-quality standardized training.
• Effectively run skill practice sessions, skill drills, putting it all together activities and multiple-rescuer team response scenarios.
• Monitor participants’ skill practice, assess performance, and provide positive and corrective feedback.
• Effectively evaluate participant performance during the prerequisite swimming skills evaluation and the final skill assessments.
• Describe how to locate instructor resources and use essential administrative functions in the Red Cross Learning Center.
• Explain procedures for reporting courses and issuing certificates to participants.
• Identify the next steps instructors should take after obtaining their American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor certification.
• Identify actions instructors must take to maintain their certification as a Red Cross Lifeguarding instructor.

Course Location

This class is held at the Santa Barbara Family YMCA (36 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105).

The primary purpose of the courses in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to:

• Prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies.
• Provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) professionals take over.

To participate in the Lifeguarding course, participants must:

• Be at least 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the Lifeguarding course.
• Successfully complete the two prerequisite swimming skills evaluations:
  • Prerequisite 1: Complete a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest:
    • Jump into the water and totally submerge, resurface then swim 50 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. (Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed).
    • Maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs, floating, or both.
    • Swim 50 yards using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both.
  • Prerequisite 2: Complete a timed event within 50 seconds:
    • Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. (The face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed).
    • Submerge to a depth of 4 – 7 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object.
    • Return to the surface and walk or swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping the face out at or near the surface.
    • Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

This course awards the YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor Certification. After successful completion of this course, instructors will be able to identify components of the YMCA Swim Lessons continuum, demonstrate the behaviors of an effective YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor, maintain an inclusive environment of learning while keeping order in a positive and safe environment, employ swim teaching techniques that break down the critical features of a swimmer’s skill progression at any age and stage and demonstrate the swim instructor’s role in the safety process and during an emergency.

Candidates must be able to tread water for two minutes and demonstrate Stage 5 proficiency in at least four of the following six strokes by swimming 25 yards of each: Front Crawl, Breaststroke, Sidestroke, Butterfly, Elementary Backstroke, and Backstroke.

Prerequisites for Enrollment (click on class names for upcoming offerings):

• CPR for Professional Rescuers Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Emergency Oxygen Certification
• YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor v6 Prerequisite Certification
  • Principles of Youth Development (e-learning)
  • Orientation (e-learning)
  • Observe & Communicate (e-learning)

Upon completion of payment, you will be emailed the link to register for the YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor v6 course in the YMCA of the USA’s Learning and Career Development Center (LCDC).