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Table of Contents
Scanning/Vigilance Activities 3
Visual Search Games 3
Understanding Field of View (Cone of Vision) 4
Identify the GiD 6
Responsive/Unresponsive/BLS Activities 7
Order It Activity 7
Equipment Activities 23
AED Apps 23
You Name It! – Identifying the Equipment Activity 24
Piece Out! - Label the AED Parts/Accessories Activity 25
Match Game! - Match the prompt verbiage to the image activity 27
BLS Skills 28
Compression Rate Activity 28
Choking Infant Practice 28
TikTok 29
Basic Fitness 30
Appendix 31
Order It Activity Answer Key 31
You Name It! Answer Key 47
Piece Out! Answer Key 48
Match Games! Answer Key 50
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Scanning/Vigilance Activities
The following activities are provided to reinforce the concepts of vigilance and scanning
necessary for a lifeguard to recognize a Guest in Distress, as outlined in Chapters 6 through
8 of the ILTP Lifeguard Textbook. Use the activities provided to develop scanning skills and
strategies.
The links below will direct you to several on-line games that focus on visual acuity. Each
game is different and will teach you to stay focused on the task of identification of an object
amidst the distracting elements of the activity, and to identify them within a time constraint.
These skills illustrate the premise behind the 10/20 Protection Standard, and will help you to
become more proficient at scanning and vigilance.
1. Identifier.com: https://www.identifor.com/app/games/all-games/popularGames
Count the Sheep: https://www.identifor.com/games/18/play
Easter Egg Hunt: https://www.identifor.com/app/play-game/2
Find the Pair: https://www.identifor.com/app/play-game/3
Word Grid: https://www.identifor.com/app/play-game/26
Count the Cubes: https://www.identifor.com/app/play-game/17
Identical Pictures: https://www.identifor.com/app/play-game/14
** Go to https://www.identifor.com/app/games/all-games/popularGames
and register: Click on the “Get Started” button in the top right corner. Select “Game
Player”. Follow the prompts on the next several pages entering only the required
information. The information you provide will be used to log-in. Use the links above
to play the games that will help you practice your scanning.
2. Where’s Waldo:
https://www.sporcle.com/games/Stanford0008/wheres-waldo
https://art-sci.blogspot.com/2011/07/10-wheres-waldo-puzzles.html
3. BrainApps.io: https://brainapps.io/games/attention
Clicker: https://brainapps.io/game/play/Clicker
Objects Match: https://brainapps.io/game/play/ObjectsMatch
Twins: https://brainapps.io/game/play/Twins
4. I - Spy Games:
Arcadium.com: https://www.arkadium.com/free-online-games/hidden-object/
I Spy Games – Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/ispy/games/
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Understanding Field of View (Cone of Vision)
When scanning a pool, lifeguards must continue to keep their head and eyes moving
throughout the Zone of Protection in order to see every aspect of the zone. It is important to
understand that a person’s peripheral vision does not allow for recognition of a Guest in
Distress and the central portion of the vision is what enables to brain to recognize the signs
and symptoms of a GiD.
This activity will help a lifeguard candidate to understand what their Field of View, or Cone of
Vision can actually see.
Start by closing your right eye (while keeping your left eye open) and bringing your right hand
up and moving it forward until you can just see the fingers of your right hand with the left eye
open.
Now, close your left eye (while keeping your right eye open) and bring your left hand up and
moving it forward until you can just see the fingers of your left hand with the right eye open.
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Now with both hands up, you can see the Cone of Vision, or the area in your Field of View that
your brain can recognize the signs and symptoms of a GiD.
In addition to the area directly in front of your Cone of Vision it is important to understand the
area beneath you and how to ensure you see that part of the Zone by using downward head
and eye movement.
Stand straight and keep your eyes straight ahead. With your arms at your side, keep looking
straight ahead and bring your arms up until you can just see the fingers of both of your hands.
The area beneath your hands (imagine a line from your fingertips to the ground or surface of
the water) all the way to your feet is not able to be see in your Field of View. For this reason,
lifeguard’s need to employ downward head and eye movement as they scan to ensure this
portion of the Zone is visible.
Now that you have a better understanding of your Field of View, it should be clear why
lifeguard’s need to keep their head and eyes moving throughout the Zone of Protection every
10 seconds to recognize the signs and symptoms of a GiD.
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Identify the GiD
Click the link to each video and scan the pool to identify the Guest in Distress (GiD). As you
watch each clip, identify the signs and symptoms the GiD is demonstrating prior to being
rescued.
Rescue 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2t0CJ7Sszs&feature=youtu.be
Rescue 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_l6-wMAvaA&feature=youtu.be
Rescue 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9npOp9WhWM&feature=youtu.be
Rescue 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm1SOtbe-JE&feature=youtu.be
Rescue 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBgxid77Yzs&feature=youtu.be
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Responsive/Unresponsive/BLS Activities
The following activities are provided to reinforce the rescue skills used when responding to
both a Responsive and Unresponsive guest, as presented in Chapters 15 and 16 of the ILTP
Lifeguard Textbook, as well as Basic Life Support (BLS) care as outlined in Chapters 10
through 12.
Order It Activity
In the following pages, number the images in the correct order from the beginning of the skill
to the completion.
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FRONT DRIVE RESCUE
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for the Front Drive Rescue.
Reference page 22 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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Rear Hug Rescue
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for the Rear Hug Rescue.
Reference page 24 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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Caring for an
Unresponsive Guest
in the Water
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SMR: Guests Face-Down in
Shallow
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for caring for SMR: Guest Face-
Down in Shallow Water. Reference page 39 in the EAsy
Guide for assistance!
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SMR: Submerged Guests
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for caring for SMR: Submerged
Guests. Reference page 42 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
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SMR: Backboarding using
the Pool Edge
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for SMR: Backboarding using the
pool edge. Reference page 45 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
____L2 takes over SMR and ____L1 takes over SMR and
L1 secures the guest to the L2 applies head
backboard. immobilizer.
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BLS: Automated External
Defibrillator (AED)
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for Automated External Defibrillator.
Reference page 55 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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BLS: Supplemental
Oxygen Support (SOS)
____Check the mouth and remove any visible object with a finger
sweep. Reattempt ventilation
____Reattempt ventilation.
____Reposition the Mask and readjust the airway (re-tilt head, confirm
jaw thrust position).
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BLS: Airway Obstruction in
a Responsive Adult or Child
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for Airway obstruction in a responsive
adult or child. Reference page 60 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
____Roll the infant face up onto your other arm and provide 5
chest compressions
____Grasp the infant's cheek bones and position the infant face
down on your arm and leg.
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Equipment Activities
The following activities are provided to assist lifeguard candidates in learning about the
various pieces of equipment, including the function, as well as a general overview of how to
use the equipment.
AED Apps
1. The Defibtech app is free and is generic enough that it translates well to all types of
AEDs:
a. Apple device: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lifeline-view-aed/id1281685169
b. Android device/Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.defibtech.lifelineaeddemo&hl=en_US
2. Zoll has a couple of free VR apps that are focused on having a specific Zoll AEDs:
a. Apple device
i. Model AED 3: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zolls-virtual-rescue-
mobile/id1394096214
ii. Model AED Plus: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zolls-virtual-rescue-
hero/id1441292461
b. Android device/Google Play
i. Model AED 3: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.vrlab.vrmobile
ii. Model AED Plus: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.vrlab.vrmobileplus
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You Name It! – Identifying the Equipment Activity
On the next page, identify each of piece of equipment in the boxes provided (See answer
key in Appendix).
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Piece Out! - Label the AED Parts/Accessories Activity
Over the next 2 pages, label the AED parts and accessories in the boxes provided
(See answer key in Appendix).
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Match Game! - Match the prompt verbiage to the image activity
In the exercise below match the prompt to the image that represents it. The images are
numbered to match response protocols, so once you have matched the prompt to the image
memorize the response protocols. On a piece of notebook paper, write down the prompts and
draw your own image that represents the prompt and compare your answers to this page.
Repeat until your drawings/prompts match the correct order and language.
Match the Prompt below to the correct image below (See answer key in Appendix):
A. Begin CPR
B. Remove clothing from patient
C. Push the Shock button-Shock delivered
D. Everyone Stand Clear/Shock Advised/Charging/Everyone Stand Clear
E. Attach pads firmly to person’s bare chest
F. Analyzing rhythm.
G. Plug in connector. (Connector light flashes.)
1._____
5._____
2._____
6._____
3._____
7._____
4._____
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BLS Skills
The activities provided in this section will assist a lifeguard candidate in developing some of the
physical skills needed when performing Basic Life Support (BLS) for a Guest in Distress. There will
be additional practice with both manikins and other lifeguard candidates to reinforce and sharpen
these skills during the in-person portion of your lifeguard course.
Download the TEMPO app, or similar metronome app, to help you learn the pace of 100-120bpm.
Find an old basketball/volleyball/football and deflate it about ¼ of the way (3/4 normal
inflation). Alternatively, a Nerf ball could be used.
1. Kneel alongside the ball
2. Place the heel of one hand on the center of the ball. Place your other hand on top
of the first hand. Straighten your arms and lock your elbows.
3. With your shoulders over your hands, compress the ball at least 2 inches, then
quickly and completely raise up to the starting position (down two inches and up
two inches).
4. Using the metronome as a guide, give 30 compressions at a rate of 100 - 120
compressions per minute, pause for 5 seconds, then repeat the cycle continuously
for 2 minutes.
5. Video record the exercise if possible and review footage to evaluate body position
(arms locked and perpendicular to ball), the depth of compression (at least 2 inches
of compression), recoil positioning (a full 2-inch upward movement), and pace (100
bpm minimum)
Take a doll, stuffed animal, or rolled-up towel to simulate an infant. Have a family member
simulate a distressed parent approaching you with the infant. The infant is choking; provide
care…
1. Survey the Scene
2. Apply PPE
3. Activate your EAP
4. Ask permission from the parent to assist their infant
5. Grasp the infant's face/jaw/head (see textbook/EAsyGuide for illustrations) and
position the infant face down your forearm. Lower your forearm to your leg.
6. Use the heel of your free hand to give 5 back slaps between the infant's shoulder
blades.
7. Grasp the back of the infant's head, roll the infant face up on your forearm, and
lower your forearm to your leg.
8. With your free hand, place 2 fingers on the breastbone, just below the nipple line,
and give 5 chest compressions.
9. Look for any object in the mouth. If an object is visible, sweep it out with your
finger.
10. Repeat these steps until the object is dislodged or the infant becomes
unresponsive.
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TikTok
• Create a TikTok or video you can share demonstrating the following using your home-made
manikin
1. CPR compressions
2. AR
Use video snippets to create a TikTok video. Have your friends do the same and then combined
videos into one compilation to share.
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Basic Fitness
Lifeguarding can be a physically demanding job and requires a generally good fitness level.
Using the link provided as well as the exercises outlined below can assist a lifeguard
candidate in developing and maintaining a basic fitness regimen that will ensure readiness.
The prerequisite screening requirements can be found on page 5 of the textbook and will be
the first thing that is done during the Practical Assessment (in-person) portion of the training.
Be prepared - keep in shape!
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/novel-
coronavirus-2019-ncov-technical-guidance/stay-physically-active-during-self-quarantine
• 20 Pushups
• 20 Situps
• Wall Sits - minute on minute off
• 30 minute continuous walk.
• 20 squats
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Appendix
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FRONT DRIVE RESCUE
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for the Front Drive Rescue.
Reference page 22 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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Rear Hug Rescue
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for the Rear Hug Rescue.
Reference page 24 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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Caring for an
Unresponsive Guest
in the Water
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SMR: Guests Face-Down in
Shallow
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for caring for SMR: Guest Face-
Down in Shallow Water. Reference page 39 in the EAsy
Guide for assistance!
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SMR: Submerged Guests
Number the following pictures and put them in the
correct order of steps for caring for SMR: Submerged
Guests. Reference page 42 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
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SMR: Backboarding using
the Pool Edge
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for SMR: Backboarding using the
pool edge. Reference page 45 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
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BLS: Automated External
Defibrillator (AED)
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for Automated External Defibrillator.
Reference page 55 in the EAsy Guide for assistance!
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BLS: Supplemental
Oxygen Support (SOS)
4. Check the mouth and remove any visible object with a finger sweep.
Reattempt ventilation
2. Reattempt ventilation.
1. Reposition the Mask and readjust the airway (re-tilt head, confirm
jaw thrust position).
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BLS: Airway Obstruction in
a Responsive Adult or Child
Number the following pictures and put them in the correct
order of steps for caring for Airway obstruction in a responsive
adult or child. Reference page 60 in the EAsy Guide for
assistance!
3. Roll the infant face up onto your other arm and provide 5
chest compressions
1. Grasp the infant's cheek bones and position the infant face
down on your arm and leg.
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You Name It! Answer Key
Trauma Bag
Bag-Valve Mask
AED Machine
Oxygen Tubing Rescue Tube
Head Blocks 47
Piece Out! Answer Key
Power Button
Information Button
Shock Button
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Spare Adult AED Pads
Child AED Pads Battery/Spare Battery
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Match Game! Answer Key
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