Instructional Programs

Non-Credit Instructional Courses

Campus Recreation offers a variety of non-credit instructional courses for its members. The list of courses include:

 

Safety Courses

Lifeguard Training Course

Safety Courses

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider
This course is designed for the rescuer who has a duty to respond. Includes recognizing and caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, infants and children: two-rescuer CPR; use of resuscitation mask, bag valve mask and Automated External Defibrillator.

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider Refresher Course
This course is for Campus Recreation employees only.  It is not a certification class.  It is designed to review skills taught in CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer. This class is intended to aid Campus Recreation employees in passing the yearly required skills check.

CPR/AED for the Workplace
This course focuses on the adult victim and provides single-rescuer CPR training. The participant will learn skills such as how to respond to choking, perform rescue breathing, and recognize and prevent heart attacks and strokes as well as how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Campus Recreation does not currently offer the workplace certification with the child and/or infant modules.  If child and/or infant certification is desired, please register for CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer.

Standard First Aid
This course teaches the skills of First Aid and Accident Prevention. Learn how to recognize and respond to injury or sudden illness, control bleeding, care for muscle, bone, and joint injuries as well as treatment for burns.

All courses listed above are taught according to the American Red Cross standards and participants will receive American Red Cross certification cards.

• AED certifications are valid for 2 year.
• CPR certifications are valid for 2 years (except CPR for Lifeguards).
• First Aid certifications are valid for 3 years.
• Lifeguard Training certifications are valid for 3 years. 

Lifeguard Training Course

The primary purpose of the Red Cross Lifeguarding program is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to emergencies and to provide care for injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel arrive and take over. Certification Provided

The prerequisites for this course are as follows:

• Participants must pass the swimming pre-test. These include:
• Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing.  Candidates may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed.  Goggles may be used.
• Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs.  Candidates will be expected to place their hands under their armpits. 
• Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds which includes staring in the water, swimming 20 yards (face can be in or out of the water but no goggles allowed), completing a surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to 7 ft and retrieve a 10 lb. brick. Then candidate returns to surface and swims 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the brick and keeping the face at or near the surface, able to breathe.  Lastly, candidate must exit the water without using the ladder or steps. 

You must be able to demonstrate the above skills during one of the pre-course sessions and be able to attend ALL of the session dates to continue with the class.

The course fee includes access to the Lifeguard Training book (printable), resuscitation mask and certification fees. 

Pre-course testing:
Tuesday, 4/10 4:00-5:00 pm OR Wednesday, 4/11 4:00-5:00 pm

Class Schedule:
Saturday, 4/14: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 4/15: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday, 4/21: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 4/22: 2012 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Registration deadline: 4/9/12 
Fee: $125 Rec Center Members, $200 Non-members

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jessie Belter at jbelter@pdx.edu or 503.725.5129.

Campus Rec makes every effort to be accessible to all abilities.  For accommodations for facilities, activities and programs please contact Jen Armbruster at 503-725-2927 or j.armbruster@pdx.edu.