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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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Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: ________________
Exam A B
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• 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
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