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Safety Training

Welcome to the Johns Hopkins University, O’Connor Recreation Center Aquatic Safety Training & Leadership School. Johns Hopkins Recreational Services is proud to make available to you these specialized training programs. The School offers courses from the American Red Cross as well as other prominent professional organizations to help you become prepared as an aquatic professional.

• Registration will close three business days before each class is to begin
• American Red Cross certification cards are usually available two weeks after class completion.
• Cancellation Policy - Refunds will be issued when the Department cancels classes.
• All other refunds will be handled on an individual basis in accordance with the Departmental Refund Policy.
• Registrants understand, accept, and assume upon themselves the inherent risk involved in participation in the Safety Training and Leadership School

Lifeguard Training                                                      

The Lifeguard Training (LGT) course provides the skills and knowledge needed to becoome a lifeguard in a non-srufing environment. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive American Red Cross certificates in Lifeguard Training, First Aid and CPR/AEd for the Professional Rescuer. Prerequisites: Minimum age 15 by course completion. Swim Pre-Test on the first day: Swim 300 yards using front crawl, breaststroke, surface dive and recover a 10 lb. brick from 7-10 foot depth, and swim 20 yards while carrying the brick.

JHU Students $ 150/JHU Employees/Community $200

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JHU Students $ 40.00/JHU Employees/Community $50.00

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CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer         

The CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (CPRO) course is designed for people who have job-related duty to respond in an emergency. The class will prepare participants to make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in an emergency situation.

JHU Students $ 40.00/JHU Employee/Community $50.00     (CPRO Manual $15.00)

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CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Recertification

A quick way to RENEW your American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification.. Participants should come prepared to demonstrate their practical skills. Some review of skills will be offered, but this course is not designed to teach or re-teach skills. Participants must pass both the skills check and written exam to obtain certification.

JHU Students $ 20.00/JHU Employees/Community $30.00

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Adult CPR with AED

The Adult CPR class gives individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing emergencies, perform CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) for adult victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

JHU Students $ 25.00/JHU Employees/Community $35.00

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Adult CPR with AED Recertification:

A quick way to RENEW your American Red Cross Adult CPR with AED certification. Participants should come prepared to demonstrate their practical skills. Some review of skills will be offered, but this course is not designed to teach or re-teach skills. Participants must pass both the skills check and written exam to obtain certification.

JHU Students $ 20.00/JHU Employees/Community $30.00

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First Aid

The First Aid class prepares citizen responders to make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in an emergency. Skills include: bleeding control, immobilization of injuries to bones and joints, and care of sudden illness.

JHU Students $ 15.00/JHU Employees/Community $25.00

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Water Safety Instructor (WSI) (30 Hrs)

Train Instructor candidates to teach water safety, including the Basic Water Rescue course, six levels of the Learn to Swim and Parent and Child Aquatics.

Prerequisites:

• Be at least 16 years of age by the last scheduled session of the instructor course:
• Possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT) certificate issued within the past 12 months or have a current Health and Safety Services instructor Authorization issued within the past 12 months; and
• Successfully complete the precourse session

JHU Students $ 200/JHU Employees/Community $250

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