Become a professional lifeguard with this free online diploma course that provides first aid and rescue techniques. According to the International Lifesaving Federation report, lifeguards save around a million lives yearly! These heroes have the enormous responsibility of keeping people safe from drowning and other water hazards. They must be fit and strong and able to rescue anyone in danger in the water. This lifesaving diploma course provides the skills and techniques used to rescue drowning victims and explains how to perform first aid during emergencies.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187876 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Discuss the importance of lifeguarding and its role in ensuring water safety • Identify potential water hazards and explain how to minimise accidents • List the devices that can be used to record and report incidences • Explain how to maintain physical fitness with training and outline some injury prevention techniques • Explain how to create and implement emergency action plans for aquatic facilities like swimming pools • Describe how to perform basic water rescue techniques and effectively use rescue equipment • Discuss how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim |
| Course Code | 6143 |

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