Code
All lifeguard training courses shall have, at a minimum, the following pieces of equipment available in appropriate student to equipment ratios during the course:
1) Rescue Tubes,
2) Backboard with head immobilizer and sufficient straps to immobilize the victim to the backboard,
3) CPR manikins (Adult and infant),
4) Resuscitation mask with one-way valve,
5) Bag Valve Mask (Adult and Pediatric),
6) Disposable gloves,
7) AED Trainer with adult and pediatric training pads,
8) First Aid Supplies for first aid training, and
9) Manikin cleaning supplies.
Annex
These pieces of equipment are required to accomplish the objectives of lifeguard training as outlined in the code. It is educationally sound to provide enough equipment based on the number of students who will be using it at the same time. Below is a listing of ratios recommended by several agencies; however, the training agency can adjust ratios based on their own delivery method.
American Heart Association
* Adult, child, and infant CPR training manikins (1 manikin per 3 students per class period);
* CPR masks (1 per 3 students);
* Valves for CPR masks (1 per student);
* AED trainers (1 per 3 students);
* Bag-valve-mask resuscitators (1 per 3 students); and
* Manikin cleaning supplies (as needed between students and after class).
American Safety & Health Institute
Recommended student to equipment ratio: 3 to 1
American Red Cross
* Rescue tubes (one for every two participants);
* Adult and infant manikins (one of each for every two participants);
* Adult and pediatric bag-valve-mask resuscitators;
* AED training devices (one for every two participants);
* Adult AED training pads (one set for each training device);
* Pediatric AED training pads (one set for each training device);
* External bleeding control materials for each pair of participants, including:
o Two 3-inch roller bandages, and
o Four non-sterile dressings or gauze pads;
* Splinting materials for each pair of participants, including:
o Four triangular bandages,
o One 3-inch roller bandage,
o A blanket or pillow, and
o a rigid splint such as a magazine, cardboard, or long and short boards;
* Spinal immobilization materials;
* Backboards, each equipped with 3 straps and head immobilizers (one backboard for every three participants is recommended); if fewer backboards are available, additional time may be required.