okidoky
so most of you know that this whole week i've had to be at sunset ppol at 8am no matter what weather and take my lifeguard training course
welll.... monday we were all nervous about what it would be like... and with good reason
we studied four chapters and watched short movies on skills til 12
after twelve, heather (our trainer) told us to jump in at the medium/shallow end
then she said do twelve laps 4 freestyle, 4 breast, and 4 either
and we knew it was going to be a long week xp
at the end of thet day we did the laps again... evil
tuesday was much the same cept we had a test over chapters 1-4 (i missed 3) which no one received a NP (no pass) and started water training all over again
while demonstrating how to use a backboard... i was the victim... my crime... being tiny and easy to hold/ lift
then wed was really scary fun
it started thundering... yay.
we had just learned that if you see lighning or hear thunder to wait thirty minutes after each sound/sight
so we got really happy
and we watched videos
heather... however
was not happy sad
at all
which is sacry burning_eyes
and... happy-happy--joy-joy for us
when the thirty min were up... we got straight into the water... while it was raining!!! gonk
that day we learned how to strap people into a backboard if we suspect head/neck/spinal injury
the victim
me
felt like i was going through chinese water torture as they strapped me in and place the head strap on me emo
we also learned first aid... in which i dont think the girl operating on me had any idea how to put a band-aid on... never the less splining a leg
thursday
i felt nasueas during laps, cause i didnt eat breakfast... so heather gave me her granola bar... aw!!! heart she also said i pissed my stomach off by giving it instant breakfast and i tricked it making it think it was food... when it wasnt
and she totally loved me when i realised that i opened a cracker jack box the wrong way
was another test... first aid test (only missed two) and
cpr/aed/any air obstruction training day...
it was uber fun.... especially since heather was going insane from all the aeds talking to us
then
thats right
back in the water
i also suffered from hypothermia at one point... with my lips turning blue... (was saved and warmed up by a hoodie... towel... and heathers arms)
i also had panic attacks about submerging all the way to the bottom of the twelve foot (hailey... god bless her... realxed and helped me)
and i sliced my pinky toe open on the side of the pool... and got to be strapped in again... but in deep water... and was "saved" by kevin... a big/built lifeguard looking college student... who saved me again when celeste and cailin flipped me off the board
fri...
tgif tgif tgif!!!
cpr/aed/air obstrustion test
(missed one on cpr/air obstruction and 1 on aed)
then the actaul cpr test with movements
PASSED
finished breakfast at 10:15 (heather was glad that i had a serving a food without being forcefed)
did twelve laps ( got easier as the week went on... cause we did them twice every day... but i couldnt braest stroke and always touched the bottom at least once every 2 laps)
heather called me aside and siad that i had to do them fully or would not pass and she would watch later (hailey was watching... not heather that time.. i thought i could get away with it... she said i pissed her off even more by sneaking it)
at noon i didnt eat much lunch cause of nerves
lifeguard test was right after lunch and i was really nervous thus nasueas... heather threatened force feedment... i ate cracker jacks
i was called 3rd (more like yelled... since we were in the desk area and wasnt supposed to be able to see the water)
first... had to save and active drowning victim (big ole kevin) while doingall the trained stuff
second... had to save heather from the bottom of the twelve foot and get her on a backboard then perform an initial assessment
heather is about the height of kimmy... maybe a lil taller... (nathan?) anyway... she's thin... athleticlike... and she looks way lighter than she actually is.... however i did it all... cept i skip a step in assessment... but... picked ir right back up
third and final... submerged spinal... have to grab heather in a head-chin splint, underwater, and come up at an angle, w/o rescue tube...
kevin was guard B who is supposed to come by and put tube under my arms when i got the victim
he forgot... i yelled... me and heather almost drowned (jk jk jk) we yelled at kevin. lol
heather pulled me to shore by rescue tube cause i was beat from treading water while holding her head above water as well
in the end of all that... i was hiding... hoping that heather would forget that she still needed to see my 12 laps
she didnt (of course cry )
i did them... but cailin, hailey, and kevin were with me all the way smile
tada!!!! i am now certified in
lifeguarding
first aid
cpr
and using and AED
all in all
i'm proud of me
heather was uber proud (she was glad mostly about the laps)
and joelene(manager) cause i didnt let the laps kick me in the butt
all that was left was putting up all of heathers crap (she has a LOT of HEAVY crap)
cleaning the pooal to make sure it was ready for opening day
and do the onsight meeting... which was uber easy...
i generally work sunday, monday, wednesday
be happy!!!
i get paid on the 30!!! yay
lol
 cute_lee_gurl · Sat Jun 13, 2009 @ 02:45am · 0 Comments |
