Noël A. Potter
HPER 3462 – LESSON PLAN Spinal Injury Management
PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON PLACE
GRADE: 15 years and older
I.
UNIT FOCUS Chapter 5 Spinal Injury management
II.
LESSON FOCUS the focus of this lesson is to have all of the members of the
class successfully completing back boarding in shallow water and attempting
it in deep water by the end of the class.
III.
PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVE: The member will successfully attach a
victim (a fellow classmate) to the back board in preparation for removing
them from the water to be ready for ambulance arrival.
AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVE: Students will have to work in teams of four and
as a team to accomplish the other goals and objectives.
COGNITIVE OBJECTIVE: Students will always maintain a safe
environment while performing the rescue.
IV.
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS: two lifeguards to maintain class safety and
assist the instructor as necessary, Six Rescue tubes (one per team plus one for
instructor and one for class lifeguard) 4 different Back boards, 4 sets of straps
for affixing victims to backboards. 4 head immobilizers, 4 cervical collars. 2
10-pound diving weights.
V.
LESSON:
a. Classroom activity: Spinal injury lecture and video 45 minutes.
i. Discuss upcoming in water training session and safety. 5 minutes
1. Assign groups
2. Each group should be four students 1 lifeguard watching
group for safety 2 rescuers and 1 victim
b. 10-minute break to prepare for in water session
c. In water activity
i. Warm up- 200-meter swim (100 front crawl 50 breaststroke and 50
front crawl in that order) Sprint. 5 minutes
1. 10-minute brick tread
a. Students get into a circle in the deep end of the pool
and tread water passing the diving weights around
the circle while discussing the spinal management
rescues.
ii. Shallow water back boarding 60 minutes: Students of the group
will practice positioning the victim face up in the water, groups
will rotate positions until all members have practiced. Next all
students break into groups go to assigned equipment and practice
the skills from the video and lection session students will rotate
and repeat until all members have had an opportunity to practice.
iii. 10-minute break.
iv. Students will report to the deep end of the pool and watch a
demonstration of deep-water back boarding, performed by
instructor and lifeguard volunteer. Students will be given the
opportunity to attempt deep water back boarding (not a required
skill for graduating from class)
VI.
HOW WILL THE ACTIVITIES BE ADAPTED FOR A STUDENT
WITH A SPECIFIC DISABILITY: Jason, a veteran in the class who lost
his leg below the knee in Afghanistan, has been completing skills so far with a
short half fin on his one leg and removing his prosthetic prior to entering the
water. As the red cross requirements for the skills are taught to standard but
tested to objective and he has yet to not meet objectives this activity will
continue to allow the fin. During the final skills if Jason is able to get down
from the lifeguard station and enter the water safely while removing his
prosthetic and putting the Fin on he should not have an issue completing the
course and receiving his certification.
VII.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
a. during class students will be evaluated as they participate in four
successful back boarding with the instructor and the volunteer lifeguard
observing and making corrections as necessary.
b. The final skills test will also have a spinal injury requirement where
students will perform all skills for the procedure from beginning to end per
the objectives for each individual skill as set forth by the American Red
Cross. Safety of the victim and lifeguard candidates must be maintained
at all times