Lifeguard 101
What are the 3 pieces of equipment you are required to have as a lifeguard?
Rescue Tube, Whistle, and hip pack
How do you know if you need to perform CPR?
when someone has no pulse
What are the two types of drownings?
What is a passive and active drowning?
What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
What device analyzes heart rhythms and can deliver a shock?
What is an AED?
What is the approximate amount of time a drowning victim may struggle on the surface before submerging?
What is 20–60 seconds?
What is the recommended compression depth for an adult during CPR?
What is at least 2 inches (5 cm)?
What type of victim can assist in their own rescue?
What is an active victim?
What type of entry would you use if there is a suspected spinal injury?
Slide in entry
During a thunderstorm, how long should patrons remain out of the facility after the last lightening strike?
What is 30 minutes?
During an active drowning situation, what is the first step a lifeguard should take according to the standard rescue protocol?
Signal to other lifeguards and activate the emergency action plan.
What are the 5 reasons to stop CPR?
Fatigue, Scene Becomes Unsafe, AED Arrives, EMS has arrived and Signs of Life
What is the greatest danger when approaching an active drowning victim?
What is being grabbed and submerged by the victim?
What are the situations you should move a victim? (2 situations)
When the scene is unsafe or when another victim is more injured and you need access to that victim
What does negligence mean?
A failure to act or to use reasonable care that results in injury or that causes further harm
What is the acronym for a stroke and what does each letter stand for?
FAST; Face, Arms, Speech, Time
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Why should a rescue tube be placed under a passive victim before moving them?
What is to provide buoyancy and support the victim's airway?
What is the amount of time that it should take to recognize a victim in distress
30 seconds to recognize and rescue
What is the first step when treating a nosebleed?
What is pinching the nostrils and leaning forward?
Why should rescuers minimize interruptions during chest compressions?
What is to maintain blood circulation to vital organs?
What are the 3 CPR ratios for a two-rescuer rescue? For Infant, Child and Adult
Infant: 15 - 2
Child: 15 - 2
Adult: 30 -2
While preforming a primary assessment on an unresponsive adult who has been rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse and no severe life-threatening bleeds. What should you do next?
Start CPR, staring with 2 breathes
A victim collapses on deck and is unresponsive. What are the first two assessments?
What are checking responsiveness and breathing/pulse?
Why is running on a pool deck dangerous?
What is the risk of slips and falls?