CPR
This is how deep to compress an adults chest
What is at least 2 inches?
What is 25?
No pulse, no breathing
What is cardiac arrest?
The activities to suspect a head, neck, or spinal injury
What is diving in the shallow, head on collision, high impact sports, etc.?
A lifeguard's primary responsibility
What is surveillance?
These are obvious signs of life when giving CPR
What is normal breathing, voluntary movement, coughing, and responsive?
The rules on Lifejackets
What are guardians within arm's reach, only coast guard approved?
The S.A.M.P.L.E. mnemonic device
What are signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past medical history, last oral intake, and events leading up to the incident?
This is how you should approach someone with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury on land
What is from the front?
When EAP is activated, this is what the down guard should do
What is grab the go bag and a tube and take over scanning?
The five reasons to stop CPR
What is signs of life, AED, EMS, you are too tired, and unsafe scene?
The age a child needs to be to no longer have a guardian in the water with them, but still in the pool area
What are ages 5-6?
The F.A.S.T mnemonic device
What is face, arm, speech, and time?
These 3 conditions take priority over head, neck, spinal injuries
What is respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and life-threatening bleeding?
These are 2 zone verification drills
What are visibility drills and lifeguard station response time testing?
The first step of the Cardiac Chain of Survival
What is early recognition and early access to EMS?
The required age for a child to be alone in the facility?
What is 12 years old?
The ranking of heat related illnesses from least to most severe
What is heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke?
A traumatic brain injury that occurs when a person experiences a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body that results in rapid movement of the brain within the head
What is a concussion?
The R.I.D factor that contributes to most drownings?
What is recognition, intrusion, and distraction?
This is the most appropriate thing the 2nd responder should do as they first appear on the scene
What is ensuring 911 has been called and making sure the appropriate equipment is there?
The 4 verified flotation devices
What is coastguard certified life jackets, swimming belts, pool noodles, and kick boards?
Bacteria and viruses present in blood and body fluids that can cause disease in humans
What is bloodborne pathogens?
Order of ops for the 2nd responder during the extraction with spinal motion restriction
What is bring backboard to edge of water, remove head immobilizer, place backboard at an angle in the water, stabilize the board while taking over head splint, release head splint, put victims' arms over their chest, secure head with head immobilizer and forehead strap?
The information needed to provide the 911 dispatcher
what is location, nature of emergency, telephone number, what happened, number of injured people, and what help has been given so far?