The Professional Lifeguard
Before providing care to a conscious victim, you need to get what?
Consent
PPE stands for & includes...
Personal Protection Equipment
-Gloves
-Resuscitation Mask (Pocket Mask)
-Gowns
-Safety Goggles
-Sheilds
EAP
Emergency Action Plan
A primary assessment includes checking for what?
Pulse and signs of breathing
If a victim is unconscious and facing you, what rescue should you use.
Passive front
Primary responsibility of a Lifeguard
Keeping patrons safe by preventing problems from happening.
What 2 pieces of Safety Equipment should a lifeguard always have attached to them?
Hip Pack and Rescue Tube
How long should it take you to recognize and get to a victim in the water?
<= 30 seconds
After giving 30 chest compressions
Name of respiratory noises a person makes while receiving CPR
agonal breathing
The legal concept that a lifeguard has the duty to act
Good Samaritan Law
What pieces of safety equipment (excluding hip pack and rescue tube) are also available for saves at State Gym? Must name 3
Backboard
Shepard Hook
First Aid Box
Ring Buoy
AED
What are 2 types of DROWNING victims?
Active/Passive
Entry you use when you are more than 5 feet above the deck of the pool.
Compact Jump
Adult AED pads used on a very small child should be placed where?
middle of chest and middle of back
3 things that make up an unprofessional Lifeguard
-Leaving lifeguard station while on duty
- Use of phone and other electronic devices while on duty
-Poor posture
-Not in proper uniform
-Not carrying rescue equipment/holding equipment incorrectly
-Use of drugs and/or alcohol
-Negligence
What are the two types of pool coverage?
Zone and Total
A distressed swimmer might have difficulty doing what?
Making progress moving in the water
If a patron has a head, neck or spinal injury what water entry method should you use?
Slide-in
Two lifeguards giving CPR to a child or infant should give compressions and ventilations at a ratio of what?
15:2
If a lifeguard quit giving care to a victim before it was appropriate to do so, that guard would be guilty of what?
Abandonment
S.A.M.P.L.E.
What is Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events leading up to the Incident?
A dangerous behavior that could affect a swimmer.
Breath holding contests
Hyperventilating then swimming long distance under water
What is agonal breathing?
Sporadic, shallow breathing that is not normal. Gasping for breath
Time it takes to call someone