Saves/Situations
What are the different types of surface dives performed to rescue a submerged victim?
What is:
Feet-first surface dive, and head-first surface dive?
When giving chest compressions to an infant, what is the correct technique?
What is:
The encircling thumbs technique?
What does the acronym 'SAMPLE' stand for?
What are:
Signs and symptoms, allergies, medication, past medical history, last oral intake, events leading up to incident?
You activated the EAP at Cook pool. What are the three different codes you can communicate via the radio to the building supervisor to convey the situation?
What is:
Code Red, Code Pink, and Code Blue?
How many managers were initially hired to replace Moustafa?
4
List 5 situations that a facility may have an EAP to address.
What is:
- Water emergency—active drowning
- Water emergency—passive drowning
- Water emergency—spinal injury
- Water emergency—missing person
- Land emergency—injury or illness
- Weather emergency
- Fire or chemical emergency
- Operational emergency (e.g., power outage)
- Hostile environment emergency
If you are the only responder performing CPR to a 9-year-old, what is the ratio of chest compressions to ventilation breaths?
What is:
30:2?
What is the appropriate recovery position, and what do you do once a victim is in the recovery position?
What is:
Extend the person’s arm that is closest to you above their head, roll the person toward yourself onto their side, so their head rests on their extended arm, and bend both of the person’s knees. Once there, continue to monitor their condition?
You’re the down guard, and suddenly the phone rings; you pick it up, and a Jigsaw voice goes, “I want to play a game. I put a bomb in the facility…” What code do you activate?
What is:
Code Blue
Who won the UFC fight poll between Casey and Maks at Werblin?
Who is:
Casey 😎
During a multiple-victim rescue, how many lifeguards should be assisting in-water, and what do the other lifeguards do?
What is:
At least one lifeguard continues to scan the pool while others rescue the known victims at the surface?
When your ventilation does not make the chest rise, what should you do?
What is:
Re-adjust their head, re-seal the mask and attempt another ventilation?
While giving a secondary assessment to a victim, you identify a life-threatening condition. What do you do next?
What is:
Stop the assessment, activate the EAP, instruct someone to call EMS and get the necessary equipment, and attend to the victim according to your degree of training?
You’re sitting at a guard stand when a patron approaches you and tells you they find one of your coworkers attractive and would like to get their socials/number or know when they’re working. They are like the hottest person you’ve ever seen walk into the pool. What do you do and why?
What is:
Do not give them any information; it is a breach of confidentiality.
How many managers/supervisors are graduating this year? 😿
What is:
13 :(
When making a save, the type of entry into the water depends on what?
What is:
- The depth of the water
- The height and position of the stand
- Obstacles in the water
- Location and condition of the victim
- Type of rescue equipment on-hand
- Design of facility
You are on stand during your shift when you see someone suddenly collapse on the pool deck. What are the first three steps you should take?
What is:
Activate the EAP
Make sure the scene is safe
PPE
What are the common signs and symptoms of a possible head, neck, or spinal injury?
What are:
Severe pain in the head, neck, or back.
Numbness or tingling in fingers or toes.
Loss of movement or inability to feel parts of the body.
Changes in consciousness (confusion, drowsiness, or unconsciousness).
Head trauma signs (bleeding, bruising, or fluid from nose/ears).
During a swim meet, a swimmer comes to the guard office with a headache and asks for some help. While the swimmer is in the office, you notice the time is 3:16pm and it is time to rotate. What do you do?
What is:
You stay with the swimmer, run through SAMPLE, and give care?
When is Jeff's birthday?
What is:
September 5th, 1974?
What are the steps for a head-neck-spinal save and back boarding procedure?
What is:
Activate EAP
Slide-in entry to water
Secondary responder gets backboard
Primary responder rescues victim using in-line stabilization (place victims arms above their head and hold firmly against arms by their ears to stabilize the head)
Primary brings victim to overtop the submerged backboard and carefully raise the backboard to support them
Secondary responder obtains responsibility of manual in-line stabilization and holds victims arms by their ears
Primary straps victim onto backboard using the straps, and start with the strap underneath their armpits
Primary grabs hold of victims chin, use the other arm to stabilize the backboard, if necessary
Once strapped in, secondary lowers victims arms to their sides
Secondary uses splints to secure victims head, then straps them into place
Primary and secondary gently slide backboard out of the water
What is the rate of ventilations for an adult victim who has a pulse, but is not breathing?
What is:
1 every 6 seconds?
When do you not need to activate the EAP?
What is:
- The injury or illness is minor.
- You are not on surveillance duty.
- You do not need help providing first aid care.
It is a particularly busy day at Werblin and all the rec swim lanes have 2 swimmers except for one. Another swimmer enters the facility and asks that solo swimmer if they can share a lane, to which that solo swimmer refuses and swims off. What do you do?
What is:
It is Rutgers policy that everyone must share a lane if necessary. You ask the down guard to speak with the solo swimmer and inform them of our policy.
What did Caleb have for breakfast this morning?
What is:
Coffee, bacon, and eggs?