First Aid
This is necessary before providing anyone with first aid
Consent
What is no more than 10 seconds?
The amount of time you should perform a primary assessment (looking for chest rising, feeling for pulse in neck, listening for breathing).
IF a passive drowning victim: give two ventilations in the water as a part of primary assessment
Signs of a distressed swimmer?
floats, sculls or treads water but is increasingly less able to support themselves, may be able to call for help.
How deep the water must to be to dive?
5 feet
What was my major in college?
Political Science
What is SAMPLE
A mnemonic device you should use when getting information from someone in an emergency:
S-signs and symptoms
A-Allergies (medications, food, bees, latex)
M- medications they are taking
P- pertinent past medical history (do they have epilepsy or diabetes etc.)
L- last oral intake (when was the last time they had anything to eat or drink)
E- Events leading up the incident ( ex. they were swimming in deep end and noticed their chest hurt )
What is at least 2 inches?
The correct depth to compress an adults chest during compressions.
BONUS: Child: about 2 inches
Infant: about 1.5 inches
How many people to correctly use a BVM?
2
How old you must be to use the water pull up machine?
16
Also minimum age for hot tub.
How many siblings do I have? (Hint they both work(ed) here)
Bonus if you know their names!
1 brother 1 sister
Nic and Sophia
What is the proper procedure in a diabetic emergency?
Diabetic emergency means someone's blood glucose is either too high or too low.
Good rule of thumb- always administer sugar/glucose. Candy, soda juice, candy etc.
Call EMS immediately and fill out incident report.
Monitor person for change in condition.
Give care as needed.
Rate of ventilations for rescue breathing for and adult and child or infant
1 breath every 6 seconds for adult
1 breath every 2-3 seconds child or infant
Signs of an active drowning victim?
Ineffective to make any forward progress in the water
Unable to call for help
Struggling to get mouth above water to breathe
Arms pressing down either to side or out in front
Requirements to take a swim test and what does the swim test consist of?
Must be at lest 6 years old
Swim one length of the pool and tread water for 30 seconds.
Starbucks or Dunkin?
Dunkin
What is the recovery position?
A position you can place person who is responsive and breathing normally but not fully awake. This minimizes risk for choking and aspiration. Roll person on their side towards you, so that you can continue to monitor their breathing and responsiveness with minimal interruptions.
What is the only time the number of compressions to breaths changes in CPR?
Multiple person CPR with children and infants
15 compressions to 2 breaths
How quickly you should complete a scan of your entire zone?
It should take 30 seconds to complete a scan of your entire zone
How many jumps you are allowed on the diving board?
1
What is my favorite color?
Blue
How would you care for someone after they bumped heads with someone during swim practice?
1. Put on gloves
2. Have them sit down
3. Give ice pack
4. Fill out incident report
5. If person is bleeding profusely, complaining of nausea, dizziness, blurry vision, headache call EMS.
6. Monitor condition as needed.
Name of place you check for a pulse on an adult/child vs. infant?
Adult/child- Carotid (side of neck closest to you)
Infant- Brachial (inside of of upper arm between elbow and shoulder)
Failing to recognize and prevent an aquatic emergency?
Negligence- meaning a lifeguard failed to follow the standard of care or failed to act at all.
Maximum age for kids to go into the locker room with their parents of the opposite gender?
6
Any older than that and they must either go to the family changing room or use the locker room of their gender.
What high school did I go to? (hint its local)
Bonus: what year?
Loudoun County High School