Scanning/ Surveillance
The maximum time a lifeguard should take to scan their entire zone
What is 30 seconds?
A compact jump can only be used when the water is at least how deep?
What is 5 feet
The depth of compressions for adult CPR?
What is at least 2 inches
A life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause shock and affect the person's ability to breathe.
What is Anaphylaxis
AED starts analyzing, what should the rescuer in charge of AED say to the team and what should guards do next?
What is Analyzing !! Guards should rotate clockwise and receive now roles.
Two key components of effective scanning
What is 1) Moving head and eyes 2) checking areas and people in zone 3) point-to-point scanning 4) changing positions for glare
Where do you check for a pulse in an adult or child? In an Infant? give the correct name and location of the body part.
What is...
Adult/Child: carotid artery (in the neck)
Infant: brachial artery (inside of the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder)
The two techniques used to give Infant CPR?
What is the One-handed technique & Encircling Thumbs technique
The five pieces of emergency response equipment that should be easily accessible to a lifeguard while on duty, along with when each piece of equipment is used?
What is..
Backboard: used to remove a person from the water when they are unable to exit the water on their own
AED: used along with CPR for a person in cardiac arrest
Personal protective equipment: worn by lifeguards when giving care to lower the risk for getting or
transmitting an infectious disease
(4) Bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator: used to give ventilations to a person in respiratory arrest or
cardiac arrest
(5) First aid kit: contains supplies used to care for common injuries and illnesses
What role might a facility safety team member who is not a lifeguard perform when
there is an emergency at the facility?
What is Summon EMS professionals - bringing them to the scene of the emergency, wait for them by the entrance/gathering point
When multiple lifeguards are responsible for overlapping zones to ensure full coverage
What is Multi-Zone Coverage
How should a lifeguard perform the head splint technique for a person with a suspected spinal injury who is face up near the surface of the water?
What is Firmly squeeze the person’s arms against the head.
What are the two factors that determine when one should use pediatric pads on an ill person?
what is For a child younger than 8 years old, including infants, or weighs less than 55 lbs/25 kgs
The two ways to treat Life-Threatening External Bleeding injuries?
What is Apply Pressure with Hemostatic dressing/Gauzes & Applying a Tourniquet
You and another lifeguard are performing two-rescuer CPR on an infant.
What compression-to-ventilation
ratio should you use?
What technique should you use to give compressions?
What is
Compression-to-ventilation ratio: 15:2
Compression technique: encircling thumbs or one hand technique
During a rotation, what must a guard do before leaving their station
What is ensuring the incoming guard has fully scanning zone and taken over zone
A reaching assist can be conducted by using what two ways?
What is Reaching your hand out or reaching a rescue tube towards a drowning perso
The proper method to when requesting a switch during a multi-rescuer CPR
What is Switch, Cycle # … team will rotate after after cycle is completed after giving two breaths
A child approaches the lifeguard and explains that their grandmother isn’t feeling well.
The grandmother, who says that she is feeling weak, sweaty and shaky, explains that
she has diabetes and takes insulin.
What action should a lifeguard take if the grandmother asks for sugar?
Give her candy or a drink containing fructose or sucrose.
Rescuer #2 has arrived to Rescuer #1 giving CPR to an elderly man. What is Rescuer #2 primary responsibility at that moment?
What is Check if EMS/9-1-1 has been summoned or to go call them.
What should a lifeguard do while rotating?
What is scan the water and area around them while walking
True or False: An ill person has a large embedded object on their foot. The lifeguard should remove it.
What is False
The Updated Chain of Survival (has 6 links)?
What is...
Recognition of cardiac emergency and activation of emergency response system
early high-quality CPR
early defibrillation
advanced life support
integration post-cardiac arrest care
recovery
A competitor at a swim meet collides head-first with the wall and submerges. When rescued and turned face-up, they appear to be Breathing.
What rescue should be conducted?
extrication with spinal motion restriction
List the cpr ratio, depth of compression, and position 4 guards for submerged passive deep Infant victim with no pulse & no breathing.
You have all the supplies need once rapid assessment is completed.
What is
About 1 ½ inches
Rescuer #1 - Compressions
Rescuer #2 - BVM
Rescuer #3 - BVM
Rescuer #4 - AED