Acronyms
The acronym BENAMES is used for
Scene size up
In a typical operational week, there are this many family recreational swims
Two
The rate of all compressions
100-120 beats per minute
A lifeguard should scan their entire zone within this amount of time
30 seconds
The first name of our longest hired front desk staff member
Candy
A in CABCSS
Airway
The weekdays that Cypress swim team typically practices at our facility
Tuesday and Thursday
The ratio of compressions to breaths with multiple rescuers on an eight year old
15:2
The sound of drowning as described by the American Red Cross
Silent
Your youngest lead guard's birthday month
June
This acronym is used to collect patient history in a secondary assessment
SAMPLE
This program occurs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:30-7pm
Adult Lap Swim
it is safe to use the pediatric AED pads or setting on a person who is younger than this many years and weighs less than this many pounds
8 years old and 55 pounds
What are the three categories of swimmers that require assistance or rescuing in or from the water
Distressed swimmers
active drowning persons
passive drowning persons
The last name of our most recent new hire
Silva
P - Pain
The ending time for Saturday lap swim
12:50pm
The five conditions under which it is acceptable to stop or pause resuscitative care
1. signs of ROSC
2. the AED is analyzing
3. the scene becomes unsafe
4. you are too exhausted to continue
5. EMS arrives on scene and is ready to take over
Without oxygen, brain damage or death can occur in as little as this many minutes
four to six
The year the assistant manager was hired
2022
V for vitals
The two, two-hour rental time frames offered on Sundays
12pm-2pm and 3:30pm-5:30pm
The two abnormal heart rhythms that will prompt an AED to deliver a shock
Ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) and ventricular tachycardia (v-tach)
When a drowning incident occurs while a lifeguard is on duty, it is most likely due to one of the causes collectively known as the RID factor. RID stands for
Recognition
Intrusion
Distraction
The name of the pool's recreation coordinator preceding Mark
Alicia Lopez Perez