Lifeguard Acronyms
EMS stands for this
What is Emergency Medical Services?
This assist occurs when an active victim is close to the wall, but beyond your reach
What is a Reaching Assist?
You would determine if a person is unconscious by performing this sequence
What is the Tap-shout-tap sequence?
This device should remain around the neck of a lifeguard while on duty
What is a whistle?
Aside from maintaining cleanliness of the pool and performing facility safety checks, this is the primary responsibility of a guard who not conducting surveillance (downguard)
What is providing good customer service?
EAP stands for this
What is Emergency Action Plan?
These are the three types entries into the water a lifeguard can perform
What is a compact jump, stride jump, and slide-in entry?
This is the compression to breath ratio for performing single-person CPR on an infant, child, or adult
What is 30:2?
This essential floatation device must be on a lifeguard at all times while conducting surveillance
What is a tube?
The FIND decision-making model is useful for this reason
What is because it provides an effective way to handle conflicts with and among patrons?
RID stands for this
What is Recognition, Intrusion, and Distraction?
This save requires a slide-in entry
What is a suspected spinal save?
A lifeguard can care for a conscious choking adult or child by performing these maneuvers
What is 5 abdominal thrusts followed by 5 back blows?
A lifeguard's hip pack must contain these two items at all times
What are gloves and a CPR mask?
It is for this reason that facility safety checks must be completed more than once a day
What is because pool features or supplies can malfunction at any time of day?
AED stands for this
What is Automated External Defibrillator?
This save occurs when a face-down victim, feet pointing towards you, is unconscious at the surface of the water
What is a Passive from the Rear save (Gator Roll)?
A lifeguard should take these basic actions in any emergency
What is sizing up the scene, performing an initial assessment, alerting EMS, performing a focused assessment (or CPR if deemed necessary)?
This is when an AED should be used
What is when it's determined that a victim has no pulse and is not breathing?
These are five places that should be inspected during a facility safety check
What is the pool, the deck, filtration room(s), locker rooms, and any area containing rescue equipment?
SAMPLE stands for this
What is Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Pertinent Medical History, Last Oral Intake, and Events Leading up to the Incident
This passive, underwater save occurs in 3 or less feet of water
What is a Shallow Water Submerged save?
These are six types of injuries that may occur at an aquatic facility (aside from drowning)
What are bleeding emergencies, burns, bites and stings, heat-related illnesses, cold-related illnesses, and dehydration?
It's important for a lifejacket to fit properly on a patron for this reason
What is because a lifejacket malfunction may cause an emergency for non-swimmers?
These are five common aquatic facility rules
What is: No running on the pool deck, no horseplay, no breath holding activities, no diving, and no food/drinks close to the pool edge?