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Treating everyone as you want to be treated- courtesy and respect.
What is the golden rule?
This guiding principle that is followed when scanning an assigned zone that helps the guard monitor their assigned zone while in position for a quick response.
What is 10/20 protection standard?
This is the whistle code to activate the EAP for a major incident in the pool area.
What is 2 long whistle blasts?
This small portable device is used to read the percentage of oxygen in the blood.
What is a pulse ox?
This whistle code is to get the attention of another aquatic staff member.
What is 2 short whistle blasts?
This is what you tell a guest when they have questions for you about a policy and they keep moving in front of your face while you are guarding to make sure you are listening to them.
What is I'm listening but can not look at you because I need to watch the water?
A guests whose body is vertical in the water has little to no forward movement, leg movement, and arms are extending as if they are reaching to grab something are all characteristics of this.
What is active drowning?
This can be used when a responsive guest of any size is on the surface to the water facing away from you.
What is a rear hug?
This protocol is used to help recognize a guest experiencing a stroke.
What is FAST?
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What is the address for the community center?
This is the first step in dealing with difficult guests.
What is de-escalating the situation?
This is the motto for if you are unsure about a situation in your zone, or if you are in doubt about something you are seeing, treat it as an emergency and respond quickly.
What is if you don't know go?
This rescue is used with a responsive child in shallow water and does not require a rescue tube.
What is grab and lift?
This prescribed medical device that contains the proper amount of medication for adults or children experiencing anaphylaxis.
What is an epi pen?
This hand signal signal tells a staff person to stop sending guests down the water slide.
What is crossed arms above head?
A guest comes up to you while guarding in Tropics on the weekend asking if the whirlpool is open.
What is I'm sorry it is currently closed?
Vise grip, squeeze play, and head blocks are all forms of this.
What is SMR?
This is the location where rescuers should position the rescue tube on an unconscious guest so the guests head falls backwards.
What is below the guest's shoulder blades?
This over the counter drug can be given to a guest demonstrating the signs and symptoms of a heart attack that are not on a blood thinner or allergic to it.
What is aspirin?
This is the location you should tell 911 dispatch to have EMS go to gain entry to the pool area.
What is lower parking lot?
LEAD
What is listen, empathize, apologize, discuss?
This stage of drowning happens when CO2 builds up triggering an automatic response to breathe (agonal breathing) and unconsciousness will occur shortly after.
What is respiratory arrest?
This is an effective means of moving away from a guest briefly so that you can attempt another rescue or seek assistance from other lifeguards.
What is the push away?
This mnemonic tool helps you remember what signs or injury to look for as you check a guest.
What is DOTS?
This is the radio code alerts aquatic staff of a major first aid incident in the building that they must give care at.
What is Mr. Shoreview?