Lifeguard 101
This piece of equipment should be with a lifeguard at all times.
Rescue tube
This is done before any CPR is administered.
Check pulse and breathing.
Chlorine does this for water.
This essential nutrient makes up around 60% of the human body and is critical for hydration, temperature regulation, and cellular function.
Water
This macronutrient provides 9 calories per gram — the most energy-dense nutrient.
Fat
This scanning technique requires lifeguards to systematically move their eyes and head to cover their entire zone.
Active scanning
This is the compression:breath ratio for adult rescue
Scale building
Cloudy water
Skin Irritation
Equipment Damage
This term describes the number of calories your body needs to maintain basic functions at rest.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
This mineral is essential for nerve conduction, muscle contraction, and maintaining fluid balance, and is often lost through sweat.
Sodium
When performing a water rescue, this is the first thing you should do upon reaching the victim.
Reassure the victim and establish control with the rescue tube
An AED specifically addresses this issue.
Irregular heart rhythms
This is the type of filter DCC has.
This hormone, often called the "stress hormone," can lead to weight gain and fatigue when chronically elevated.
Cortisol
This type of fiber helps lower cholesterol and slow digestion, and is found in foods like oats and apples.
Soluble fiber
This term refers to a person in the water who is vertical, not making progress, and cannot call for help.
Active drowning victim
You only have adult AED pads and need to use an AED on an infant. You do this.
Baby sandwich
CYA stands for this.
Cyanuric acid.
Pam's DNA finds these foods toxic.
Cruciferous vegetables.
This term refers to the metabolic state in which the body uses fat as its primary fuel source due to limited carbohydrate intake.
Ketosis
This is the primary reason lifeguards are instructed not to enter the water during a suspected spinal injury until backup arrives, if possible.
To stabilize the victim’s head, neck, and spine to prevent further injury until a proper spinal backboarding team is available
During a two-rescuer CPR scenario, this is the ideal role of the second rescuer when the first is performing chest compressions.
Operating the AED and giving rescue breaths
This chemical increases alkalinity without increasing pH very much.
This type of shock results from blood loss and is the most common type of shock in trauma patients.
Hypovolemic shock
This essential amino acid is a precursor to serotonin and must be obtained through the diet.
Tryptophan