CPR
What is the first thing we do when arriving onto a scene
Survey the Scene
How often should rotations occur
Ideally every 20-30 minutes
PPE
Personal protective equipment
EAP
Emergency Action Plan
This piece of equipment is a long, buoyant device used by lifeguards to assist swimmers in distress.
What is a rescue tube?
This is the amount of beats per minute a lifeguard should be doing, when giving chest compressions
What is 100-120 beats per minute
What does the RID factor stand for in missed drowning incidents?
What is Recognition, Intrusion, and Distraction?
This is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave.
What is Gauze
This is the type of entry that you would use If there is a Suspected spinal injury
What is Easy in entry
When should a front rescue be used?
What is when the person is responsive, on the surface, and facing yo
What are the five reason to stop CPR.
1.AED
2.Guest shows signs of life
3.EMS takes over
4.The scene becomes no longer safe
5.Switching/Too tired to continue chest compressions
Why should a lifeguard move their head and eyes instead of staring at one spot?
What is to avoid tunnel vision and blind spots?
A woman is resting on a bench after Water Aerobics class, her Friend noticed that her speech has certainly become difficult to understand. Her friend asked her to smile, the smile is uneven . The woman’s right arm is weak and now cannot be lifted. What did the signs and symptoms suggest, maybe happening to this woman?
What is a stroke
What is the most common entry method lifeguards use to enter the water for a rescue?
What is Compact Jump
Why is a rear rescue often safer for the rescuer than a front rescue?
What is because the tube is between you and the person, reducing the chance they will grab you
What is the depth we should be doing when giving chest compression on an infant
1/3 of the chest cavity
Name two techniques to overcome glare during scanning.
What is changing position and adjusting your scanning pattern?
a brand name of auto-injector device that contains epinephrine, a medication used to treat severe allergic reactions, also known as anaphylaxis
What is an Epipen
What are the three types of Drowning
1. Non-fatal with brain damage
2.Non-fatal without brain damage
3.Fatal
If the guest during a Spinal extraction goes unresponsive, what does it turn in to
Quick out/Rapid Extrication
This is the artery that you would check to see if an infant has a pulse
What is the brachial
How does a lifeguard maintain vigilance during long shifts
What is by using rotation, micro-breaks, proactive scanning,
Why is the first Rescue breathe so Important when responding to a Unresponsive drowning guest
To stop the drowning Proccess
This is the maximum amount of time a lifeguard should take to scan their entire zone and reach the farthest part to perform a rescue.
What is scanning the zone within 10 seconds and reaching the farthest part within 20 seconds, totaling about 30 seconds?
Once a guest is out of the pool after a spinal extraction, what question must a lifeguard ask them?
What is, "Do you want the straps or headblocks taken off?"