BREATHING EMERGENCIES
LIFEGUARDING
THE EAP
CPR/AED
FIRST AID ACRONYMS
100
How many ventilations would you give an adult for 2 minute?
20 breaths
100
What safety equipment should you have on while in the chair/rotation?
Hip pack, guard pack, and whistle
100
How do you activate the EAP?
One long whistle blast
100
This is the universal sign that a person is choking.
Clutching the Throat
100
What does the P in SAMPLE stand for?
Past pertinent medical history.
200
What is an Agonal Breath?
Agonal breaths are not normal breathing. If the victim is demonstrating agonal breaths, you need to begin CPR.
200
What type of entry should a lifeguard use to perform a save on someone with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury?
Slide-in entry
200
What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
200
Where should a lifeguard place the AED pads on the chest of an adult in cardiac arrest?
upper right side of the chest and on the lower left side of the chest
200
What does FAST stand for?
Face, Arms, Speech, Time
Used for assessing strokes.
300
How should a lifeguard place an adult mask on an infant if they don't have a baby resuscitation mask?
Upside down
300
What is inattentional Blindness?
Occurs when a person completely misses something in their line of sight because they are focused on something else and a new or different stimulus is unexpected.
300
Where are the incident reports that need to be filled out after an EAP?
The QR code next to the door in the Aquatic Director's office.
300
When providing CPR to an infant, to what depth should the lifeguard compress the infant’s chest?
About 1 1/2 inches
300
What does ABC (aka CAB) stand for?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Used as a guide for CPR.
400
At what rate should a lifeguard provide ventilations to an Adult in respiratory arrest?
1 ventilation every 6 seconds
400
What does RID stand for?
Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
400
What should the secondary lifeguard do during an EAP?
The secondary lifeguard should assume surveillance until the pool clears out, then they should help the rescuer with the save.
400
You notice a medication patch on the victims chest when you are applying an AED pad to a victim, what should you do?
Remove with a gloved hand
400
What does RICE stand for?
Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate
500
Which oxygen delivery device has a common flow rate of 10-15 LPM (liters per minute)?
A non-rebreather mask.
500
Why is working as a professional lifeguard rewarding?
a. the job is dynamic.
b. the job is challenging.
c. the job is important.
d. all of the above.
d. — all of the above.
500
What kind of information is included in the EAP?
A list of employees and their roles
Locations of all emergency items
A list of who to report to for the emergency
And More!
500
Lifeguards are performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult who developed sudden cardiac arrest during a swim competition. How should the lifeguard performing chest compressions signal for a role change?
Say “Switch” in place of number 1 at the beginning of the CPR cycle.
500
What does the U in AVPU stand for?
Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
Used for assessing victim consciousness.