The Professional Lifeguard
Before providing care to a conscious victim, you need to get what?
Consent
PPE stands for & includes...
Personal Protection Equipment
-Gloves
-Resuscitation Mask (Pocket Mask)
-Safety Goggles
-Shields
EAP
Emergency Action Plan
A primary assessment includes checking for what?
Pulse and signs of breathing
If a victim is unconscious and facing you, what rescue should you use.
Passive front
Primary responsibility of a Lifeguard
Keeping patrons safe by preventing problems from happening.
What Safety Equipment should a lifeguard always have? (by law)
Rescue Tube
How long should it take you to recognize and get to a victim in the water?
<= 30 seconds
After giving 30 chest compressions
A drowning victim with no pulse and no signs of breathing should get CPR starting with what?
2 Ventillations
A Lifeguard is texting while on duty this Lifeguard is in a position to be _________.
Negligent
Name 2 other pieces of safety equipment a guard should have easy access to.
Hip Pack
Backboard
Shepard Hook
First Aid Box
Buoy
What are 2 types of DROWNING victims?
Active/Passive
Entry you use when you are more than 5 feet above the deck of the pool.
Compact Jump
Adult AED pads used on a very small child should be placed where?
middle of chest and middle of back
3 things that make up an unprofessional Lifeguard
-Leaving lifeguard station while on duty
- Use of phone and other electronic devices while on duty
-Not carrying rescue equipment/holding equipment incorrectly
-Use of drugs and/or alcohol
-Negligence
-Not in proper uniform
What are the two types of pool coverage?
Zone and Total
A distressed swimmer might have difficulty doing what?
Making progress moving in the water
If a patron has a head, neck or spinal injury what water entry method should you use?
Slide-in
Two lifeguards giving CPR to a child or infant should give compressions and ventilations at a ratio of what?
15:2
If a lifeguard quit giving care to a victim before it was appropriate to do so, that guard would be guilty of what?
Abandonment
S.A.M.P.L.E.
What is Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events leading up to the Incident?
R.I.D.
Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
If a child collapses or is unconscious and you are alone, what should you do first?
Two minutes of care, then call 911
What does the Midland YMCA Swim Test consist of?
Jump in at 9 Feet
Tread Water for 10 seconds
Swim 25 yards on front
Float 10 seconds