Lifeguard Roles & Legal Responsibilities
What are the three main roles of a lifeguard?
What is accident prevention, rescue response, public relations?
What whistle signal means “major emergency”?
What is 1 short whistle blast?
Name one buoyant rescue aid commonly worn by pool lifeguards.
What is a rescue tube?
What is the recommended maximum time for one full scan of your zone?
What is 10-30 seconds?
What chemical is primarily used to sanitize pool water?
What is chlorine?
What whistle signal means “get attention of a patron”?
What is 1 short blast?
What term refers to the legal obligation to ensure the safety of patrons?
What is Duty of Care?
What is a major difference between minor and major emergencies?
What is Minor is non-life-threatening and major is life-threatening?
What aid can reach a victim without the rescuer entering the pool?
What is a reaching pole?
What scanning technique involves mentally noting swimmer profiles?
What is mental filing?
Why is pH balance important in pool water?
What is helps chlorine remain effective?
What signal means “clear the pool”?
What is 1 long blast or hand signal sweeping out
What type of law includes federal, provincial, or municipal regulations like the Health & Safety Act?
What is Statute Law?
What is the priority when someone reports a missing person at the pool?
What is search the water first?
What aid combines a bag and rope to rescue someone from a distance?
What is a throw bag and line?
What scan pattern resembles rays moving outward from the guard’s position?
What is the starburst scanning pattern?
What pool feature poses a hazard due to sudden depth change?
What is drop-off?
What hand signal is used for “I'm OK”?
What is hand patting head?
This type of civil law involves a wrongful act causing loss or harm.
What is Tort Law?
This life-threatening reaction requires oxygen and an epinephrine auto-injector.
What is anaphylaxis?
What device provides positive pressure ventilation to non-breathing victims?
What is a bag-valve-mask?
What does the head counting technique help a lifeguard track?
What is the number of bathers in a zone?
What three things must be checked and recorded in the logbook every few hours?
What is chlorine/pH levels, alkalinity, water clarity?
What secondary hand signal would you use for a nosebleed?
What is pointing to or touching your nose?
What four elements must be proven to establish negligence?
What is Duty of care, breach, harm or loss and causation?
What is the RID factor and what does it do?
What is Recognition, Intrusion and Distraction which are reasons why drownings may be missed
What’s a drawback of the ring buoy in a fast-moving rescue?
What is missing the target?
What does profile matching help you identify?
What is swimmers who match known distress or drowning profiles?
What is the purpose of a facility analysis?
What is identifying potential risks, hazards, and emergency response barriers?
When rotating lifeguard positions, what must both guards confirm before switching?
What is eye contact and clear communication of coverage?