GID 1
What is the common body position of an active GID?
What is a vertical body position
What does GID stand for?
What is "Guest in Distress"
What does EAP stand for?
What is the common head position of an active drowning GID?
What are two of the most common types of guest to drown?
What is unattended guests under the age of 14, weak or non-swimmers not wearing a lifejacket or wearing it improperly, guests with medical conditions, adult guests under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
What is an EAP?
What are written procedures for emergencies that are specific to each pool.
Will active GIDs always be calling for help?
What is no many times their body is doing everything it can to get air so they can't call for help.
What does a passive GID look like?
What is a facedown and/or motionless guest or anything that is not usually there.
What are two common components of an EAP?
What is Type of emergency, emergency Medical Services, responding team leader, expected actions by personnel responding, location of equipment, means for maintaining safety and controlling guests, local authorities that are notified, reports, witness statements, debriefing and counseling services
What are two of the most common places for drownings to occur?
What is water less than 5 feet deep, children's activity pools, slide catch pools, wave pools, traditional lap pools, Lazy rivers.
What do you do as soon as you see an active or passive GID?
What is activate your EAP and safely enter the water.
What are two types of emergencies that you should have in your EAP?
What is active GID, life threatening emergency, missing child, and fecal matter.
What stage of drowning is an Active GID in?
What is the Surprise stage.
What is Ellis and Associates saying referring to recognizing GIDS?
What is "IF YOU DON'T KNOW GO?"
What does the Emergency Medical Services portion of an EAP typically include?
What is calling EMS, what to say to EMS, showing EMS where the emergency is, and transfer of care to EMS.