May call or gesture for help
May float, scull, or tread water
Distressed Swimmer
This rescue is best for a distressed swimmer not far from the dock.
Throw tube out and pull distressed swimmer in.
What should you do for a person who is bleeding?
Apply pressure, wrap tightly. Apply additional dressing if the bleeding continues.
When should you perform CPR?
When the victim is not breathing and has no pulse.
What does FIND stand for?
Figure out what the problem is
Identify possible solutions
Name pros and cons
Decide and act
Is not breathing
Floating horizontally or vertically at bottom or surface
Passive
This rescue is used for a passive victim in deep water.
Surface dive
Hook victim with one arm
Use other arm to pull tube and place under victim
Describe what you should do in your primary assessment.
Check for response.
Introduce yourself/ask for consent (if conscious)
Assign someone to call 911
Check for breathing/pulse
When should you only give rescue breaths?
When the victim is not breathing, but has a pulse.
What are the big three blood borne illnesses you should be aware of?
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS
Is trying to keep head above water
May not wave or call for help
Active
How should you escape from a victim clinging to your back?
Submerge yourself, pushing up on elbows.
Kick and swim away.
How long can a subject be left in the recovery position?
20 minutes
When should you stop performing CPR?
When EMS arrives
If the situation becomes unsafe
If you are too exhausted to continue.
What should you do if you are exposed to contaminated blood or fluids?
Clean the contaminated area thoroughly with soap and water.
Around your mouth or nose, flush the area with water.
• If your eyes are involved, irrigate them with clean water, saline or sterile irrigants for 20 minutes.
What are the hallmarks of a distressed swimmer?
Floating, sculling, or treading water
May call or gesture for help
Head is above water
May be clinging to lane line
This rescue is used for an active drowning victim.
Swim up and hook them with your arms
What should you do if a person is choking?
Encourage them to keep coughing
Back thrusts
Abdominal thrusts
How often and how long should ventilations be given to a child?
Every three seconds
Ventilations should last for 1 second
How might you keep track of where a victim went underwater?
Take a sighting or a crossbearing using landmarks on the opposite shore.
What are the hallmarks of an active drowning victim?
Vertical position, head tilted back.
Struggling to stay above water or reach surface
This rescue is used for a passive victim near the surface.
Grab wrist across the body.
While turning the victim, thrust tube under their back.
What should you do if an infant is choking?
5 back blows
5 chest compressions with two fingers
What are some factors you should consider when applying the AED pads?
Size/age of victim
If the victim is wet
If the victim has chest hair
If the victim has piercings
List the steps of rescuing a passive suspected spinal injury victim.
1. Approach gently
2. Clamp arms in overhead position
3. Call for backboard
4. Place victim on backboard
5. Have 2nd Lifeguard use front/back clamp and call for the cheese blocks
6. Put victim's arms down and move to top of head to hold the sides of the victim's head.
7. Place blocks and fasten strap.
8. Fasten all straps