Basic Lifeguard Theory
The scanning type where both lifeguards watch the whole zone and share.
What is Extensive Scanning?
Where the rescue tube lanyard needs to be kept to reduce tripping hazard.
What is above the knees?
Lowering pH
What is Muriatic Acid used for?
The rate at which you press for CPR compressions.
What is 100-120 compressions/minute?
Breaking a Law or statute.
What is Statutory Liability?
The R.I.D. factor
What is Recognize, Intrusions, Distractions?
The strapping order for Spine Board.
What is Chest, Hips, Head, Legs?
The 2 main type of filters used in BC pools.
What is high-speed sand and Regenerative Media "Perlite" (or Diatomaceous Earth)?
Where a person becomes dehydrated and is sweating and their skin feels cool.
What is Heat Exhaustion?
An employer responsible/liable for their employees.
What is Vicarious Liability?
The backup policy, and it's 3 exceptions.
What is the policy where a guard must always go in and back up another guard in the water; unless LG1 already at the edge, LG 1 flags you off, or another LG is responding?
Two sound communicating devises used by lifeguards.
What is a Whistle and Air Horn?
The minimum chlorine (FAC) for a pool over 30 degrees.
What is 1.5ppm?
Two different medications for non-traumatic chest pain and their contraindications (when not to give).
What is Nitro and ASA? Any sexual enhancement meds, Have you been told to Avoid and are you Allergic, respectively.
Negligence. and it's 3 conditions needed to be met.
What is failure to perform in a reasonable manner as expected by your peers. Duty of Care, Standard of Care, Causation.
The 3 things you change for the "5 Minute Scanning Strategy."
What is changing the Posture, Position, Pattern?
An alternative to head blocks, and used for land spinals.
A procedure that drops the combined chlorine.
What is a Super-chlorination?
A medical condition/emergency where someone is feeling weak, dizzy, nausea, shallow rapid breathing. They appear as they are drunk/intoxicated. May become unresponsive.
What is a Diabetic Emergency?
The person who is ultimately responsible if there is a major incident or death at a pool.
What is the Owner/Operator?
When a person fails to see something obvious in plane sight. (ex like a gorilla walking across the screen)
What is Perceptual Blindness?
The point at which you should give the 2 initial breaths for a non-breathing victim in the water?
What is, as soon as you can deal with vomit?
Name for volcanic glass used in filters to provide excellent level filtration.
What is Perlite?
The technical term for "fainting" or "passing out."
What is Syncope?
The term for an investigation that follows a significant incident at a pool where there was a death or major injury.
What is an inquest?