Acronyms
This is what LOC stands for.
What is level of consciousness?
Facility hours are...
What is 6:30am- 8:00pm weekdays and 9:00am-8:00pm weekends?
This is where you go to get towels for the lifeguard office.
Where is ER1?
This is the number used to call EMS on the office phone.
What is 9-911?
This personal protective equipment (PPE) is a mandatory part of the UCSB lifeguarding uniform.
What are disposable non-latex gloves and a resuscitation mask?
This is what SAMPLE stands for and when it is used.
What are signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past pertinent medical history, last oral intake, events leading up to the incident? What is a secondary assessment?
This is the passcode to the iPad.
What is 3025?
This task must be completed every 30 minutes when kids are present at the pool deck.
What is a locker-room check?
This is the whistle blast used to clear the pool.
What is Doo-Whoop?
This is the care you give to someone who has a pulse but is not breathing.
What is give ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds for an adult or 1 ventilation every 2-3 seconds for a child or infant?
This is what BVM stands for.
What is Bag-Valve-Mask resuscitator?
This is the swim test protocol and when it is used.
What is a 25 yard swim followed by 1 minute of treading water? When is an individual under 12 years old wants to swim in big pool and dive well or use the diving board?
This is when pool chemicals are checked.
A spinal injury occurs in the far end of dive well. This is the whistle blast and entry you would use to begin your rescue.
What is three whistle blasts and slide in entry?
These are 4 most common triggers of anaphylaxis
What are foods, insect stings, medications, and rubber latex?
This is what F.A.S.T stands for and this is when it is used.
What is face, arms, speech, and time? When is stroke recognition?
This is where you find the office vacuum.
What is the closet behind the coat rack?
You cannot make it to your scheduled weekly inservice. This is your first action step.
What is finding a trade?
This is what the lifeguard on stand does when there is an emergency in the opposite pool.
What is radio ER1 "Code 3" and doo-whoop to rapidly clear the pools?
These are the 3 main differences between infant CPR and adult CPR.
What are using the encircling thumbs technique or the two-finger technique to give compressions, compress the chest to a depth of about 1.5 inches instead of at least 2 inches (for an adult), open the airway to a neutral position instead of to a slightly past-neutral position?
This is what CPR stands for.
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
We have this many tarps in total.
What is 19?
These are the 5 supplies you may need to bring out for the water aerobics class.
What are gloves, barbells, floatation belts, chair, and speaker system?
There are these 3 timed goals in the UCSB passive drowning person Emergency Action Plan.
What is 10 seconds to activate the EAP, 30 seconds to complete the rescue, and 1:30 to deliver the first two ventilations?
These are the two types of abnormal heart rhythms that can lead to cardiac arrest.
What is ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.