Lifeguard Skills!
What action would you perform on an active front victim?
Pushing the tube underneath their arms, pushing them to safety!
The CPR Compression/Breathe Ratio for an infant in a Single Rescuer Scenario
30/2, it would only be 15/2 for Double Rescuer
Emily Maw is eating grapes in spray park. What would you tell her to do?
Tell them to consume any food or beverage in the concessions stand area
Drowning is always Loud and Easy to spot
FALSE!
How long has The G.O.A.T Bill J Wenzl worked at woods pool?
33 years!!!
The entries that are viable for the 50m and 25m Pool (Bonus 50 points if you can explain why they are)
Compact Jump, Sit and slide
If you are performing CPR, and suddenly your Victims ribs crack, what should you do?
Continue CPR no matter what! Unless scene becomes unsafe or you grow too tired.
In the scenario, and old man Taylor Mertlik has had a Solid AFR in the 50m pool. What would you do?
Have patrons clear the immediate area, depending on location, may not need to clear entire pool. Double whistle and notify headguard, skim excrement out of the water.
You can get down from your chair if another lifeguard is performing and active save
FALSE! Always stay in your chair and maintain coverage of your water unless a Long Whistle is activated
The Number of Trees in the Woods Pool Premises (Within the fence. NO PEEKING! Closest answer gets it)
12
Scanning principle that states it should take 10 seconds to scan your zone
What is the 10/20 scanning rule?
When providing Primary assessment ventilation breaths, and your first breath does not go in. You should:
Re-open the airway and provide another ventilation breathe
Bill J Wenzl is walking into the pumphouse during his opening shift, and finds Kat passed out on the ground! After a rapid assessment, Kat Ward has a pulse and is breathing normally. What should Bill do next?
1. Call 911
2. Put Kat into the Recovery position
3. Monitor Kat until help arrives
Just because a child has arm floaties doesn't mean they're 100% safe
TRUE! Arm floaties are not an approved floatation device by the U.S Coastguard, and only those lifejackets with such verifications are safe.
The number of staff, including concessions workers, that work at Woods Pool (Closest answer gets it)
If a victim is having a seizure in the water. What should you do?
1. Keep their face out of the water by supporting head and body
2. Call 911
3. Do not restrain their movements
4. Remove from water once safe to do so.
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Mike Moshman was shredding on the board, but when going off. He accidentally landed flat on his face on the board and fell into the water. He climbs out on his own, but he is PROFUSELY bleeding from his thigh! What would you do?
1. Immediately tell him to either sit or lay down and keep him still
2. Call 911 if the bleeding warrants it
3. Control the bleeding using towel, shirt, or gauze, pressing firmly onto the wound or if you have a torniquet, use that.
4.Check for signs of shock
When applying the AED to a passive victim, you must remove any clothing is in the way
TRUE! As uncomfortable as it may be, you may have to expose a victim in order to properly apply AED pads, although also important to keep victim's modesty in mind.
How many gallons of water in Woods Pool Combined?
You are guarding the 25m pool, when a swimmer dives in and hits their head on the pool floor. When there is a Passive Spinal victim, what are the first steps to ensuring they maintain proper stabilization
TRICK QUESTION! There's no such thing as a passive spinal victim. Proceed how you would with
A rescuer begins CPR on an adult who suddenly collapsed. After 2 minutes, an AED arrives and analyzes the rhythm. The AED advises no shock. The patient has no pulse and no normal breathing. What should the rescuer do next?
After a non-shockable rhythm, immediately resume CPR, starting with chest compressions.
You are performing a save on Jacob, who may have a suspected spinal injury, but they are missing an arm due to an IED in Fallujah. How would you stabilize the victim in the water?
Manual In-line Stabilization
Use of the hands to hold the victim’s head and neck still in the position found.
When you are completely alone and find a victim on the deck of the 25m pool unconscious. It is okay to leave to call 911 after performing primary assessment, even if there is no pulse and no breathing if a phone is not in immediate reach or use.
TRUE! Whilst it is definitely not ideal. Help needs to be on the way. Completely finish your primary assessment, and only if you are TRULY The only person around, is it okay for you to leave temporarily to call 911
What these names are to Woods Pool:
John Erickson, Clifton Lambert, Donald Hilgert, Donald McDowell, William Snyder
Lincoln swimmers on the Flagpole, signifying those who gave their lives during combat