Lifeguarding 101
3 things a lifeguard should always wear or carry with them at all times while on duty.
What are: a Rescue Tube, Hip pack with gloves and mask, and a whistle
Where should a lifeguard place the AED pads on an infant in cardiac arrest?
Front middle of the chest and on the back between shoulder blades.
You use this rescue to enter the water to rescue a person who is facing away from you and struggling to keep their head above the water
what is an active rear rescue
You should do this sequence for a responsive infant who is choking
What is give sets of 5 back blows and 5 chest thrust to clear the airway
what is by tax payer money through their water bill
A lifeguard on duty should be able to recognize and reach a distressed swimmer or drowning person within this time frame
what is 20 seconds
This is the rate for giving ventilations to an adult who is in respiratory arrest or respiratory failure
What is 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
This is the best next action when you are the second rescuer on the scene and the rescuing lifeguard has completed the rapid assessment and is giving chest compressions
What is confirm that EMS has been called
Which action should a lifeguard take when providing care to a person who has a dry chemical burn on their hand?
What is Brush the chemical away with another object.
Which action indicates that a lifeguard is using an effective scanning technique?
What is , Moves their head and eyes and looks directly at each patron in the zone.
To ensure high-quality CPR, a lifeguard should keep any interruptions to chest compressions, such as when switching roles, to less than how many seconds?
What is 10 seconds
During a rapid extrication of a passive drowning person from the edge of the water, once the person is centered on the backboard, the rescuing and assisting lifeguards should move the backboard to which position when pulling it out of the water?
For a responsive 8-month-old with an obstructed airway, how should the lifeguard position the infant to give back blows?
what is Face down along the thigh with the infant’s head lower than their body.
Which technique should a lifeguard use for an active front rescue?
what is thrust the rescue tube into the person’s chest to provide support.
When performing two-rescuer CPR on an infant, which technique should a lifeguard use for performing chest compressions?
what is Encircling thumbs technique.
A lifeguard is conducting surveillance from a ground-level station. The water depth in their zone is 4 feet. A person at the far end of their zone starts to display active drowning behaviors. The water in front of their zone is crowded with patrons.
What is a slide in entry
Opioid overdose does this to affect the body
What is suppresses the drive to breath
Which behavior does a passive drowning person exhibit?
what is Appears unresponsive in the water at the surface, sinking to the bottom
Lifeguards are performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult who developed sudden cardiac arrest during a swim competition. How should the lifeguard performing chest compressions signal for a role change?
what is Say “Switch” in place of number at the number 1 at the beginning of the CPR cycle.
Which technique should a lifeguard use when towing a passive drowning person at or near the surface of the water to the exit point?
Lay the drowning person’s head back in an open airway position
Signs and symptoms:
Rapid breathing
Pale, ashen (greyish), cool, moist skin
unresponsiveness
confusing, restlessness or irritability
nausea or vomiting
excessive thirst
what is shock
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