Basic First Aid
What is the first step you should take when you encounter someone who is injured?
Check for scene safety/BSI
What does EMT stand for?
Emergency medical technician
What is the compression to breath ratio for adult CPR?
30-2
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious adult.
The tongue
referred to as an intervention by a lifeguard to prevent an incident from happening
prevention
How do you control minor bleeding from a small cut?
Applying direct pressure with sterile gauze.
What is the term used for the rules, regulations and skills that an EMT must follow.
Scope of practice
Where should you place your hands when performing chest compressions on an adult?
Midline center of the chest on the lower half of the sternum
What is the first step in assessing a patients airway?
Checking for responsiveness and airway patency
Two main duties of a lifeguard can be narrowed down to these 2 words. To _ and _ .
Educate and prevent.
What is the reccomended treatment for a first degree burn?
Cooling the burn under running water and covering with a sterile dressing
What does OPQRST used for?
assessing a patients pain
If the first rescue breath does not go in, and a spinal injury is expected, what is your next step?
Jaw thrust maneuver
When assessing breathing, what does the presence of retractions above the clavicle indicate?
Respiratory distress
An area in your tower that cannot be seen is referred to as a ___.
Blind spot
When treating a nosebleed what position should the pt be in?
Sitting upright and leaning forward.
What is the term for a seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or multiple seizures without regaining consciousness?
What is, Status Epilepticus
What is the first step before the AED analyzes the hearth rhythm?
Ensuring no one is touching the patient
What is the term for someone who is hunched over and struggling to breathe?
Tri-poding
A person who may not be all there mentally can be referred to as a potential ___.
Signal 20.
What is the term used for the immediate care given to a person with a suspected spinal injury?
Spinal immobilization / in line stabilization.
What is the dosage of epinephrine in a typical adult auto injector?
0.3mg
What is the compression to breath ratio for 2 rescuer CPR on an infant?
15-2
What device delivers positive pressure ventilation and can be used with or without supplemental oxygen?
BVM
DAILY DOUBLE!!! for 1000 pts.
In lifeguarding, what does the acronym "RID" stand for, and how does it relate to the causes of drownings in supervised settings?
Recognition. recognizing someone struggling but thinking they will be ok. "When in doubt, Go out!"
Intrusion. When a lifeguards primary responsibility is interrupted by secondary duties.
Distraction. Anything that pulls the lifeguards attention away from their primary duty of monitoring the water.
This question dives into the critical concept of the RID factors, which highlight how lapses in attention, multitasking, or misjudging a swimmers distress can lead to drownings, even when lifeguards are present. Understanding and mitigating these factors are essential for effective lifeguard training and beach safety protocols.