Caring For
Injuries
Injuries
What are thermal burns?
To care for this illness, have the GiD sit and lean slightly forward and apply pressure.
What is a nose bleed?
This activity is your primary duty as a lifeguard.
What is scanning or maintaining the 10/20 protection standard?
Jaw thrust with head tilt, Jaw thrust without head tilt, and head tilt with chin lift are all ways to perform this critical care step.
What is open the airway?
This electronic device monitors pool water chemistry.
What is an IPS Controller?
This uncontrolled muscle spasm can be quite painful.
What is a cramp?
A type of shock associated with a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness resulting from reduced blood flow and oxygen to the brain.
What is fainting?
Your ability to recognize a guest in distress and quickly respond can be the difference between life and death for the guest. Understanding this process helps you appreciate the critical importance of the 10/20 protection standard.
What is the Drowning Process?
This device is used to perform high quality, higher oxygen content ventilations.
What is a Bag Valve Mask?
This is the acceptable range that pH can safely be to maintain sanitation.
What is 7.2 - 7.6?
Best care for internal bleeding from common injuries to extremities, such as a bruised thigh or twisted ankle.
Rest
Ice
Compress
Elevate
What is a stroke?
An assigned, three-dimensional section of pool/attraction to carefully monitor, including the bottom, the volume of water below the surface, and the surface of the water.
What is a Zone of Protection Area or zone?
This electronic device is used to restart the heart during cardiac arrest.
What is an AED?
This chemical is use to raise alkalinity of water.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
To care of this injury, position the victim on his or her back and restrict movement of the head and neck.
What is a concussion?
This device contains the proper amount of medication for adults or children experiencing anaphylaxis.
What is an epi-pen?
Drowning incidents among guests that are weak or non-swimmers can be prevented by using this worn equipment.
What is a lifejacket?
A guest with this special condition may require you to hold their nose and mouth closed while providing ventilations.
What is a laryngectomy?
What is the therapy/activity pool?
A chest injury that allows air to pass into and out of the chest cavity.
What is a sucking chest wound?
Symptoms of this sudden illness include: heavy sweating, fatigue, thirst, weakness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and headache.
What is heat exhaustion?
To ensure optimum performance, this system should be checked at the beginning of each workday as part of your facility’s opening procedures.
Characterized by gasping, labored breathing while unresponsive, this brain stem reflex is a sign of prolonged respiratory arrest and possibly cardiac arrest and should never be confused with normal breathing.
What is agonal breathing?
This relaxing water class is taught by Ginger on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
What is Warm Water Tia Chi?