An older woman limps into the guard office with a droopy face and slurred speech. For this ailment, you need to act F.A.S.T.!
What is a stroke?
(F.A.S.T. stands for Face, Arms, Speech, Time)
100
Identify the correct heat emergency: A guest comes to the office writhing in lower leg pain. they have been swimming laps for 7 hours straight in the 95 degree weather, and they have not been hydrating properly.
What are Heat Cramps?
100
Blood coming out of nose.
What is Nosebleed (Epistaxis)?
100
EMS
What is Emergency Medical Service?
200
Body Substance Isolation refers to:
What is Treating all bodily fluids as if they are contaminated and using appropriate personal protective devices to avoid direct contact?
200
Physical exams (secondary check) of a conscious guest should include speaking with the guest to find out what happened. While this communication is taking place, lifeguards should be looking for this.
What is Signs of illness and signs of injury including: deformity, open wounds, tenderness or pain, swelling, and discoloration?
200
Identify the correct degree of burn: A burn without blisters but redness.
What is a First-Degree Burn?
200
Signs and symptoms of a THIRD degree burn (full thickness burn).
What is... Damage to all skin layers and underlying tissue with potentially little or no pain.
200
EAP
What is Emergency Action Plan?
300
Anaphylactic Shock
What is Severe Allergic Reaction
300
A woman brings her choking baby to you and tells you to do something. Explain the correct actions to be taken.
What is
1) Support the head and neck
2) Firmly administer five back blows
3) Give five chest compressions
4) Repeat until the baby can breathe or becomes unconscious
(Checking the mouth at any point is also acceptable)
300
Identify the correct diabetic emergency: A woman wearing a diabetic bracelet feels faint, and she has not eaten all day.
What is Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)?
300
Name the ailment associated with these signs and symptoms: Chest pressure or pain that may spread to the shoulders, neck, jaw, or arms, breathing difficulty, dizziness, sweating, nausea, and fatigue
What is Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)?
300
BSI
What is Body Substance Isolation?
400
Syncope
What is Fainting
400
A 95 year old man is trying to crawl under the fence behind the grassy knoll when he is unpleasantly surprised by an opossum. He moves too quickly and cut himself on the fence, chopping off his index finger. Hasty for an old man, he comes sprinting to the guard office without a finger. Name 4 steps that should be taken.
What is: (not necessarily in this particular order...)
1) Call EMS/activate EAP
2) Calm the man
3) Have him sit down
4) Try to control the bleeding
5) Send out a search party for the finger
6) Collect the finger and put it in a plastic bag
7) Put the plastic bag on ice and wait for EMS to arrive
400
In this type of poisoning, the steps to act include: secure the scene, call poison control, follow instructions, move the guest to fresh air, provide high-flow oxygen
What is Inhaled Poisoning?
400
Name the ailment associated with these signs and symptoms: Abnormal sensations, unusual behavior, muscle rigidity, altered levels of consciousness
What is Seizure?
400
PRICE
What is Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation?
500
Epistaxis
What is Nosebleed.
500
Little Jimmy is spending the day being a menace at the pool. He runs uncontrollably, no matter how much the guards tell him to stop. As luck (or unluck) would have it, he runs into a funbrella pole, where a squirrel nest is precariously resting at the top. The squirrel and nest fall down and hit him. The squirrel claws at his arms aggressively, and a wood chip from the nest gets lodged in his eye. Name 4 steps that should be taken.
What is: (in no particular order...)
1) Call EMS/Activate EAP
2) Calm the boy down
3) Try to find his parents
4) Have him sit down
5) Take care of the "aggressive" scratches
6) Stabilize the wood chip (do NOT remove it)
7) Cover both eyes with plastic cups
500
This type of soft tissue injury does not have external bleeding but can be seen under the skin.
What is Contusion/Bruise?
500
The difference between a sign and a symptom.
What is:
A sign is objective and clear to the examiner. This could be a high temperature, pale complexion, or visible injuries such as bruises or swelling.
A symptom is subjective. This is an explanation by the guest and is typically a feeling. Symptoms cannot be measured. Examples of symptoms are nausea, dizziness, and feeling lightheaded.
500
FBAO
What is Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (Federation of Broomball Associations of Ontario)?