Lifeguarding
First Aid/CPR
Wellness Center
USD (This is the hardest category)
100

How often should a lifeguard complete a scan of their entire zone?

30 Seconds

100

When performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult, what is the compression to ventilation ratio?

30 compressions to 2 ventilations

100

If Sarah/Wyatt/Kelsey are not present and you need additional support, who can you radio that is not a lifeguard?

Building Manager/Front Desk

100

What movie features a scientist that shares a name with a building on campus?

Oppenheimer

200

You suspect a spinal injury has occurred in a crowded section of a pool. Which entry is appropriate?

Slide-In Entry

200

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?

10

200

After filling out an incident report, where does the report go?

Sarah's or Wyatt's Mailbox

200

What year was USD founded?

1862

300

What step should a lifeguard take first when identifying that a person is drowning?

Activate the emergency action plan

300

What does SAMPLE stand for?

Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events Leading Up To

300

How many AED's are at the Wellness Center & Natatorium?

3

300

How many Division 1 sports teams does USD have?

16

400

A passive drowning person has just been extricated from the water, has no pulse, and is in cardiac arrest. What should the lifeguard's first action be?

Give 2 ventilations

400

How should a lifeguard respond to an adult that is responsive and choking?

Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts

400

What year did the Wellness Center open?

2011

400

In what year did the USD Women's Basketball team beat Ole Miss and Baylor to advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16?

2022

500

You are the primary rescuer performing a rescue involving a spinal injury in shallow water. An assisting lifeguard has arrived with the backboard and lowered it into the water so their head in positioned on the head rest. What happens next?

The assisting rescuer takes over head stabilization.

500

What does CPR stand for?

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

500

As of Wednesday 4/8, within 100 people, how many members does the Wellness Center have?

12,644

500

Per the USD website, what is USD's top undergraduate field of study?

Nursing