First Aid for the Pool
When to use an AED/CPR
Good swim lesson
instructional practices
Good rules for the pool (Safety)
Good disciplinary practices
100

Someone scrapes their arm on the bottom of the pool, what do you do?

What is glove up, check for bleeding, clean if necessary, offer bandaid, assses if they can continue to swim. 

100

When do you use an AED? 

What is when person is unresponsive, abnormal breathing/no breathing, and no pulse.

100

What should I say to a kid who is becoming discouraged while swimming.

What is give positive talk and encourage the child. 

100

Why can someone not run on the pool deck?

What is they could fall.

100

A kid is refusing to swim in class, what should you do?

What is remind them of the rules and tell them a possible consquence. 

200

A kid (Jacob) comes up to you with a bloody nose, what do you do?

What is glove up, get nose gauze, lean slightly forward, and dispose of materials in hazard bin, assess if he can contiune to swim. 

200

When do you use CPR?

What is when person is unresponsive, abnormal breathing/no breathing, and no pulse.

200

What lessons should I get into the pool for?

What is all minus 6/7. 

200

Give me two rules for being in the ramp.

What is standing in the ramp and not climbing on railing. 

200

Someone is roughhousing during day camp after reminding them of the rules, what should you do.

What is explain why they cannot do that, after that have them take a break. 

300

A kid comes up to you and is having an allergic reaction, what do you do?

What is glove up, if the person is able to administer their own epipen have them do so, if the are unable to or pass out administer under the good samartian act. 

300

What does AED stand for?

What is automated external defibrillator.


300

What should you be doing each time when swimming with a child?

What is giving constructional feedback on how to improve. 

300

What is considered roughhousing in the pool?

What is drowning, fighting, chasing, anything agressive.

300

What are the 3 good disciplinary practices while lifegaurding. (3 bullet points, must get all 3)

What is 

  • Remind of rules. 
  • Give warning. 
  • Follow through with consquences. 
400

A kid during swim lessons is jumping in the pool, the child turns to grab onto wall and hit chin biting through her lip, what do you do?

What is recieve consent from guardian, glove up, press gauze on lip, reccommend going to seek further medical care. 

400

Am I able to contiune CPR while the AED is analyzing rhythm?

What is no.

400

A kid is bullying another kid during your swim lesson, you have talked to the kids already, what do you do.

What is talk to parents and then talk to Alex.

400

What can the kids not do with kickboards?

What is no standing or hitting with kickboards. 

400

A kid in your swim class is a repeat offender of letting go of the wall, you have told them to hold onto the wall before, what should you do?

What is have kid sit on the wall or sit near lifegaurd.

500

An adult hits their head on the bottom of the pool, the come up (assume out of pool) and complain of head pain and numbness/tingling in their fingers and toes, what do you do?

What is call 911, glove up, do not move the person (have them lay down on back), keep the person still. 

500

What does CPR stand for?

What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

500

A kid is clearly in the wrong level, they are becoming a problem and making hard for the other kids to learn, what do you do?

What is disscuss with Alex once you have made your decsion talk to the parents and explain why. 

500

Why can kids not jump off backwards in pool and divingboard. 

What is they can hit their head and die and be a spinal. 

500

What are the 4 good disciplinary practices for teaching swim lessons. (4 bullet points, must get all 5)

What is 

  • Set clear expectations. 
  • Be consistent. 
  • Give warnings. 
  • Follow through with consquences.