Prevention
_______ can happen quickly and silently to anyone, with deadly or lifelong consequences.
Drowning
What is the 10/20 rule?
Scanning the entire zone every 10 seconds.
Able to get to the farthest point of your zone in 20.
Entry method necessary when a person is close, area is crowded, and or you suspect injury.
Ease in entry.
What does the FAST acronym stand for?
What are we trying to figure out?
Testing for a possible stroke.
F = Face
A = Arms
S = Speech
T = Time
After early recognition, what is the next critical link in the chain of survival for an unresponsive drowning person?
Early rescue breathing
Dispatch instructions at waterslides should be given to _____ _____ , ______ _____.
Every rider, every time.
Define scanning.
Searching the water in a systematic way
Rescue performed if you need to rescue someone uncooperative, uncontrollable, or bodies that are larger than you are able to save alone.
Two guard rescue (Signaling for help to perform front and rear rescue simultaneously)
You are called to attend to a coworker who collapsed while lifeguarding on a hot day. He has an altered mental status, and his skin is hot and sweaty.
EMS has been activated. What should you do next?
Aggressively cool the body by pouring water, fanning, and applying ice packs.
What does EAP stand for?
How do you activate it?
Emergency Action Plan.
2 long whistle blasts.
Industry trends indicate that a large majority of injuries happen on _________.
Waterslides
How can you differentiate between guests who are floating and are okay vs an unresponsive drowning?
Make sure the person lifts their head to breathe within seconds. (Look for life)
Which entry method has the lowest risk of back, leg, or foot injury and is useful in a wide range of water depths and circumstances?
Compact jump.
Position to place an unresponsive person in who is breathing normally and has a pulse.
Recovery Position.
What is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)?
Malfunction of the heart's electrical system
A common high risk behavior in the water that can result in hypoxic blackout
Extended breath-holding and/or breath-holding contests
What will occupy the majority of your time as a lifeguard?
What is the objective of a rescue tube during a water rescue?
To minimize body-to-body contact between yourself and a distressed swimmer or drowning swimmer.
A term used to describe a person who is experiencing any of the following: confusion, slowed thinking, loss of balance, impaired vision?
Altered Mental Status (AMS)
Where can passive and active spinal motion restriction be performed?
On land and in the water
Most common sources of waterslide injury
Why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to move location in the water?
Movement of the water created by others or pool currents may move the unresponsive person
What are the correct descriptions of drowning outcomes?
1. Survival without brain damage
2. Survival with brain damage
3. Death (Fatal Drowning)
Define/Describe the following wounds:
Abrasions, Lacerations, Contusions
Abrasions = Scrapes
Lacerations = Tear-like cuts
Contusions = Bruises
Why is it important to begin rescue breathing for an unresponsive drowning person as quickly as possible?
To prevent or minimize brain damage.