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Lifeguard Training

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Life-jackets: Type II
Special Use Device
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

2. Emphysema
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.

3. Rescue Equipment

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4. Life-jackets: Type I
Name the pros and cons for each solution
Professional
Offshore use
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)

5. V-Tach
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Positive
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.

6. When is the FIND model used?
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
airway - breathing - circulation
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.

7. How to stay healthy and fit
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Pain in the chest.
Figure out the problem

8. Overexposure to the sun can cause...
Throwable devices
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check

9. Characterisitcs of a Professional Lifeguard. Lifeguards must be...
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

10. Distressed swimmer
An electrical shock to the heart.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Minor cut or scrape.
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing

11. Rescue breathing - adult
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
not moving - completely underwater
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check

12. Secondary Responsibilities
Reliable
Special Use Device
Pain in the chest.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

13. 6th good trait of a life guard.
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Professional
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

14. Primary Responsibilities
A limb may fall or be torn off
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

15. Negligence
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Professional
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Failure in following standard of care by failing to provide care - providing too much care (outside of your scope of training) - providing innapropriate care - or failing to prevent problems.

16. Life-jackets: Type IV
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Throwable devices
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.

17. Atria
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
not moving - completely underwater
airway - breathing - circulation

18. H.A.I.N.E.S.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Professional
High Arm in Endangered Spine
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.

19. Nonlife-Threatening
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Flotation Aid
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
The two bottom chambers of the heart.

20. Dehydration
Decide which solution is best
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
The quivering of the ventricles.

21. FIND - N
Flotation Aid
A limb may fall or be torn off
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
Name the pros and cons for each solution

22. Submerged
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
not moving - completely underwater

23. FIND - F
Identify possible solutions
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
Figure out the problem
The quivering of the ventricles.

24. Job Description
not moving - head underwater
Throwable devices
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

25. V-Fib
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Reliable
Cut bleeds freely - bad.

26. 2nd good trait of a life guard.
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
Reliable
Professional
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

27. Abrasion
Minor cut or scrape.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

28. Good Samaritan Laws
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
not moving - completely underwater
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!

29. 5th good trait of a life guard.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Positive

30. Ventricles
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.

31. Duty to act
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Special Use Device

32. CPR adult
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check

33. Avulsion
A limb may fall or be torn off
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
Knowledgeable
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.

34. Standard of care
Name the pros and cons for each solution
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Offshore use
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.

35. Life-Threatening Injuries
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
An electrical shock to the heart.

36. Laceration
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
Knowledgeable
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.

37. FIND - D
Decide which solution is best
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.

38. Defibrillation
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
An electrical shock to the heart.

39. CPR child
Pain in the chest.
Reliable
Positive
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

40. FIND - I
Offshore use
A limb may fall or be torn off
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.
Identify possible solutions

41. Active drowning
airway - breathing - circulation
Courteous and Consistent
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.

42. Hypoxi
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Failure in following standard of care by failing to provide care - providing too much care (outside of your scope of training) - providing innapropriate care - or failing to prevent problems.

43. Atherosclerosis
Decide which solution is best
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Figure out the problem
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.

44. Life-jackets: Type V
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Special Use Device

45. RID Factors
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
not moving - head underwater

46. CPR infant
airway - breathing - circulation
A limb may fall or be torn off
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

47. 1st good trait of a life guard.
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
Knowledgeable

48. 4th good trait of a life guard.
Identify possible solutions
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
Courteous and Consistent
The quivering of the ventricles.

49. RID Factors
The quivering of the ventricles.
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
The two upper chambers of the heart.

50. When choking perform this...
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
The quivering of the ventricles.