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Lifeguard Training

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. CPR infant
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.

2. Anaphylactic Shock
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.

3. When is the FIND model used?
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

4. Rescue Equipment

5. Good Samaritan Laws
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
Courteous and Consistent

6. Dehydration
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
Flotation Aid

7. Active drowning
High Arm in Endangered Spine
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact

8. FIND - F
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Figure out the problem
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
Identify possible solutions

9. RID Factors
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Minor cut or scrape.

10. 6th good trait of a life guard.
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
Professional

11. FIND - D
Offshore use
Decide which solution is best
not moving - completely underwater
The two bottom chambers of the heart.

12. Hypoxi
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)

13. V-Fib
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.

14. Rescue breathing - adult
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.

15. Abrasion
Minor cut or scrape.
Pain in the chest.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Identify possible solutions

16. Emphysema
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.

17. CPR adult
High Arm in Endangered Spine
Professional
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2

18. When choking perform this...
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows

19. BVM
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
Identify possible solutions
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.

20. Secondary Responsibilities
Flotation Aid
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Pain in the chest.

21. Distressed swimmer
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)

22. Laceration
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.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.

23. RID Factors
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
The quivering of the ventricles.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.

24. Ventricles
Special Use Device
Offshore use
Name the pros and cons for each solution
The two bottom chambers of the heart.

25. ABC's
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
airway - breathing - circulation

26. How to stay healthy and fit
Courteous and Consistent
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.

27. Life-jackets: Type I
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Offshore use
Special Use Device

28. 4th good trait of a life guard.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Courteous and Consistent
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.

29. 3rd good trait of a life guard.
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
Mature
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.

30. Rescue breathing - child
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators

31. Life-jackets: Type IV
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Throwable devices
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!

32. H.A.I.N.E.S.
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
High Arm in Endangered Spine
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

33. V-Tach
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Flotation Aid
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.

34. Facts about drownings
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
airway - breathing - circulation
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.

35. 2nd good trait of a life guard.
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
Reliable
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

36. Negligence
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Minor cut or scrape.
airway - breathing - circulation
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.

37. Defibrillation
An electrical shock to the heart.
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Face - Arm - Speech - Time

38. F.A.S.T.
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
The two bottom chambers of the heart.

39. Job Description
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
Courteous and Consistent
The two bottom chambers of the heart.

40. Life-jackets: Type II
not moving - completely underwater
Reliable
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

41. Duty to act
The quivering of the ventricles.
Throwable devices
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

42. Passive drowning
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
not moving - head underwater
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

43. Angina Pectoris
Pain in the chest.
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.

44. 5th good trait of a life guard.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Positive

45. Fibrillation
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Identify possible solutions
The quivering of the ventricles.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.

46. Life-jackets: Type V
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.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Special Use Device
High Arm in Endangered Spine

47. 1st good trait of a life guard.
not moving - head underwater
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
Name the pros and cons for each solution
Knowledgeable

48. Submerged
A limb may fall or be torn off
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Special Use Device
not moving - completely underwater

49. Atria
The two upper chambers of the heart.
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

50. Life-jackets: Type III
Flotation Aid
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.