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Lifeguard Training

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 3rd good trait of a life guard.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.
Mature
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

2. V-Tach
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.

3. Rescue breathing - adult
Throwable devices
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Courteous and Consistent
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!

4. Life-jackets: Type I
An electrical shock to the heart.
Identify possible solutions
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Offshore use

5. ABC's
airway - breathing - circulation
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
Decide which solution is best

6. Standard of care
airway - breathing - circulation
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows

7. Life-jackets: Type III
Figure out the problem
Flotation Aid
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.
Minor cut or scrape.

8. Atria
Figure out the problem
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
The two upper chambers of the heart.
High Arm in Endangered Spine

9. Nonlife-Threatening
Fractures - dislocations - Abrasions - Sunburns(Superficial burns) - Muscle cramps - sprains - and strains.
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Knowledgeable
The quivering of the ventricles.

10. 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
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

11. F.A.S.T.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
Mature

12. Characterisitcs of a Professional Lifeguard. Lifeguards must be...
Pain in the chest.
Reliable
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

13. 5th good trait of a life guard.
Offshore use
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Positive

14. Duty to act
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

15. 4th good trait of a life guard.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Courteous and Consistent
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

16. FIND - F
Figure out the problem
Throwable devices
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Reliable

17. Laceration
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
not moving - head underwater
Knowledgeable

18. 1st good trait of a life guard.
Knowledgeable
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Figure out the problem
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check

19. Ventricles
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows

20. Anaphylactic Shock
Reliable
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
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.

21. FIND - I
Identify possible solutions
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
Figure out the problem
Throwable devices

22. Avulsion
A limb may fall or be torn off
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube

23. Angina Pectoris
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Pain in the chest.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Mature

24. Abrasion
Reliable
Identify possible solutions
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Minor cut or scrape.

25. CPR infant
Flotation Aid
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

26. Secondary Responsibilities
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Professional
The quivering of the ventricles.
Decide which solution is best

27. When is the FIND model used?
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2

28. The three Emergency Prevention Strategies
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Knowledgeable

29. Primary Responsibilities
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Reliable
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

30. Facts about drownings
The two upper chambers of the heart.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
airway - breathing - circulation
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water

31. 6th good trait of a 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!
Professional
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Special Use Device

32. Fibrillation
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
The quivering of the ventricles.

33. Overexposure to the sun can cause...
Identify possible solutions
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.

34. Life-Threatening Injuries
High Arm in Endangered Spine
Figure out the problem
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.

35. Rescue breathing - child
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Positive
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Reliable

36. Life-jackets: Type V
not moving - completely underwater
Special Use Device
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
Flotation Aid

37. Life-jackets: Type IV
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Throwable devices
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

38. Hypoxi
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Flotation Aid
not moving - completely underwater

39. Dehydration
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
Decide which solution is best
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.

40. RID Factors
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Offshore use
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
The quivering of the ventricles.

41. Negligence
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.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.
Name the pros and cons for each solution

42. Emphysema
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
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.
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.

43. How to stay healthy and fit
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Reliable
Offshore use
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.

44. Passive drowning
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
not moving - head underwater
Minor cut or scrape.
A limb may fall or be torn off

45. Life-jackets: Type II
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check

46. Submerged
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.
not moving - completely underwater
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
Minor cut or scrape.

47. Job Description
Offshore use
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Pain in the chest.
The two upper chambers of the heart.

48. RID Factors
Positive
Flotation Aid
not moving - head underwater
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.

49. H.A.I.N.E.S.
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Professional
High Arm in Endangered Spine
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

50. Rescue Equipment

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