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Lifeguard Training

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Overexposure to the sun can cause...
2 fingers - 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!
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.

2. Life-jackets: Type IV
Throwable devices
Pain in the chest.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.

3. Standard of care
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
Communication to help prevent injuries - victim recognition - rescue attempts - and emergency care according to level of training.

4. Defibrillation
An electrical shock to the heart.
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
The two upper chambers of the heart.

5. Distressed swimmer
Reliable
The two upper chambers of the heart.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing

6. Hypoxi
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
The two upper chambers of the heart.
Throwable devices

7. 4th good trait of a life guard.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
Courteous and Consistent
An electrical shock to 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

8. 1st good trait of a life guard.
Knowledgeable
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.

9. Life-Threatening Injuries
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Identify possible solutions
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube

10. Fibrillation
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
The quivering of the ventricles.
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Mature

11. Life-jackets: Type V
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
Special Use Device
Mature
A limb may fall or be torn off

12. Duty to act
Identify possible solutions
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
airway - breathing - circulation
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

13. ABC's
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
Decide which solution is best
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.
airway - breathing - circulation

14. Life-jackets: Type II
Arteries are clogged by cholesterol.
Courteous and Consistent
A limb may fall or be torn off
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

15. Good Samaritan Laws
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
Identify possible solutions
High Arm in Endangered Spine
The two upper chambers of the heart.

16. Laceration
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.

17. FIND - D
Decide which solution is best
Throwable devices
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Special Use Device

18. Avulsion
A limb may fall or be torn off
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Decide which solution is best

19. Dehydration
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.

20. Primary Responsibilities
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.
active drownings have 20-60seconds before submerging - active drownings can be submerged or at surfact - distressed and active drownings look alike in water
sunburn - skin cancer - dehydration - heat exaustion - and heat stroke.
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check

21. Abrasion
Mature
Minor cut or scrape.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency

22. Submerged
High Arm in Endangered Spine
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
not moving - completely underwater
Minor cut or scrape.

23. CPR infant
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 30&2
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
Professional
airway - breathing - circulation

24. Passive drowning
not moving - head underwater
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

25. When choking perform this...
The two bottom 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.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

26. Life-jackets: Type III
Flotation Aid
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
Positive

27. 3rd good trait of a life guard.
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing
Figure out the problem
Mature
not moving - completely underwater

28. Active drowning
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
A limb may fall or be torn off

29. Life-jackets: Type I
reaching pole - shepherd's pole - ring buoy - rescue board - rescue tube
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.
Offshore use
Preventing injuries - enforcing rules - recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies - administering first aid and CPR - and informing others when help is needed.

30. Anaphylactic Shock
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
A severe allergic reaction where the air passage ways may swell and restrict breathing.
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

31. Rescue Equipment

32. V-Fib
Knowledgeable
The total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Submersion - Spinal - Unconsciousness - Breathing Emergencies - Cardiac Emergencies - and Severe Bleeding.
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!

33. BVM
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
Bag Valve Mask resuscitators
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Near Shore Buoyant Vest

34. Characterisitcs of a Professional Lifeguard. Lifeguards must be...
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
knowledgable with appropriate skills - reliable - mature - couteous and consistent - positive - and professional.
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.

35. When is the FIND model used?
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Cut bleeds freely - bad.
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.

36. 6th good trait of a life guard.
airway - breathing - circulation
Professional
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency
Name the pros and cons for each solution

37. RID Factors
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.
Courteous and Consistent
Recognizing that someone needs help - Intrusion of secondary duties - and Distractions to the life guard.
Minor cut or scrape.

38. Ventricles
Reliable
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2

39. Job Description
2 fingers - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2
condition in which insufficient oxygen reaches the cells (results in cardiac arrest/breathing emergency)
Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
Special Use Device

40. H.A.I.N.E.S.
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
High Arm in Endangered Spine
A limb may fall or be torn off
Protection for people who help someone within their scope of training and w/o negligence while not being paid. Good people - do good things!

41. Nonlife-Threatening
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 total disorganized electrical currents of the heart.
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.

42. Negligence
Pain in the chest.
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
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. Emphysema
Flotation Aid
A disease in which lungs lose their ability to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen efficiently - causing a shortness of breath.
When a person loses more fluids than he/she consumes.
little/no foreward progress - no longer has ability to make it to safety - yelling & arms flailing

44. Secondary Responsibilities
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.
Offshore use
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Filling out records and reports - maintenance - and inspecting the facility.

45. FIND - I
When making a desicion - but never in emergencies.
Mature
breathing/head back - vert. body - no leg power - arms flailing -> short struggle at surfact
Identify possible solutions

46. Angina Pectoris
Pain in the chest.
Special Use Device
take one breath every 5 seconds - 10 second pulse check
Communication with Patrons - Facility Safety Checks - and Patron Surveillance.

47. 2nd good trait of a life guard.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
exercise - eat and hydrate properly - rest adequately - use sun protection - and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Positive
Reliable

48. Rescue breathing - child
take one breath every 3 seconds - 10 second pulse check
The rapid concentration of the ventricles.
Throwable devices
Flotation Aid

49. F.A.S.T.
heimlich maneuver or baby back blows
The two bottom chambers of the heart.
Face - Arm - Speech - Time
Identify possible solutions

50. CPR child
Identify possible solutions
Near Shore Buoyant Vest
Pain in the chest.
2 hands - 30 compressions 2 breaths - 15&2