STARGUARD WRITTEN EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
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When two or more rescuers are administering CPR to a child rescue
breaths should be given after how many compressions? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------15 compressions
While an AED is analyzing an unresponsive person's heart rhythm, what
should the rescuers be doing? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Not
touching the person (staying clear)
If you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming
for the person's nose and mouth, what should you do? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Breathe through the foam
What should you do to perform high-quality, effective chest compressions --
----CORRECT ANSWER---------------Push hard and push fast (100-120
times per minute), but don't lean on the chest between compressions
When giving chest compressions, what should you be sure to do after each
push? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Give five rescue breaths
How many initial rescue breaths should be given upon contact with an
unresponsive drowning person? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------5
,What does three points of contact refer to? ------CORRECT ANSWER-------
--------Contacting EMS, your supervisor, and the police during an
emergency
Twirling a whistle takes away from a professional image. ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------True
What is a good strategy when communicating with a person with a disability
at your facility ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Don't make
assumptions, and talk to the person the way you want someone to talk to
you
true or false: Lifeguards are the first link in the drowning chain of survival,
and they should be considered part of the prehospital system of care, along
with EMS and other responders. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------true
What is the most important thing to do when calling 9-1-1 or your local
emergency number? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------listen carefully
to the dispatcher
Chest compressions should be administered to adults, children, and infants
at what rate? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------at least 100 but not
more than 120 per minute
In addition to head, neck, or back pain; intoxication; altered mental status;
and numbness or tingling, which additional symptom indicates the potential
,for spinal injury? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------serious trauma
anywhere on the body (distracting injury)
A crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times is that ----
--CORRECT ANSWER---------------drowning can happen quickly and
silently at any time
What is scanning? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------searching the
water in a systematic way
Which is an accurate statement about how to make a front rescue? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------push the tube firmly into the person's
chest
What type of movement might an unresponsive person in the water make?
------CORRECT ANSWER---------------the person won't be moving, but the
movement of the water might make it appear so
In addition to the way you act, talk, and dress, what influences your ability
to project a professional image to guests? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------
------the way you perform your duties
Based on the current evidence, which statement is true if a person's neck
or spine has been injured? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------the injury
occurred at the time of impact; it will not be made worse if the head, neck,
or spine move
, In addition to ripples on the water surface caused by wind or people, what
else can cause a person who is underwater to be hidden from view? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------glare from the sun or the reflection off
windows
In addition to limiting upper-body contact and keeping the hands free, what
is another benefit of a leg-wrap rescue? ------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
----you don't have to submerge your body as deeply as other methods
When giving chest compressions, what should you be sure to do after each
push? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------release the pressure so that
the chest can fully recoil
What does three points of contact refer to? ------CORRECT ANSWER-------
--------maintaining contact with two hands and one foot or two feet and one
hand when climbing up or down from a lifeguard station
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? ------CORRECT ANSWER--
-------------aggressively cool his body by pouring water, fanning, and
applying ice packs
Why is it important to begin rescue breathing for an unresponsive drowning
person as quickly as possible? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------to
prevent or minimize brain damage
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