you enter the mechanical room and find the maintenance worker lying on his
back, on the floor, next to a ladder. you check the scene and determine that it
is safe to enter. during your primary assessment you find the victim is
unconscious but breathing. you must leave to get help. what do you...
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include... (1/3)
✓~ inspecting the pool and rescue equipment before the pool opens and paying
close attention to patrons in the water by actively scanning your assigned area
A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck and into the
water and is in distress. After you activate your EAP what are included in your
next steps?
✓~ Extend the rescue tube o him while remaining on the deck then provide
additional care
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard (2/3)
✓~ enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
For a head, neck, or spinal injury in deep water, what do you do?
, ✓~ Minimize movement of the victims head and neck by using the head-splint
technique
While scanning your zone you notice a person motionless in the water the steps
you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order....
✓~ Activate your EAP, enter the water, perform and appropriate rescue, move the
victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide appropriate
care
while scanning the pool you witness a patron struggling while swimming then go
under the water. which of the following applies
✓~ You have a duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming
area from his station because of a glare from the afternoon sun, to maintain
effective patron surveillance what do you do
✓~ adjust your position slightly to remove the glare from the spot of his
surveillance area
a patron starts running on the deck, you blow your whistle to get her attention,
next you...
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