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Difference between DISTRESS and DROWNING? - answer DISTRESSED- nose and
mouth AREN'T covered CAN breathe
DROWN- nose and mouth COVERED with water CAN'T breathe
3-D Scanning, Most urgent risk area of the zone you should look first? - answer Bottom
then mid-depth close to surface
Knowing appropriate zone size? - answer Possible to scan whole area in 10 sec. and
swim in 20 seconds
Legal Principle DUTY to ACT mean for a lifeguard? - answer On DUTY, lifeguard is
obligated to provide emergency care including CPR. OFF DUTY is a Good Samaritan
STAAR? - answer Scan, Target, Assess, Alert, Rescue
Best approach for protecting agaist SUN EXPOSURE? - answer At least one shade,
and sunscreen
MSDS? - answerMaterial Safety Data Sheet
RID? What does it mean? - answerRecogition, Intrusion, Distraction - Identify Need for
constant and dedicated survaillance
RWI? - answerRecreational Water Illness
Objective of MANUAL IN-LINE STABILIZATION? - answerPrevent motion of the the
head and neck, and spine
BEST techinizue for Manual in-line stablizaton of a person floating FACE UP on the
surface? - answerVise-Grip
WHEN SHOULD you APPPLY backboard CHEST STRAP during a spinal
backboarding? - answerFIRST; Right when patient is on backboard
5 components of StarGuard rick management model? - answer1) Prevention
2)Survaillance
3.)Response and Rescue
4.)Emergency Care
5.)Work Place Expectations
, Observing Universal Precautions means to treat all blood and bodily fluid as infectious,
even if you think they do not look infectious. TRUE/FALSE? - answerTrue
EAP? - answerEmergency Action Plan
Should an EAP use standard language copied out of a lifeguard textbook? YES/NO? -
answer...
Guest having SEIZURE IN WATER? What do you do? - answerHead out of water to
breathe
BEST way to first try to get a STRUGGLING SWIMMER to RELEASE you if she has
GRABBED YOU? - answerSubmerge them with you and they'll let go
Benefit of the LEG-WRAP rescue? - answerNo upper body contact
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE in managing the rescue of an UNRESPONSIVE DROWNING
VICTIM? - answerProviding Artificial Rescusation (oxygen) with Seal-EZ
AGANOL BREATHING? - answerMoving tounge and lips,no effective breaths
Is AGANOL BREATHING effective? - answerNo real Breathing
PRIMARY GOAL of IN-SERVICE Training? - answerBe a competent and confident
lifeguard
When might an ANIMAL be ALLOWED on pool deck? - answerProvided Assitance for
patron
Threat from child predators high at aquatic facilities. WHY? - answer...
MOST IMPORTANT GOAL of extricating an UNRESPONSIVE drowning victim FROM
the WATER? - answerProvide oxyen with AR
When making rescue in the river SHOULD YOU ENTER UPSTREAM and LET THE
CURRENT MOVE YOU TO THE PERSON? or ENTER DOWNTREAM and LET THE
CURRENT MOVE THE PERSON TO YOU? - answerENTER UPSTREAM and LET
THE CURRENT MOVE YOU TO THE PERSON
How do you stop the waves or current of an attraction? - answerEmergecy Stop
In order to GUARD a CURVED ZONE, lifeguard DOES what? - answerChecked the
corner
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