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Lifeguarding

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A patron swimming suddenly slips under water without a struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably:
A passive victim who needs help.
Primary responsibilites of a lifeguard include:
Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the water by actively searching their assigned zone.
A child accidentally falls into the water. You activate the emergency action plan (EAP) and then:
Enter the water, approach the victim, and bring them to a safe exit point.
The size and shape of a lifeguard's zone should allow them to recognize and reach a victim in the furthest and deepest part of the zopne with:
30 seconds
The steps you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order:
Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform the appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water, provide emergency care as needed.
You witness a patron in your zone struggle while swimming, then go under water.
You have a duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue.
The glare of the sun is preventing a lifeguard from observing all of the swimmers in their zone. to maintain effiective surveillence, the lifeguard should:
Adjust their position to remove the glare from the surveillence area.
Some people are running on the pool deck. What do you do?
Blow your whistle to get their attention and enforce the rules and regulations by telling them they could slip and fall and they must walk on the pool deck.
If you suspect a head, neck, or spinal injury in the water, proper manual inline stabilization is:
provided using the head splint technique.
The objective of the facility safety team is:
to assist lifeguards in maintaining a safe environment and providing emergency care.
you are on surveillence duty during a busy swim session. It is important to:
scan all areas in your assigned zone, wear your hip pack and carry your rescue tube at all times.
A head, neck, or spinal injury rarely happens:
in deep water at a supervised facility.
Accidental Fecal Releases (AFRs) require:
Water treatment, temporary pool closure, and immediate lifeguard attention.
Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them is:
a primary responsibility of a lifeguard.
What should you do when you see a swimmer attempting to swim the full length of the pool underwater?
Immediately stop them from continuing the activity and explain the dangers of the activity.
You remove a responsive victim from the water that you suspect has a head, neck, or spinal injury. Should you use the AED on them?
No. Victims that are responsive do not need an AED (unless they become unresponsive).
You have a victim in the water with a suspected spinal injury. They are not breathing. Which extrication technique should you use?
Extrication Using a Backboard at the Pool Edge Technique.
What is effective scanning?
A lifeguard keeping an eye on the pool patrons, actively searching and checking the bottom, middle, and the surface of the water.
A parent tells you their child fell down on the pool deck and hit their head. you see blood and fliud running from the child's ear and they say theu feel dizzy. you actvie the EAP and call EMS. what do you do next?
Have the child sit down and tell them not to move. Perform a secondary assessment while you wait for EMS to arrive.
What is zone coverage?
Multiple lifeguard stations used to reduce the number of patrons watched by each lifeguard.
If a victim with a suspected spinal injury is in shallow water do you need to use the backboard to extricate them?
yes.
Negligence
The failure to follow the standard of care or to act, thereby causing injury or further harm to another.
Why is it important to attend pre-season orientation and training?
To ensure lifeguards understand their responsibilities, know how to perform their job, get practice with facility equipment and EAPs; understand rules and regulations of the facility.
What should you do during a weather related power failure?
Get everyone out of the pool.
Lifeguards practing the steps of recognizing a distressed swimmer, rescuing an active victim, informing management, and speaking with witnesses are all parts of the:
Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
You discover a victim that is is unresponsive and breathing but you must leave to summon help. What should you do with the victim?
Place them in the recovery position.
Should a lifeguard jump in the pool while on surveillance duty if they need to cool off?
No.
What should be included in an incident report?
All factual information about what was seen, heard, and the actions taken.
You have a responsive victim with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury. what in-line stabilization technique should you use when placing them on the backboard?
Over-arm head splint
What is emergency back up coverage?
Coverage by lifeguards who remain out of the water during an emergency situation and supervise a larger areawhen another lifeguard must enter the water for a rescue.
Water Competency Sequence
A swim test used to classify swimming abilities.
Members of the facility safety team should be:
trained and certified in First Aid and CPR/AED at the same level as the lifeguard team.
A swimmer that slows down and no longer makes forward progress is in danger of:
becoming an active victim
If you have a victim with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury in the water you should minimize the movement of the victim's head by:
using the head splint technique.
What are the required steps to take for an AFR (Accidental Fecal Release)?
Water treatment, temporary pool closure, and immediate lifeguard attention.
You have a submerged, unresponsive victim in the deep end of the pool. What do you do?
Remove the victim from the water immediately with out strapping them to a backboard.
You have a victim that you suspect has a head, neck, or spinal injury and is not breathing. How do you remove the victim?
Extrication using a backboard at the pool edge.
How would a lifeguard team modify zone coverage on a busy day?
Add an additional lifeguard station to reduce the number of patrons watched by each lifeguard.
A Victim is facing you, appears to be unconscious, and in 4 feet of water. What rescue technique should you use?
Passive victim front rescue
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