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while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time? - ✔✔searching the water what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - ✔✔drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving extended breath holding or underwater swimming - ✔✔true what does RWI stand for? - ✔✔recreational water illness if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of another person, what is the first thing you should do? - ✔✔wash the area with soap and water what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily fluids? - ✔✔the fluids are potentially infectious how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in properly maintained swimming pool water? - ✔✔up to 11 days why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea) rather than a solid stool? - ✔✔diarrhea can contain millions of germs that spread quickly through the water which is the correct description of drowning? - ✔✔drowning is a process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain damage, survival with brain damage, or death. what is the difference between distress and drowning? - ✔✔a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head cannot be brought to the surface to breathe.
what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die? - ✔✔non-fatal drowning what determines whether water is shallow or not? - ✔✔a person's height which organs are at greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning? - ✔✔brain and heart why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to move location in the water? - ✔✔movement of the water created by others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move why is it important to begin rescue breathing for an unresponsive drowning person as quickly as possible? - ✔✔to prevent or minimize brain damage if you are providing constant and dedicated surveillance, how often should you watch your zone? - ✔✔all of the time, and no other assigned tasks should intrude the length of time a person is submerged is the most important predictor of survival - ✔✔true what is scanning? - ✔✔searching the water in a systematic way if an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are floating or are underwater and are okay, what can you do to tell them apart - ✔✔look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life) what are the components of the STAAR aquatic rescue model? - ✔✔scan, target, assess, alert, rescue which is true about - ✔✔
how is passive spinal motion restriction provided? - ✔✔tell the person not to make any movements that cause pain and guide their head to a seated or lying position where can passive and active spinal motion restriction be performed? - ✔✔on the land and in water you are providing care to a responsive person who has been injured and is bleeding from a wound in the leg. what should you do to control the bleeding? - ✔✔apply direct pressure with an absorbent pad until the bleeding stops you have helped a person with asthma to use a prescribed metered-dose inhaler. ten minutes later, the person is bent over and can't stop coughing. what should you do? - ✔✔activate EMS you're attending to a person who is unresponsive but is breathing normally after a suspected overdose of pain medication. EMS has been activated. You have placed the person in recovery position. why? - ✔✔to maintain and protect the airway what is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)? - ✔✔malfunction in the heart's electrical system you find one of your coworkers sitting in the break room alone. his skin is pale and sweaty. when you ask if he is okay, he tells you it feels like a heavy weight is on his chest. he also tells you that he is having trouble catching his breath. what should you do? - ✔✔allow him to find a position of comfort and activate EMS 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? - ✔✔aggressively cool his body by pouring water, fanning, and applying ice packs what is secondary cardiac arrest? - ✔✔heart stoppage resulting from lack of oxygen chest compressions should be administered to adults, children, and infants at what rate? - ✔✔at least 100 but not more than 120 times per minute
when two or more rescuers are administering CPR to a child, rescue breaths should be given after how many compressions? - ✔✔15 compressions how can you tell if rescue breaths are going into a persons lungs? - ✔✔the chest will visibly rise if you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming from the person's - ✔✔breathe through the foam when giving compressions, how should you position your hands, arms, and shoulders? - ✔✔in line, with the arms straight, the elbows locked, and the shoulders over the hands in addition to vomiting and having a swollen looking stomach, what is likely to happen to a person who has drowned and is unresponsive? - ✔✔the person will have foam coming out of their mouth how many initial rescue breaths should be given upon contact with an unresponsive drowning person? - ✔✔ 5 what does 3 points of contact refer to? - ✔✔maintaining contact with two hands and one foot or two feet and one hand when climbing up or down from a lifeguard station twirling a whistle takes away from a professional image - ✔✔true when might an animal be allowed on the pool deck? - ✔✔the animal is trained to assist a person who has a medical condition or disability when are inspections of slides and attractions usually conducted? - ✔✔daily, before a facility opens what is a zero depth entry at an aquatic facility? - ✔✔the area that resembles a beach shoreline what is the E-stop? - ✔✔a button or switch that shuts down the wave action or water flow
when feasible, non-swimmers in waterfront settings should be restricted to water that is less than what depth? - ✔✔waist to chest deep when you are screening patrons to determine if they should be assigned to swimming or non-swimming areas, what should you have them do? - ✔✔demonstrate swimming ability that is appropriate for the activity what should you do while performing a bottom search wearing goggles or mask, a snorkel, and fins? - ✔✔keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person when can a one rescuer assist be used for extricating a person to the shoreline? - ✔✔if the person is unresponsive and can walk what is the purpose of a swim skills test? - ✔✔identify people who cant keep their heads comfortably above the water a missing-person emergency action plan should include a specific signal, how responders will be staged, and how searchers will be assinged. - ✔✔true which type of regulator should be used to meet requirements for an oxygen system to be approved for emergency use in the united states? - ✔✔fixed flow regulator when attached to an oxygen cylinder, what does the regulator control? - ✔✔rate of oxygen flow what is an important safe-handling practice for emergency oxygen systems? - ✔✔do not use oil, grease, or adhesive tape on or near the system why must emergency oxygen be stored away from heat, spark, flame, and explosive environments? - ✔✔it is a compressed gas that supports combustion when flame or spark are present when available, why is it beneficial to administer emergency oxygen to a person who is unresponsive due to drowning? - ✔✔it increases the amount of oxygen delivered to a person
which of the following is needed to connect the tubing on a bag valve mask (BVM) or CPR mask to an emergency oxygen system? - ✔✔inlet port why should the valve on the oxygen system be cracked (opened slightly, then closed) before attaching the regulator? - ✔✔to expel foreign matter from the outlet port of the valve in the united states, what distinguishes a medical oxygen system from an emergency oxygen system? - ✔✔a prescription is required for medical oxygen but not for an emergency oxygen system what is the function of the indicator gauge on an emergency oxygen system? - ✔✔shows how much oxygen is in the cylinder when storing an emergency oxygen system, what condition should be avoided? - ✔✔extreme temperatures
