Written lifeguard exam (Ellis & Associates)(Questions + Answers) Verified 100% Correct!!.

mnemonic that helps to remember what to do for a guest with a wound - Answer-R.I.C.E (rest, ice, compression, elevate) common lifeguard hand signal used to communicate information with all lifeguards - Answer-"x" crossed arms - stop dispatch What does CARE stand for? - Answer-Confidence, Attentive, Responsive, Empathetic When would you give a 10-year-old CPR? - Answer-When there is no pulse, no breathing, nothing at all. what is the first step to back boarding? - Answer-Primary guard approaches with Guest & the other guard places the backboard in the pool. When would you give a secondary check? - Answer-when there is no life-threatening signs in the primary check. What is the order of a drowning? - Answer-Surprise, involuntary breath holding, unconsciousness, hypoxic convulsions, cardiac arrest, death....(remember the order goes: unconsciousness THEN hypoxic convulsions.) when would a tourniquet be used? - Answer-When there is a CATASTROPHIC injury and bleeding can't be stopped with gauze. What are the signs someone may have an airway obstruction and needs immediate help? - Answer-when they can't speak/do ANYTHING. (and when they are doing the universal sign of choking: holding their throat with 2 hands) How much oxygen should be flowing per minute? - Answer-15 lpm (liters per minute)When an infant is choking what should you do? .... - Answer-(on knee) give 5 back blows/slaps IN BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES & 5 chest thrusts/compressions what does the 10 mean in the 10/20 protection standard? - Answer-you have 10 seconds to scan ENTIRE zone, NOT just the SURFACE . what is one of the general care rules when taking care/rescuing a Guest? - AnswerCommunicate/comfort/talk to them throughout the process. when delivering compressions on an infant what is the placement of your hands? - Answer-2 fingers/ just below the nipple line. how can you use sunscreen most effectively? - Answer-apply 20 mins before going out into the sun, reapply hourly. How do you hold a GID with suspected spinal injury when placing them on the backboard? - AnswerSqueeze play if you don't know, - Answer-GO!!!!! Which one of these cases would rarely need further assistance if rescued? - Answer-surprise what should you do when a guest has started to vomit during compressions? - Answer-roll them into recovery position, v-vac the vomit. when would you need to use a non-rebreather mask? - Answer-when the guest has a blood ox level of 89% or lower. if the breath doesn't go in the first time - Answer-re-tilt, re-seal, reattempt to ventilate