YMCA Lifeguard Manual Questions and Answers 100% Verified

3 stages of a tornado alert - Watch, Emergency broadcast system, warning siren American disabilities act (ADA) - People with disabilities must have access to all facilities and must receive equal opportunity to use the facility Cardiac Arrest - Heart ceases to function and pump blood. conditions that contribute to drowning - epilepsy, heart attack/ cardiac arrest, head injury, water black out, alcohol or drug use, hypothermia/hyperthermia Distressed swimmer - Kicking to maintain an upright position, being vertical in the water, tilting head back to aid with breathing, holding arms out to the side, trying to reach towards safety, facing the side of the pool or towards the waterfront, trying to wave or shout for assistance Drowning Victim - an inability to call for held and panicked facial expression, head back and body low in water, arms extended out from the sides and moving up and down, little or no support from the kick, vertical position Dyspnea - difficulty breathing and air and water begin to enter trachea Early warning signs - Weak stroke, hair in eyes, glassy eyes, two heads together, hand waving, moving towards a rock or pier, erratic behavior, clinging to objects for security, neutral or negative buoyancy, and inability to respond verbally Entire-area coverage - A single lifeguard supervises the entire swimming area epiglottis - a piece of elastic cartilage that acts as a barrier to prevent solids and liquids from entering the tracheaesophagus - Carries solids and liquids from the throat to the stomache