YMCA LG TEST Questions With Solutions
victim recognition (in water) weak strokes becomes more vertical/ hair in eyes/ glassy
anxiouse eyes/ two heads floating together / hand signals/ headed towards rocks etc/ erradic
behavior/ inability to respond/ under water submersion / clinging to objects for security
stages of drowning 1. initial apnea- stop breathing, glottis closes, lack of oxygen starts
sinking 10-60 sec.
2. dysnea- glottis relaxes and water enters lungs, may vomit, 30 sec.
3. terminal apnea- unconscious, most likely permanently brain damaged from no oxygen, 1.5
min, convulsions, rescue breaths
4 .cardiac arrest - CPR needed
EAP steps assess, action if safe, rescue, remove, care, report
primary removes victim, checks for breath, initial cpc, tells to get ems,
secondary takes over watch until pool cleared
rescue breaths and 911
, YMCA LG TEST Questions With Solutions
tertiary AED and oxygen
DOTS- WHAT WE LOOK FOR- signs deformities
open wounds
tenderness
swelling
SAMPLE- SYMPTOMS - WHAT WE ASK symptoms
allery
medicine
past medical history
last oral Intake
events leading up
7 types of emergencies medical
chemical
facility
aquatic
victim recognition (in water) weak strokes becomes more vertical/ hair in eyes/ glassy
anxiouse eyes/ two heads floating together / hand signals/ headed towards rocks etc/ erradic
behavior/ inability to respond/ under water submersion / clinging to objects for security
stages of drowning 1. initial apnea- stop breathing, glottis closes, lack of oxygen starts
sinking 10-60 sec.
2. dysnea- glottis relaxes and water enters lungs, may vomit, 30 sec.
3. terminal apnea- unconscious, most likely permanently brain damaged from no oxygen, 1.5
min, convulsions, rescue breaths
4 .cardiac arrest - CPR needed
EAP steps assess, action if safe, rescue, remove, care, report
primary removes victim, checks for breath, initial cpc, tells to get ems,
secondary takes over watch until pool cleared
rescue breaths and 911
, YMCA LG TEST Questions With Solutions
tertiary AED and oxygen
DOTS- WHAT WE LOOK FOR- signs deformities
open wounds
tenderness
swelling
SAMPLE- SYMPTOMS - WHAT WE ASK symptoms
allery
medicine
past medical history
last oral Intake
events leading up
7 types of emergencies medical
chemical
facility
aquatic
