NPLQ COURSE FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉State the medical emergencies which could cause someone to become
a non-swimmer? Answer: Asthma attack
Angina attack
Diabetic emergency
Heart attack
Stroke
Seizure
◉State the chain of survival Answer: Early recognition
Early CPR
Early defibrillation
Post-resuscitation care
◉What is Early recognition? Answer: When you implement your EAP,
call for help, alert emergency services
◉What is early CPR? Answer: When those who are present when a
casualty has a cardiac arrest should start CPR ASAP
,◉What is early defibrillation? Answer: When you use the AED before
ambulance arrives
◉What is post-resuscitation care? Answer: This includes various
medical and paramedical procedures such as injecting drugs into a vein
and using artificial ventilation equipment
◉How do you turn a casualty onto the back on poolside? Answer: Put
arm closest to you outstretched
Put furthest away arm beside body
Grab shoulder and forearm and use knees to support body as you turn
At halfway stage support casualty`s head to the ground
Put outstretched arm beside body
◉How do you manage regurgitation of stomach contents? Answer: Use
arm FURTHEST from chin to support head and body (by using arm as a
support running up torso)
Make sure head is tilted away from you
Tilt body, using arm as support, until regurgitation stops
◉Why do you put a casualty in the recovery position? Answer: To
make sure if casualty regurgitates stomach contents, they don`t choke
, ◉How do you put a casualty in the recovery position? Answer: Put
closest arm to you at 90 degree angle
Put other hand on casualty cheek and hold it (so arm won`t slip)
Lift leg from BEHIND KNEE
Use leg as lever to turn body towards you
Tilt chin up
◉What is asphyxia? Answer: Suffocation
◉What are some causes of asphyxia? Answer: Tongue blocking airway
Object stuck in throat
Strangulation
Mouth and nose being covered
Drowning
◉What is cardiac arrest? Answer: When the heart stops pumping blood
around the body
◉In the event of seizures, what MUST you do? Answer: You must
assess the casualty for normal breathing once the seizures have ENDED
◉What causes death from drowning? Answer: Asphyxia following
immersion in water (head under water)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉State the medical emergencies which could cause someone to become
a non-swimmer? Answer: Asthma attack
Angina attack
Diabetic emergency
Heart attack
Stroke
Seizure
◉State the chain of survival Answer: Early recognition
Early CPR
Early defibrillation
Post-resuscitation care
◉What is Early recognition? Answer: When you implement your EAP,
call for help, alert emergency services
◉What is early CPR? Answer: When those who are present when a
casualty has a cardiac arrest should start CPR ASAP
,◉What is early defibrillation? Answer: When you use the AED before
ambulance arrives
◉What is post-resuscitation care? Answer: This includes various
medical and paramedical procedures such as injecting drugs into a vein
and using artificial ventilation equipment
◉How do you turn a casualty onto the back on poolside? Answer: Put
arm closest to you outstretched
Put furthest away arm beside body
Grab shoulder and forearm and use knees to support body as you turn
At halfway stage support casualty`s head to the ground
Put outstretched arm beside body
◉How do you manage regurgitation of stomach contents? Answer: Use
arm FURTHEST from chin to support head and body (by using arm as a
support running up torso)
Make sure head is tilted away from you
Tilt body, using arm as support, until regurgitation stops
◉Why do you put a casualty in the recovery position? Answer: To
make sure if casualty regurgitates stomach contents, they don`t choke
, ◉How do you put a casualty in the recovery position? Answer: Put
closest arm to you at 90 degree angle
Put other hand on casualty cheek and hold it (so arm won`t slip)
Lift leg from BEHIND KNEE
Use leg as lever to turn body towards you
Tilt chin up
◉What is asphyxia? Answer: Suffocation
◉What are some causes of asphyxia? Answer: Tongue blocking airway
Object stuck in throat
Strangulation
Mouth and nose being covered
Drowning
◉What is cardiac arrest? Answer: When the heart stops pumping blood
around the body
◉In the event of seizures, what MUST you do? Answer: You must
assess the casualty for normal breathing once the seizures have ENDED
◉What causes death from drowning? Answer: Asphyxia following
immersion in water (head under water)
