Define negligence. failing to control or stop behavior that could result in harm or injury
-failing to provide care
-providing inappropriate care
-providing care beyond your skills // from a legal standpoint: a pla
all elements of negligence (duty, breach, proximate cause, and dam
prevail in a lawsuit against an individual or pool facility
DOTS Deformities
Open Injuries
Tenderness
Swelling
Do we change our guarding tactics for classes & groups? No you need to always be scanning and constantly
Do we remove impaled objects from injuries? No. Do not go further than your training
Give an example of rule correction using Q-1-2. Question, Warning, Ask patron to leave/ take a break. An example
sneaking up behind another person.
, How do you care for a heat related emergency? give them water, put a wet towel on them
How do you get out of a rip-current? swim with the current in a diagonal towards the shore
How do you position a spinal victim in moving water?
How do you stabilize a standing spinal victim? activate EAP and get a chair so they don't fall
protect from further injury and comfort them until more advanced
victim's condition becomes unstable (dizziness, LOC, etc), and chai
slowly lower victim to ground with the assistance of other lifeguard
movement while lowering
How fast can a person begin the drowning process? 20-60 seconds
How fast can someone go from active to cardiac arrest? 3-5 minutes
How long does your Emergency Oxygen cert last? 2 years
How long should it take to scan your entire zone? 10 seconds and reach in 20