NPLQ Exam Questions with Verified Correct
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Attributes of a lifeguard
Strong communicator
Team player
Able to lead
Observant
Quick thinker
Why do pools have lifeguards?
To enable people to swim in a safe and fun environment
What do lifeguards do?
Intervene and prevent accidents from happening as well as helping customers in an accident
What is 10:20 scanning
To scan your zone within 10 seconds and to be able to reach an incident in the furthest part of
the zone within 20 seconds
What makes a good lifeguard
Being professional
Early intervention
Accident prevention
Rescue
What is accountability
Responsibility for your own actions
, Give one responsibility a lifeguard has to do with the laws of health and safety
Take responsibility of care of themselves and others and contribute to safety arrangements of
PSOP
Give one one responsibility employers have to do with health and safety laws
Protect the health and safety of their employees and members of public by providing good
instruction and training for lifeguards
What is asphyxia
When the body can't get enough oxygen
What is asthma
Muscles of the air passages going to spasm and narrow the airway this and the accumulation
of mucus in the airway causes shortness of breath and wheezing
What is AVPU
Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive - is a system used by first aiders to measure and record a
patients responsiveness
What are blind spots
Restrictive visibility caused by obstructions
What is cardiac arrest
When the heart stops pumping
Define child
From 1 year to puberty
Define infant
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Attributes of a lifeguard
Strong communicator
Team player
Able to lead
Observant
Quick thinker
Why do pools have lifeguards?
To enable people to swim in a safe and fun environment
What do lifeguards do?
Intervene and prevent accidents from happening as well as helping customers in an accident
What is 10:20 scanning
To scan your zone within 10 seconds and to be able to reach an incident in the furthest part of
the zone within 20 seconds
What makes a good lifeguard
Being professional
Early intervention
Accident prevention
Rescue
What is accountability
Responsibility for your own actions
, Give one responsibility a lifeguard has to do with the laws of health and safety
Take responsibility of care of themselves and others and contribute to safety arrangements of
PSOP
Give one one responsibility employers have to do with health and safety laws
Protect the health and safety of their employees and members of public by providing good
instruction and training for lifeguards
What is asphyxia
When the body can't get enough oxygen
What is asthma
Muscles of the air passages going to spasm and narrow the airway this and the accumulation
of mucus in the airway causes shortness of breath and wheezing
What is AVPU
Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive - is a system used by first aiders to measure and record a
patients responsiveness
What are blind spots
Restrictive visibility caused by obstructions
What is cardiac arrest
When the heart stops pumping
Define child
From 1 year to puberty
Define infant
