Star Guard Written Test Study Guide Questions and Answers Already Passed

Star Guard Written Test Study Guide Questions and Answers Already Passed Difference between DISTRESS and DROWNING? DISTRESSED- nose and mouth AREN'T covered CAN breathe DROWN- nose and mouth COVERED with water CAN'T breathe 3-D Scanning, Most urgent risk area of the zone you should look first? Bottom then mid-depth close to surface Knowing appropiate zone size? Possible to scan whole area in 10 sec. and swim in 20 seconds Legal Principle DUTY to ACT mean for a lifeguard? On DUTY, lifeguard is obligated to provied emergency care including CPR. OFF DUTY is a Good Samaritan STAAR? Scan, Target, Asess, Alert, Rescue Best approach for protecting agaist SUN EXPOSURE? At least one shade, and sunscreen MSDS? Material Safety Data Sheet RID? What does it mean? Recogition, Intrusion, Distraction - Identify Need for constant and dedicated survaillance RWI? Recreational Water Illness Objective of MANUAL IN-LINE STABILIZATION? Prevent motion of the the head and neck, and spine BEST techinizue for Manual in-line stablizaton of a person floating FACE UP on the surface? Vise-Grip WHEN SHOULD you APPPLY backboard CHEST STRAP during a spinal backboarding? FIRST; Right when patient is on backboard 5 components of StarGuard rick management model? 1) Prevention 2)Survaillance 3.)Response and Rescue 4.)Emergency Care 5.)Work Place Expectations Observing Universal Precautions means to treat all blood and bodily fluid as infectious, even if you think they do not look infectious. TRUE/FALSE? True EAP? Emergency Action Plan Should an EAP use standard language copied out of a lifeguard textbook? YES/NO? ... Guest having SEIZURE IN WATER? What do you do? Head out of water to breathe BEST way to first try to get a STRUGGLING SWIMMER to RELEASE you if she has GRABBED YOU? Submerge them with you and they'll let go Benefit of the LEG-WRAP rescue? No upper body contact PRIMARY OBJECTIVE in managing the rescue of an UNRESPONSIVE DROWNING VICTIM? Providing Artificial Rescusation (oxygen) with Seal-EZ AGANOL BREATHING? Moving tounge and lips,no effective breaths Is AGANOL BREATHING effective? No real Breathing PRIMARY GOAL of IN-SERVICE Training? Be a competent and confident lifeguard When might an ANIMAL be ALLOWED on pool deck? Provided Assitance for patron Threat from child predators high at aquatic facilities. WHY? ... MOST IMPORTANT GOAL of extricating an UNRESPONSIVE drowning victim FROM the WATER? Provide oxyen with AR When making rescue in the river SHOULD YOU ENTER UPSTREAM and LET THE CURRENT MOVE YOU TO THE PERSON? or ENTER DOWNTREAM and LET THE CURRENT MOVE THE PERSON TO YOU? ENTER UPSTREAM and LET THE CURRENT MOVE YOU TO THE PERSON How do you stop the waves or current of an attraction? Emergecy Stop In order to GUARD a CURVED ZONE, lifeguard DOES what? Checked the corner StarGuard waterfront module can be USED WHERE? Any distinct/ locked water area WHY should WATERFRONTS be inspected frequently? for Hazards and broken equipment COMMON CHARACTERISTIC of the water at the most waterfront areas with TURBID WATER? Low Visibility PATRON behaviors most likely CONTRIBUTED to DROWNING? 1) Alcohol 2) Underwater Breathing Contests etc. TYPE OF EVENT suspect possible spinal injury? 1)Collision with another patron 2) Hit against Wall or floor Find a GUEST who is SWEATY, and PALE, COMPLAINS of TROUBLE BREATHING and the FEELING of a WEIGHT ON HIS CHEST. What is he experiencing? Treatment? Asthma Treatment: 1)Find them combfortable position to breathe 2)Loosen any tight clothing 3.)Assist witht their medication 4.)Alert EMS 5.) Calm them down 'till EMS Find a GUEST who is INJURED AFTER A FALL. SHARP PAIN and SWELLING in her RIGHT LEG and LOOKS BROKE. Treatment? Treatment: 1) DON't MOVE ANYTHING 2.) Call EMS find GUEST whose LIPS and FACE are SWELLING quickly from an ALLERGIC REACTION to a BEE STING. Treatment? Allegic Reaction Treatment: 1)Take card and take-out stinger opposite way it went in 2.)Wash stinged area 3.) Ice and Towel 4) Anti-itch lotion, considered SEVERe: 5.) Activate EMS 6.)HELP with EPIPEN Find GUEST who is SHIVERING, PALE, and PLEADING for a DRINK OF WATER. What do you do? Hypothermia;DO NOT GIVE DRINK Treatment: 1)Warmer place 2) Replace wet clothes with dry ones 3.)Warm Blankets 4.)try to retain body heat 5)Near heat source 6.)Comfort till EMS arrives GUEST COLLAPSED in HOT SUN. He is CONFUSED, and his SKIN is HOT and SWEATY? what is he EXPERIENCING? TREATMENT? HeatExhaustion Treatment: 1)Move to cooler place 2.)Loosen or remove excess clothing 3.)Person lie down 6 to 12 inches. 4.)Apply cool wet clothes 5.)Cold Drink 6.)Get Worse? Call EMS CPR compression rate for all groups? 30 compressions BEST WAY to perform CHEST COMPRESSIONS during CPR? 1) elbows locked 2.) knee in armpit 3.)hard and fast, minimul interruptions What should you DO FIRST for a CHOKING VICTIM? Ask them if they are choking and tell them to keep coghing it up AFTER AED has DELIVERED SHOCK to victim, what should you do NEXT? Continue CPR What should YOU DO to PREVENT fatigue while performing CPR with MULTIPLE RESPONDERS? Switch at 2 minutes VICTIM'S CHEST does NOT rise with the FIRST BREATH what should you DO? AR:Re-Tilt How should you ASSES NORMAL BREATHING for an UNRESPONSIVE VICTIM? GIVE AR in the Water. Breath, Breath, 1/1000, 2/10000.... MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR of SURVIVAL for a DROWNING VICTIM? How long have they've been underwater since distress WHOM should you TARGET for FURTHER ASSESMENT when SCANNING? the weaker swimmer BEST TECHNIQUES for COMMUNICATING with a LARGE CROWD? one short whistle blast, and be loud and clear WHEN should you CONDUCT a SECONDARY ASSESMENT? When primary assesment does not show effective What does VIGILANCE mean? Be watchful, attentive, alert and aware Is a VARIABLE FLOW REGULATOR a REQUIRED FEATURE of the EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM? YES/NO? YES What FLOW RATE should a REGULATOR be SET AT? 15 What does the REGULATOR on the OXYGEN TANK CONTROL DO? Control flow of oxygen out of the tank When HANDELING an OXYGEN TANK should you use oil, grease, or adhesive tape near the system? NO EMERGENCY OXYGEN is a ________ gas. Compressed, store away from heat/explosives Is a PRESCRIPTION REQUIRED for EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEMS? No In order for an EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM to Connect to a BVM or CPR MASK, it MUST have what part? Kink-free, Oxygen Tube Why SHOULD the VALVE on the OXYGEN SYSTEM be CRACKED (slightly opened) BEFORE ATTATCHING the REGULATOR? To assure, oxygen will be released WHY do we want to use the OXYGEN system with a DROWNING VICTIM as SOON as it is AVAILABLE? More oxygen is given than what lifeguards can provide themselves What does the INDICATOR GAUGE on the regulator TELL you? amount of oxygen left in the tank When STORING OXYGEN, what CONDITION should be AVOIDED? Away from explosives and heat SLIDE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS are usually set by WHO? The waterpark In an attraction with a current, a SPINAL INJURY VICTIM SHOULD be PLACED, SO that the WATER FLOWS from the VICTIM'S ________? Head to Toes, so it supports head and body When JUMPING INTO a WAVEPOOL should you ENTER at the HEIGHT or TROUGH of the wave? Enter @ Heighth of WAVEPOOL When WAVES are on IN a WAVEPOOL should you SIT or STAND? Stand CONTROL of RIDERS at the TOP of the TOWER is USUALLY CALLED WHAT? Slide Dispatch COMMUNICATION between LIFEGUARDS at the TOP and BOTTM of the slides usually ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH what MEANS? Hand or Flag Signals You should BE AWARE of the SPECIFIC _______ for each attraction. guidelines