Star Guard Elite Lifeguard Module 4 -
Emergency Care
Spinal injuries are rare and caused by forceful trauma including the following - answer-
Falling to a hard surface from a height greater than the person's height
- Forceful impact with the bottom, wall, slide terminus, or a submerged hard object
- Suffering a blow to the head, neck, or back as a result of a high-velocity collision with
another person
Symptoms of spinal injuries may include the following: - answerPain at the neck, head,
or back
- Altered mental status (confusion, altered consciousness, slowed thinking, loss of
balance, impaired vision)
- Neurological deficit (unable to walk or move extremities)
- Tingling or loss of sensation
- Nausea or vomiting
- Loss of bowel or
How do you get someone with a injured spine out of the water? - answer- Position
yourself and squeeze the arms against the head
- Lay them face up and Position yourself near the person's chest, looking toward their
head. In deep water, place your rescue tube low on your hips; in shallow water, the
rescue tube may not be necessary.
- Secure the person and move one hand
- While in the vise-grip position, apply pressure with your
outer hand to squeeze the person to your chest.
- When the person is tight against your chest, release the
grasp of your hand closest to your chest, reach over
the person, and place this hand next to your other one.
If the person is unresponsive, treat the situation as a.... - answerIf the person is
unresponsive, treat the situation as a drowning and initiate rescue breathing.
What is a spinal extraction? - answerThe process of getting a person with a suspected
spine injury out of the water
Altered Mental Status (AMS) - answerConfusion, slowed thinking, loss of balance, and
impaired vision.
Emergency Care
Spinal injuries are rare and caused by forceful trauma including the following - answer-
Falling to a hard surface from a height greater than the person's height
- Forceful impact with the bottom, wall, slide terminus, or a submerged hard object
- Suffering a blow to the head, neck, or back as a result of a high-velocity collision with
another person
Symptoms of spinal injuries may include the following: - answerPain at the neck, head,
or back
- Altered mental status (confusion, altered consciousness, slowed thinking, loss of
balance, impaired vision)
- Neurological deficit (unable to walk or move extremities)
- Tingling or loss of sensation
- Nausea or vomiting
- Loss of bowel or
How do you get someone with a injured spine out of the water? - answer- Position
yourself and squeeze the arms against the head
- Lay them face up and Position yourself near the person's chest, looking toward their
head. In deep water, place your rescue tube low on your hips; in shallow water, the
rescue tube may not be necessary.
- Secure the person and move one hand
- While in the vise-grip position, apply pressure with your
outer hand to squeeze the person to your chest.
- When the person is tight against your chest, release the
grasp of your hand closest to your chest, reach over
the person, and place this hand next to your other one.
If the person is unresponsive, treat the situation as a.... - answerIf the person is
unresponsive, treat the situation as a drowning and initiate rescue breathing.
What is a spinal extraction? - answerThe process of getting a person with a suspected
spine injury out of the water
Altered Mental Status (AMS) - answerConfusion, slowed thinking, loss of balance, and
impaired vision.
