Star guard Elite Lifeguard Practice
How deep the water is - answer depends on your height
Drowning chain of survival - answer1. Prevent drowning
2. Recognize distress and give 5 breaths ventilation
3. Provide flotation
4. Remove from water
5. Provide care as needed
What makes a good emergency reaction plan? - answer it can be used in realistic
situations
Drowning without brain damage what symptoms should the person look for when the
return home? - answer Breathing issues, cough, fever
The red floaty is for... - answer keeping the lifeguard safe/away from the guest. Used as
a protective barrier
The length of time that passes when someone is drowning is crucial to survival -
answer1. survival without brain damage when drowning
2. survival with damage
3. Death
RID (reasons for lifeguard not seeing drowning) - answerR - Recognition (lifeguard did
not recognize something bad was happening)
I - Intrusion (lifeguard was not attentive to pool)
D - distraction (lifeguard was distracted)
Pool zone - answer10 - 20
- 10 seconds to see emergency 20 seconds to get there (if not, zone is too big)
Zone assignments change every... - answer20 minutes
Rescue (STAR) - answerScan, Target, Access, Alert, Rescue
Laryngospasm - answerlarynx closes as you're drowning and you start swallowing water
INPUT - answer1. Intoxication
2. Numbness
How deep the water is - answer depends on your height
Drowning chain of survival - answer1. Prevent drowning
2. Recognize distress and give 5 breaths ventilation
3. Provide flotation
4. Remove from water
5. Provide care as needed
What makes a good emergency reaction plan? - answer it can be used in realistic
situations
Drowning without brain damage what symptoms should the person look for when the
return home? - answer Breathing issues, cough, fever
The red floaty is for... - answer keeping the lifeguard safe/away from the guest. Used as
a protective barrier
The length of time that passes when someone is drowning is crucial to survival -
answer1. survival without brain damage when drowning
2. survival with damage
3. Death
RID (reasons for lifeguard not seeing drowning) - answerR - Recognition (lifeguard did
not recognize something bad was happening)
I - Intrusion (lifeguard was not attentive to pool)
D - distraction (lifeguard was distracted)
Pool zone - answer10 - 20
- 10 seconds to see emergency 20 seconds to get there (if not, zone is too big)
Zone assignments change every... - answer20 minutes
Rescue (STAR) - answerScan, Target, Access, Alert, Rescue
Laryngospasm - answerlarynx closes as you're drowning and you start swallowing water
INPUT - answer1. Intoxication
2. Numbness
