Star Guard Exam Guide
RID - answer Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
5 Components of the Starboard Risk Management - answer Prevention Strategy,
Workplace Expectations, Emergency Care, Respond and Rescue, Surveillance
RWI - answer Recreational Water Illness
STAAR - answer Scan, Target, Assess, Alert, Rescue
Distress - answer- Head above water
- Head back and body low in water
- Arms extended and moving up and down
- Minimal use of legs and little movement from kick
Drowning - answer- Head below water
- Distress can happen under water too if victim
Best Way to Stop Wave Pool - answerE-Stop button
Duty To Act - answerIf you are a lifeguard expected to give emergency medical care,
including CPR but if you are off duty than you are a good samaritan
Benefits of Leg Wrap Rescue - answer- No body to body contact
- If the person is grabbing your leg you can easily get away by pushing them away with
leg strength
- Makes your hands free so you can use the floatation tube to hold you and the patron
up
Best Way To Make a Patron Let Go of You - answerSuck: Suck in a breath
Tuck: Tuck your chin
Duck: Duck under and push the tube under the patron and float away
How To Begin a Rescue for Seizure - answer- Hold their head up above water so their
won't be obstructed
- If you can treat like rear rescue
In-Line Stabilization - answerVise Grip: Shallow or deep water and victim is face up
Vise Grip Rollover: The person is face down and suspected paralysis
Ease-Up to Vise Grip: The person is submerged and has a suspected spinal injury
Change-Up Vise Grip: Switch arms to backboard
, 3-D Triage Scanning - answer1. Look for anything out of the ordinary on bottom and
under surface
2.Scan looking for other distress or drowning signs
3. Look for behavior situations that may require rule reinforcement
Appropriate Zone Sizes - answer10 second to scan whole area and 20 to get to the
farthest point
Hyperthermia - answerSymptoms:
- Pale cold skin
- Incontrolable shivering
- Difficulty Speaking
- Loss of coordination
- Altered Mental Status
-Slow heartbeat
What to do:
- Get to warmer place
- Remove wet or restricting clothes with dry ones
- Cover with warm blankets
- Cover head and neck to retain body heat
- Give anything to eat or drink to expand energy
Allergic Reaction - answerWhat to do:
- Ask if they have an Epi Pen
- Call EMS
Help them of they need help administering it
Heart Attack - answerWhat to do:
- Call EMS
- Get person in comfortable position
- Loosen clothing
- Get AED
- Ask what happened from people around and what medication the person is taking
Broken Bone - answerWhat to do:
- If deformed, blue, swollen or extremely painful call EMS
- Splint if you can
- Put cold packs on
Adult Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 2 hands for CPR
Child Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 1 hand for CPR
Infant Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 2 middle fingers for
CPR
RID - answer Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
5 Components of the Starboard Risk Management - answer Prevention Strategy,
Workplace Expectations, Emergency Care, Respond and Rescue, Surveillance
RWI - answer Recreational Water Illness
STAAR - answer Scan, Target, Assess, Alert, Rescue
Distress - answer- Head above water
- Head back and body low in water
- Arms extended and moving up and down
- Minimal use of legs and little movement from kick
Drowning - answer- Head below water
- Distress can happen under water too if victim
Best Way to Stop Wave Pool - answerE-Stop button
Duty To Act - answerIf you are a lifeguard expected to give emergency medical care,
including CPR but if you are off duty than you are a good samaritan
Benefits of Leg Wrap Rescue - answer- No body to body contact
- If the person is grabbing your leg you can easily get away by pushing them away with
leg strength
- Makes your hands free so you can use the floatation tube to hold you and the patron
up
Best Way To Make a Patron Let Go of You - answerSuck: Suck in a breath
Tuck: Tuck your chin
Duck: Duck under and push the tube under the patron and float away
How To Begin a Rescue for Seizure - answer- Hold their head up above water so their
won't be obstructed
- If you can treat like rear rescue
In-Line Stabilization - answerVise Grip: Shallow or deep water and victim is face up
Vise Grip Rollover: The person is face down and suspected paralysis
Ease-Up to Vise Grip: The person is submerged and has a suspected spinal injury
Change-Up Vise Grip: Switch arms to backboard
, 3-D Triage Scanning - answer1. Look for anything out of the ordinary on bottom and
under surface
2.Scan looking for other distress or drowning signs
3. Look for behavior situations that may require rule reinforcement
Appropriate Zone Sizes - answer10 second to scan whole area and 20 to get to the
farthest point
Hyperthermia - answerSymptoms:
- Pale cold skin
- Incontrolable shivering
- Difficulty Speaking
- Loss of coordination
- Altered Mental Status
-Slow heartbeat
What to do:
- Get to warmer place
- Remove wet or restricting clothes with dry ones
- Cover with warm blankets
- Cover head and neck to retain body heat
- Give anything to eat or drink to expand energy
Allergic Reaction - answerWhat to do:
- Ask if they have an Epi Pen
- Call EMS
Help them of they need help administering it
Heart Attack - answerWhat to do:
- Call EMS
- Get person in comfortable position
- Loosen clothing
- Get AED
- Ask what happened from people around and what medication the person is taking
Broken Bone - answerWhat to do:
- If deformed, blue, swollen or extremely painful call EMS
- Splint if you can
- Put cold packs on
Adult Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 2 hands for CPR
Child Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 1 hand for CPR
Infant Compression Rate - answer30 Compressions: 2 Breaths // 2 middle fingers for
CPR
