Starguard 5E Study Guide Questions
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What determines if water is shallow or deep? - ✔️✔️It is relative to a person's height.
What does RWI stand for? - ✔️✔️(Recreational Water Illnesses) illnesses caused by
germs and chemicals found in the water we swim in.
what does the oxygen regulator control? - ✔️✔️rate of oxygen flow
What does universal precautions mean? - ✔️✔️A set of protective practices used
whether or not an infection is suspected. To be effective, your approach is the same for
everyone regardless of relationship or age. Always act is if the bodily fluid infected
Explain treatment for a musculoskeletal injury - ✔️✔️Muscle: Apply cold to the area. A
mixture of ice and water in a plastic bag. Place towel in between ice and skin and leave
on less than 20 minutes.
Bone: Keep limb in position it was found. Place hands below and above to stabilize the
limb manually. If bone is sticking out of skin and bleeding is present, control it with direct
pressure around the bone or injury site.
If a painful, deformed, or swollen limb is blue or extremely pale, activate EMS or your
EAP.
swollen, apply cold. Apply splint if you must move a person.
Explain treatment to control bleeding. - ✔️✔️Locate the point of bleeding, Rip or cut
away the clothing if needed. Place a clean, absorbent pad directly over the wound.
Apply firm, direct pressure or instruct the person to do so. If pad is not available, apply
direct pressure with your gloved hand.
How and when are passive and active spinal motion restriction performed? -
✔️✔️Passive spinal motion restriction is simply instructing the person to limit
movement on their own. A person who is conscious with neck pain as the only symptom
can be managed with passive spinal motion restriction.
Active spinal motion restriction occurs when another person manually holds the injured
person's head to limit movement. A person with additional symptoms beyond neck pain
is more likely to be injured and may need active spinal motion restriction.
How can you tell if breaths given are effective? - ✔️✔️You should see the chest rise
and fall.
, How long can crypto survive in a properly chemically treated swimming pool? - ✔️✔️Up
to 11 days.
How many initial breaths should be given upon first contact with an unresponsive
drowning person? - ✔️✔️5 initial breaths, then 1 breath every 5 seconds until
extrication.
How should you communicate with a guest with a disibility? - ✔️✔️A person with a
disibility may act differently than a person without a disibility, you may have to provide
accesibility or other accomodations, and consider safety issues.
If your skin comes in contact with blood or bodily fluids, what should you do? - ✔️✔️1.
Wash cuts and needle sticks with soap and water
2. Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water,
3. irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants.
4. Report the incident to your supervisor.
5. Immediately seek medical treatment.
List the signs and symptoms of a spinal injury. - ✔️✔️Signs: falling from a height
greater than the person's height
forcefully striking the head on the bottom
suffering a blow to the head, neck, or back as a result of a high velocity collision with
another person or hard object surface
Symptoms: intoxication
neck, head, or back pain
distracting injury (serious trauma anywhere on the body)
altered mental status (confusion, altered consciousness, slowed thinking, loss of
balance, impaired vision)
Numbness/weakness (inability to move a body part normally)
Describe what three points of contact means? - ✔️✔️The three points of contact
method will help you reduce or eliminate many of the injuries associated with these on
the job activities.
Wear appropriate water shoes when possible and feasible to avoid slipping
Get a firm grip on the ladder or chair and maintain three points of contact. Two hands
and one foot or two feet and one hand should be on the equipment at all times.
break three points of contact only when you reach the ground or lifeguard chair
platform.
Mount and dismount facing the ladder or chair.
Explain treatment for a guest experiencing difficulty breathing or a possible asthma
attack. - ✔️✔️Allow person to find most comfortable position to breathe. Loosen any
tight clothing. If person has prescribed medicine for asthma and is unable to administer
it, provide assistance. Alert EMS if person does not improve five minutes after the initial
treatment with medication. A bluish-purple tissue color, especially in the lips or fingers,
And Answers Rated A+ New Update
Assured Satisfaction
What determines if water is shallow or deep? - ✔️✔️It is relative to a person's height.
What does RWI stand for? - ✔️✔️(Recreational Water Illnesses) illnesses caused by
germs and chemicals found in the water we swim in.
what does the oxygen regulator control? - ✔️✔️rate of oxygen flow
What does universal precautions mean? - ✔️✔️A set of protective practices used
whether or not an infection is suspected. To be effective, your approach is the same for
everyone regardless of relationship or age. Always act is if the bodily fluid infected
Explain treatment for a musculoskeletal injury - ✔️✔️Muscle: Apply cold to the area. A
mixture of ice and water in a plastic bag. Place towel in between ice and skin and leave
on less than 20 minutes.
Bone: Keep limb in position it was found. Place hands below and above to stabilize the
limb manually. If bone is sticking out of skin and bleeding is present, control it with direct
pressure around the bone or injury site.
If a painful, deformed, or swollen limb is blue or extremely pale, activate EMS or your
EAP.
swollen, apply cold. Apply splint if you must move a person.
Explain treatment to control bleeding. - ✔️✔️Locate the point of bleeding, Rip or cut
away the clothing if needed. Place a clean, absorbent pad directly over the wound.
Apply firm, direct pressure or instruct the person to do so. If pad is not available, apply
direct pressure with your gloved hand.
How and when are passive and active spinal motion restriction performed? -
✔️✔️Passive spinal motion restriction is simply instructing the person to limit
movement on their own. A person who is conscious with neck pain as the only symptom
can be managed with passive spinal motion restriction.
Active spinal motion restriction occurs when another person manually holds the injured
person's head to limit movement. A person with additional symptoms beyond neck pain
is more likely to be injured and may need active spinal motion restriction.
How can you tell if breaths given are effective? - ✔️✔️You should see the chest rise
and fall.
, How long can crypto survive in a properly chemically treated swimming pool? - ✔️✔️Up
to 11 days.
How many initial breaths should be given upon first contact with an unresponsive
drowning person? - ✔️✔️5 initial breaths, then 1 breath every 5 seconds until
extrication.
How should you communicate with a guest with a disibility? - ✔️✔️A person with a
disibility may act differently than a person without a disibility, you may have to provide
accesibility or other accomodations, and consider safety issues.
If your skin comes in contact with blood or bodily fluids, what should you do? - ✔️✔️1.
Wash cuts and needle sticks with soap and water
2. Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water,
3. irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants.
4. Report the incident to your supervisor.
5. Immediately seek medical treatment.
List the signs and symptoms of a spinal injury. - ✔️✔️Signs: falling from a height
greater than the person's height
forcefully striking the head on the bottom
suffering a blow to the head, neck, or back as a result of a high velocity collision with
another person or hard object surface
Symptoms: intoxication
neck, head, or back pain
distracting injury (serious trauma anywhere on the body)
altered mental status (confusion, altered consciousness, slowed thinking, loss of
balance, impaired vision)
Numbness/weakness (inability to move a body part normally)
Describe what three points of contact means? - ✔️✔️The three points of contact
method will help you reduce or eliminate many of the injuries associated with these on
the job activities.
Wear appropriate water shoes when possible and feasible to avoid slipping
Get a firm grip on the ladder or chair and maintain three points of contact. Two hands
and one foot or two feet and one hand should be on the equipment at all times.
break three points of contact only when you reach the ground or lifeguard chair
platform.
Mount and dismount facing the ladder or chair.
Explain treatment for a guest experiencing difficulty breathing or a possible asthma
attack. - ✔️✔️Allow person to find most comfortable position to breathe. Loosen any
tight clothing. If person has prescribed medicine for asthma and is unable to administer
it, provide assistance. Alert EMS if person does not improve five minutes after the initial
treatment with medication. A bluish-purple tissue color, especially in the lips or fingers,
