2025 |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |VERIFIED
True or false: Lifeguards are the first link in the drowning chain of
survival, and they should be considered part of the prehospital system of
care, along with EMS and other responders. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ true
What is the most important thing to do when calling 9-1-1 or your local
emergency number? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ listen carefully to
the dispatcher
Chest compressions should be administered to adults, children, and
infants at what rate? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ at least 100 but not
more than 120 per minute
In addition to head, neck, or back pain; intoxication; altered mental
status; and numbness or tingling, which additional symptom indicates
the potential for spinal injury? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ serious
trauma anywhere on the body (distracting injury)
A crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times is that
- ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ drowning can happen quickly and
silently at any time
, What is scanning? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ searching the water in
a systematic way
Which is an accurate statement about how to make a front rescue? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ push the tube firmly into the person's
chest
What type of movement might an unresponsive person in the water
make? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the person won't be moving, but
the movement of the water might make it appear so
In addition to the way you act, talk, and dress, what influences your
ability to project a professional image to guests? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ the way you perform your duties
Based on the current evidence, which statement is true if a person's neck
or spine has been injured? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the injury
occurred at the time of impact; it will not be made worse if the head,
neck, or spine move
In addition to ripples on the water surface caused by wind or people,
what else can cause a person who is underwater to be hidden from view?
- ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ glare from the sun or the reflection off
windows