STAAR GUARD ELITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

STAAR GUARD ELITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Which is the most important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - Drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at anytime. Triple airway maneuver - head tilt + chin tilt + jaw trust TESLA - T- too tired E- EMS arrives S- scene becomes unsafe L- life signs A- aed analyzing STAAR - S- scan T- target A- Assess A- Alert R-Rescue 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Safety at an aquatic facility must be a team effort between lifeguards, managers/supervisors, and guests. - TRUE Prevention Strategy - Prevention is at the heart of your job. If you see dangerous or risky behavior, you can intervene and reduce the chance of an accident. Surveillance - Providing surveillance means watching guests in the water, monitoring their behavior, and recognizing emergencies. This plays a large role in reducing risk. Response and Rescue - When responding to an emergency situation, it's important to understand everyone's role. Have a plan and use best practices to respond to and manage the emergency. Emergency Care - If an illness, injury, or drowning occurs, be prepared to provide emergency care until Emergency Medical (EMS) help arrives. Workplace Expectations - The site-specific training, supervision, and culture play a significant role in your future performance and ability to follow best practices. Layers of Protection - 1) Design 2) Warnings 3) Rules 4) Polices and Procedures 5) Verification and Inspections proactive interventions. - The best thing you can do as a lifeguard to help reduce risk is to intervene when you see dangerous behavior, rule violations, or weak swimmers in deeper water. 3© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED You're scanning your zone and notice a child that seems to be a weak swimmer in the deep end of the pool without a life vest on. What do you do first? - Look for parent or guardian, signal for them to come to you and suggest a life vest for the child. Maintain eye contact with the child while signaling for their parents You look for the parent or guardian, but you can't find them. What do you do? - Politely ask the child to exit the pool until they can bring a parent or guardian to you Later that day, the child you asked to exit the pool comes to you with a parent, and the parent asks you why you asked their child to exit the pool. What do you say? - " For the safety of your child, we ask that they are supervised at all times and if they are not a strong swimmer, to wear a vest" How Disease is Transmitted - Transmission is through direct contact with blood or other body fluids that enter your body. - Open wounds on a guest - Mucous membranes of a guest's mouth, nose, or eyes