LIFEGUARD QUIZ TEST LATEST UPDATE
Drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone. In facilities
where a drowning fatality has not occurred, an attitude of
complacency can develop. The workplace culture, or the attitudes
and expectations in place where you are a lifeguard, can influence
this. Potential mechanisms of injury in the aquatic environment that
could cause trauma to the head, neck, or spine include forceful
contact with another person or object, and forcefully hitting the head
on the pool wall or end of a slide.
During a backboard extraction procedure, you should monitor the
person's airway, breathing, and circulation. The majority of a
lifeguard's time on duty will be spent proactively looking at the water
to give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning
situation. The employer, staff, and patrons are all responsible in the
team approach to best practices in aquatic safety.
Effective rules are those that are enforced the same way each time,
posted in a visible location, and written in clear, concise language.
The most effective method to monitor an approaching storm is to
monitor weather radar and use lightning detectors. Swimmers should
not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) create standards for personal
flotation devices (PFDs) such as life jackets. Effective strategies for
minimizing risk during parties and when groups come to your facility
include restricting non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas no
more than waist high, identifying and tasking adults with the group of
rules and safety information when they arrive, and testing the
swimming of children and providing non-swimmers or weak
swimmers with life jackets.
, RWI's stands for Recreational Water Illnesses. Diarrhea spreads
more quickly through the water, and a person who is sick is more
likely to have diarrhea, which is why disease is more likely
transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool. When
following "Universal Precautions," you would consider and treat all
bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were
contaminated.
The appropriate ratio of bleach to water when creating a solution for
cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface is 1
part bleach to 9 parts water. The minimum personal protective
equipment (PPE) you should have available includes latex gloves,
footwear, protective eyewear, and a CPR barrier mask.
The difference between distress and drowning is that a drowning
person's nose and mouth are covered with water and they cannot
breathe, while a distressed person can still remain on the surface.
Possible outcomes for a drowning survivor include a complete
recovery after CPR and a hospital stay, a complete recovery at the
scene with no need for CPR, or permanent brain or organ damage.
A drowning fatality refers to a person who dies as a result of a
drowning incident, either at the scene or even days or weeks later
after a hospital stay. The amount of time that passes before a rescue
is crucial to the victim's life. A person submerged under clear water
will not be easy to see.
When calling 9-1-1, the most important thing to do is to listen
carefully to the dispatcher and answer clearly. Signs and symptoms
of a medical emergency that would indicate you should call 9-1-1
include slurred speech, vision or altered levels of response, seizure
or convulsion, chest pain, pressure or constriction or crushing
discomfort around the chest (even if the pain stops), electrical burn
or shock, bleeding or spurting blood that you can't stop, a bee sting
Drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone. In facilities
where a drowning fatality has not occurred, an attitude of
complacency can develop. The workplace culture, or the attitudes
and expectations in place where you are a lifeguard, can influence
this. Potential mechanisms of injury in the aquatic environment that
could cause trauma to the head, neck, or spine include forceful
contact with another person or object, and forcefully hitting the head
on the pool wall or end of a slide.
During a backboard extraction procedure, you should monitor the
person's airway, breathing, and circulation. The majority of a
lifeguard's time on duty will be spent proactively looking at the water
to give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning
situation. The employer, staff, and patrons are all responsible in the
team approach to best practices in aquatic safety.
Effective rules are those that are enforced the same way each time,
posted in a visible location, and written in clear, concise language.
The most effective method to monitor an approaching storm is to
monitor weather radar and use lightning detectors. Swimmers should
not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) create standards for personal
flotation devices (PFDs) such as life jackets. Effective strategies for
minimizing risk during parties and when groups come to your facility
include restricting non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas no
more than waist high, identifying and tasking adults with the group of
rules and safety information when they arrive, and testing the
swimming of children and providing non-swimmers or weak
swimmers with life jackets.
, RWI's stands for Recreational Water Illnesses. Diarrhea spreads
more quickly through the water, and a person who is sick is more
likely to have diarrhea, which is why disease is more likely
transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool. When
following "Universal Precautions," you would consider and treat all
bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were
contaminated.
The appropriate ratio of bleach to water when creating a solution for
cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface is 1
part bleach to 9 parts water. The minimum personal protective
equipment (PPE) you should have available includes latex gloves,
footwear, protective eyewear, and a CPR barrier mask.
The difference between distress and drowning is that a drowning
person's nose and mouth are covered with water and they cannot
breathe, while a distressed person can still remain on the surface.
Possible outcomes for a drowning survivor include a complete
recovery after CPR and a hospital stay, a complete recovery at the
scene with no need for CPR, or permanent brain or organ damage.
A drowning fatality refers to a person who dies as a result of a
drowning incident, either at the scene or even days or weeks later
after a hospital stay. The amount of time that passes before a rescue
is crucial to the victim's life. A person submerged under clear water
will not be easy to see.
When calling 9-1-1, the most important thing to do is to listen
carefully to the dispatcher and answer clearly. Signs and symptoms
of a medical emergency that would indicate you should call 9-1-1
include slurred speech, vision or altered levels of response, seizure
or convulsion, chest pain, pressure or constriction or crushing
discomfort around the chest (even if the pain stops), electrical burn
or shock, bleeding or spurting blood that you can't stop, a bee sting
