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Swim only when a lifeguard is on duty.
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No running, pushing, or rough play.
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Obey lifeguard instructions at all times.
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Dive only in designated areas.
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No alcoholic beverages or drugs use allowed.
What are some factors you should be considering when deciding how do you enter the water?
What should you consider when deciding what entry to use at a wave pool? The number of patrons.
The height of your station.
The depth of the water at your station.
Which individual of the aquatic safety team would be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the staff facility and patrons?
Your primary responsibility as
a lifeguard
is to help ensure patron safety and protect lives. You will spend most of your time on patron surveillance—keeping a close watch over the people in the facility and intervening when necessary.
Which list of typical safety checklist items along with others applies to a lakefront?
Which List of typical safety checklist items along with others applies to a lakefront swimming area?
Bottom conditions, pier attachments, buoys, and safety lines.
What rules are typically covered for water park attractions?
What rules are typically covered for waterpark attractions? time.
The maximum height or age requirements in areas designated for small children
. The minimum height or weight requirements for patrons using an attraction.
How should you move a victim who is too large to carry?
How should you move a victim who is too large to carry or move otherwise, and they must be moved?
Foot drag
.
Can you fall out of a water slide?
It’s the
water
running down the slide, creating an almost frictionless surface, that makes this possible, Van Buren said. Weightlessness is achieved when a person can no longer feel any downward force from their own weight.
What is the safest way to enter a body of water?
What is the safest way to enter a body of water?
Enter with you feet first
. To prevent drowning, always swim alone. Overloading a boat could cause it to capsize or sink.
What are the three major issues that cause water stress?
the three major issues that cause water stress are
scarcity, sanitation, and access
.
What are 4 core objectives in any rescue situation?
Keep in mind these four core objectives in any rescue situation: –
Ensure the safety of the victim, yourself and others in the vicinity
. This includes the entry, approach, rescue, removal and care provided. Use a rescue technique that is appropriate and effective for the situation.
How many steps are in the 5 minute scanning strategy?
The Five-Minute Scanning Strategy requires that lifeguards change their positions around the pool deck, their postures, and their scanning patterns every five minutes of each
15-minute
rotation.
What is the passive victim extrication technique?
Victim
is face down on surface
, facing away/facing the rescuer (5 to 7 seconds). Victim is face down, submerged, facing away/facing the rescuer (7 to 10 seconds). Victim is face down, submerged, facing away/facing the rescuer; add towing in preparation for extrication (10 to 12 seconds).
What are three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility?
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility:
Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance
. Preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them.
When should a secondary check be performed on a guest?
The secondary assessment/survey is done
once the primary survey is completed and non-life threatening injuries can be assessed
.
What is a facility safety team?
The objective of the facility safety team is
to
.
Assist lifeguards in maintaining a safe environment
and providing emergency care. You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session.
What are the five general care steps for suspected spinal injury in the water?
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Activate the EAP.
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Safely enter the water.
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Perform a rescue providing manual in-line stabilization.
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Check for responsiveness and breathing.
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Remove the victim from the water using the appropriate spinal back boarding procedure.
