Emergency Equipment (e.g., Rescue Tubes, Backboards, AEDs)

Question 1

What’s the primary use of a rescue tube?

Answer 1

To support a victim in the water during a rescue

Question 2

How does a backboard assist in emergencies?

Answer 2

It stabilizes a victim with a suspected spinal injury for safe removal from water

Question 3

What does an AED do?

Answer 3

Delivers an electric shock to restart a heart during cardiac arrest

Question 4

How should a lifeguard use a rescue tube in a rescue?

Answer 4

Place it under the victim’s arms or chest to keep them afloat