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Lifeguarding Certification Flashcards

1
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True or false: An AED can be used on a pregnant woman.

A

True

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2
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True or false: It is safe to shock a victim with an AED on a metal surface.

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False

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3
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What does AED stand for?

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Automated external difibrilator

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4
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What is an EAP?

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Emergency Action Plan

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5
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What is negligence?

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Failing to do job while on stand

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6
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What is confidentiality?

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Keeping victim and rescue information private

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7
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What is the recommended amount of in-service training?

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About 4 hours a month

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8
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In an EAP, what do you do if you have multiple victims to respond to or multiple crises?

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Prioritize emergencies

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9
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What is PPE and what does it stand for?

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Personal protective equipment (gloves, mask, etc.)

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10
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What is the standard time to wait after seeing lightning?

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30 minutes after last sighting

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11
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What are the different types of entries?

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Slide-in, compact jump, walking, and stride jump

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12
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When do you use a slide-in entry?

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Shallow water, too crowded to jump, or spinal injury

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13
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When do you use a compact jump?

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Shallow or deep water

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14
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When do you use a stride-jump?

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Deep water

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15
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What does MSDS stand for?

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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16
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What does an MSDS do?

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Describes precautions for storing or using chemicals as well as precautions for cleanup

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17
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What should you do to prevent bloodborne pathogens?

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Exposure control plan, activate EAP

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18
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What are agonal gasps?a

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Abnormal breathing or gasping, should not be mistaken as actual breathing and continue as if no breathing

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19
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What are the different zones of surveillance?

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Total coverage, backup coverage, ground-level station, roving station

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20
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What is total coverage?

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Only one lifeguard on stand

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21
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What is backup coverage?

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Remaining lifeguards cover another’s zone during a rescue

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22
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What is a ground level station?

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On ground, close to patron

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23
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What is a roving station?

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Walking around

24
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What is the RID factor and what does it stand for?

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The set of causes that are most likely responsible for a drowning victim, stands for Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction

25
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What is the R in RID?

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Recognition - Failing to know the signs of drowning

26
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What is the I in RID?

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Intrusion - Secondary duties intrude on your surveillance

27
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What is the D in RID?

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Distraction - Distractions like talking with other guards or patrons or play structures

28
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What is the Good Samaritan Law?

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Protects you from liability if you injure someone during a rescue off duty

29
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What is the protocol for returning someone after care?

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Report, advise, release

30
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What are the steps of a primary assessment?

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Activate EAP
ABC
Look, listen, feel

31
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What does “look, listen, feel” mean?

A

Look for chest rising/falling
Listen for breathing
Feel for pulse/breathing

32
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What do you do if you have to leave a victim or if they begin to throw up?

A

Move them into the HAINES position?

33
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What does HAINES stand for?

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High-arm in endangered spine

34
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What is the ratio of rescue breathing for an adult?

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1 breath to every 5 seconds

35
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What is the ratio of rescue breathing for a child?

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1 breath to every 3 seconds

36
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What is the ratio of rescue breathing for an infant`?

A

1 breath to every 3 seconds

37
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What is the ratio of compressions for an unconscious choking victim?

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2 breaths every 30 compressions

38
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Wht is the cardiac chain of survival?

A

Early recognition
Early CPR
Early difibrilation
Early advanced medical care

39
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When do you stop CPR?

A
  1. EMS arrive
  2. AED
  3. Obvious signs of life
  4. Too tired
  5. Scene becomes unsafe
40
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How long do you do rescue breaths?

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2 minutes, reassess

41
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How deep do you compress an adult’s chest?

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At least 2 inches

42
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How deep do you compress a child’s chest?

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About 2 inches

43
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How deep do you compress an infant’s chest?

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About 1 1/2 inches

44
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What is the ration for CPR with 2 rescuers on an adult?

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30:2

45
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What is the ration for CPR with 2 rescuers on an infant?

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15:2

46
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What is the ration for CPR with 2 rescuers on a child?

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15:2

47
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What do you do if piercing or other feature cannot be avoided in AED?

A

Remove as best as possible, avoid contact with patch

48
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How long should ventillations last?

A

About 1 second

49
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How fast should you do compressions?

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Abot 100 a minute

50
Q

What are they types of musculoskeletal injury?

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Sprain
Strain
Dislocation
Fracture

51
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What is RICE?

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Method of responding to musculoskeletal injuries
R - rest
I - immobilize
C - cold
E - elevate
52
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What are the main types of head tilts?

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Head tilt/chin lift
Jaw thrust w/ head extension
Jaw thrust w/out head extension

53
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What is cardiac arrest?

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A life-threatening condition when the heart stops beating, or beats too irregularly or weakly to circulate blood effectively

54
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What are the two most common abnormal cardiac rhthyms?

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V-fib and V-tach

55
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What is v-fib?

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Ventricles quiver or fibrilate without rhythm

56
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What is v-tach?

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Abnormal electrical impulse controls the heart so fast chambers do not have time to fill with blood

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