Lifeguarding Certification

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What does AED stand for?

Answer 3

Automated external difibrilator

Question 4

What is an EAP?

Answer 4

Emergency Action Plan

Question 5

What is negligence?

Answer 5

Failing to do job while on stand

Question 6

What is confidentiality?

Answer 6

Keeping victim and rescue information private

Question 7

What is the recommended amount of in-service training?

Answer 7

About 4 hours a month

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Prioritize emergencies

Question 9

What is PPE and what does it stand for?

Answer 9

Personal protective equipment (gloves, mask, etc.)

Question 10

What is the standard time to wait after seeing lightning?

Answer 10

30 minutes after last sighting

Question 11

What are the different types of entries?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

When do you use a slide-in entry?

Answer 12

Shallow water, too crowded to jump, or spinal injury

Question 13

When do you use a compact jump?

Answer 13

Shallow or deep water

Question 14

When do you use a stride-jump?

Answer 14

Deep water

Question 15

What does MSDS stand for?

Answer 15

Material Safety Data Sheet

Question 16

What does an MSDS do?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What should you do to prevent bloodborne pathogens?

Answer 17

Exposure control plan, activate EAP

Question 18

What are agonal gasps?a

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What are the different zones of surveillance?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is total coverage?

Answer 20

Only one lifeguard on stand

Question 21

What is backup coverage?

Answer 21

Remaining lifeguards cover another’s zone during a rescue

Question 22

What is a ground level station?

Answer 22

On ground, close to patron

Question 23

What is a roving station?

Answer 23

Walking around

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What is the R in RID?

Answer 25

Recognition - Failing to know the signs of drowning

Question 26

What is the I in RID?

Answer 26

Intrusion - Secondary duties intrude on your surveillance

Question 27

What is the D in RID?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is the Good Samaritan Law?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What is the protocol for returning someone after care?

Answer 29

Report, advise, release

Question 30

What are the steps of a primary assessment?

Answer 30

Activate EAP ABC Look, listen, feel

Question 31

What does "look, listen, feel" mean?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Move them into the HAINES position?

Question 33

What does HAINES stand for?

Answer 33

High-arm in endangered spine

Question 34

What is the ratio of rescue breathing for an adult?

Answer 34

1 breath to every 5 seconds

Question 35

What is the ratio of rescue breathing for a child?

Answer 35

1 breath to every 3 seconds

Question 36

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

Answer 36

1 breath to every 3 seconds

Question 37

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

Answer 37

2 breaths every 30 compressions

Question 38

Wht is the cardiac chain of survival?

Answer 38

Early recognition Early CPR Early difibrilation Early advanced medical care

Question 39

When do you stop CPR?

Answer 39

1. EMS arrive 2. AED 3. Obvious signs of life 4. Too tired 5. Scene becomes unsafe

Question 40

How long do you do rescue breaths?

Answer 40

2 minutes, reassess

Question 41

How deep do you compress an adult's chest?

Answer 41

At least 2 inches

Question 42

How deep do you compress a child's chest?

Answer 42

About 2 inches

Question 43

How deep do you compress an infant's chest?

Answer 43

About 1 1/2 inches

Question 44

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

Answer 44

30:2

Question 45

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

Answer 45

15:2

Question 46

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

Answer 46

15:2

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Remove as best as possible, avoid contact with patch

Question 48

How long should ventillations last?

Answer 48

About 1 second

Question 49

How fast should you do compressions?

Answer 49

Abot 100 a minute

Question 50

What are they types of musculoskeletal injury?

Answer 50

Sprain Strain Dislocation Fracture

Question 51

What is RICE?

Answer 51

``` Method of responding to musculoskeletal injuries R - rest I - immobilize C - cold E - elevate ```

Question 52

What are the main types of head tilts?

Answer 52

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

Question 53

What is cardiac arrest?

Answer 53

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

Question 54

What are the two most common abnormal cardiac rhthyms?

Answer 54

V-fib and V-tach

Question 55

What is v-fib?

Answer 55

Ventricles quiver or fibrilate without rhythm

Question 56

What is v-tach?

Answer 56

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