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39 Cards in this Set
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characteristics of a professional lifeguard
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reliable, mature, courteous and consistent, positive, professional, healthy and fit, excersizing, eating properly, using sun protection, not using alcohol and other drugs
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benefits of being a professional lifeguard
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know you can save a life, be proud to accept challenges and facilities standards, develop skills, gain discipline and decision making skills
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primary responsibilites
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prevent injuries, enforce rules, recognize and respond to emergencies, administer first aid, inform lifeguards when u need help
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secondary responsibilites
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help patrons find missing person, fill out forms, do maintence or other tasks assigned
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FIND
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figure out problem, identify solutions, name pros and cons, decide which is best
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negligence
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fail to follow the standad of care and results in someone being injured or death
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two most seriousness emergencies
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drowning and head, neck, or back injuries
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injury prevention strategies
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inform patrons about potential for injury, educate patrons about wrong behavior, enfore rules
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when a potential hazard is found during a safety check correct it...
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right away
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management's responsibilites inclue....
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warning patrons about dangers, addressing dangerous conditions, complying with all regulations, keeping records, assisting after an emergency
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facility management must give you wat imformation about hazardous materials
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where chemicals are, how to identify them, what to do if you are exposed to them
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4 elements of effective surveillance
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victim recognition, proper scanning, lifeguard stations, and area of responsibility
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how to detect if a swimmer is in trouble
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breathing, arm and leg position, body position, body movement
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active drowning victim
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struggles to keep above water, arms to the side, vertical, stuggle underwater
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distressed
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call for help, floating,horizontal or diagonal, little progress
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passive
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float face down..sink to bottoms..horizontal or vertical
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passive drowning can result from...
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heart attack or stoke, head injury, seizure, hyperthermia, hypothermia, hyperventilation, use of alchohol or drugs
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passive drowning can result from...
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heart attack or stoke, head injury, seizure, hyperthermia, hypothermia, hyperventilation, use of alchohol or drugs
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RID
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recognition drowning responses, intrustion of other duties, distraction from surveillance duties
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stride jump
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5 feet....height no more than 3 feet
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compact jump
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no more than 3 feet, water at least 5 feet
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rescue breathing adult
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2....1 every 5 seeconds.....1 minute
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recure breathing child
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2....1 every 3 seconds....1 minnute
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rescure breathing infant
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1 every 3 seconds
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conscious choking adult
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stand behind
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conscious choking child
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kneel behind
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unconscious choking adult
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2 rescue breaths if the breaths dont go in.....give 5 abdominal thrusts
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unconscious choiking child
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look for object....2 rescue breaths
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unconcious choking infant
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2 breaths...5 back blows 5 chest thrusts
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cpr adult
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15 compressions...2 breaths...3 more cycles of this
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cpr child
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5 compressions...1 rescue breath...11 more cycles
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cpr infant
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5 compressions...1 breath.....19 more cycles
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bag valve mask
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1 every 5 seconds for adult...1 every 3 for child or infant
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signs of sudden illness
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changed in skin color...slurred speech...dizziness...nausea or vomiting
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where do you use a pressure point to control bleeding
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artery against the bone benetath it
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wat shouldn't youo do for a shock victim
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give him nething to eat or drink
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what do you do with a severed body part
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put the bag in the ice
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cool burned areas immediately with...
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cool water
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signs of hypothermia
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shivering...slow pulse....glssy stare...numbness
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