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Questions and Correct Answers
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WhatgaregthegstepsgofgQ-1-2?
✓ ~~~g Q:gQuestion
✓ 1:gFirstgwarning
✓ 2:gTakegagbreakg(childgorgteen)
Howgshouldgyouggivegagwarninggingstepg1gofgQ-1-2?
✓ ~~~g -gIgsaw...
✓ -gThatgis...
✓ -gPlease...
Whatgtypegofgcoveragegdogweguse?
✓ ~~~g Zonegcoverage
Whatgaregthegstepsgforgrotationgongangelevatedgguardgstand?
✓ ~~~g -gReplacementglifeguardgstandgscansgasgelevatedglifeguardgclimbsgdown
- Oncegongthegground,gthegpreviousglifeguardgshouldgscangthegareaguntilgthe
replacementglifeguardgisgseated
- Atgthisgtime,gtheglifeguardgbeinggreplacedgsharesganygspecialgissuesgorgconcerns
aboutgpatronsgwithgthegincomingglifeguard
- Thegincomingglifeguardgscansgthegbottom,gmiddle,gandgsurfacegofgthegpoolgingthe
specifiedgzone,gdeterminesgthatgitgisgclear,gandgverballygstatesg"clear"
,- Thegoutgoingglifeguardgthengreconfirmsgthatgthegbottom,gmiddlegandgsurfacegofgthe
zonegaregcleargandgverballygstatesg"clear"
- Whengbothglifeguardsgaregcertaingthegareagisgclear,gthegrotationgcangcontinue
Onegshortgwhistlegblastgisgusedgto...?
✓ ~~~g Getgswimmers'gattention
Twogshortgwhistlegblastsgaregusedgto...?
✓ ~~~g Getgotherglifeguards'gattention
Oneglonggblastgisgusedgto...?
✓ ~~~g Initiategemergencygprocedures
Highgriskgareasgingpoolsginclude:
✓ ~~~g -gPoolgdeck
- Ladders
- Lifeline
- Shallowgwater
- Deepgwater
- Slides
- Springboardgdivinggare
- Zero-depthgentry
,Whatgaregsomegphysicalgconditionsgthatgmaygaffectgswimmers?
✓ ~~~g -gPanic
- Cramps
- Swimminggaftergeating
- Breath-holdinggandghyperventilation
Whatgemotionalgstategcausegdrowning?Whatgcausesgthisgemotionalgstate?
✓ ~~~g Panic;gsuddengfeargorgwhengagpersongfeelsgtheygaregfacedgwithgagsuddenlyglif
e-gthreateninggemergency
Howgdogyougrelievegagcramp?
✓ ~~~g -gStretchgcrampedgmusclegslowgandgsteady
- Holdgstretchgasglonggasgitgisgcomfortable
- Continuegtogstretchgmusclegasglonggasgpaingisgevident
Howgshouldgyougmovegyourgheadgwhengscanning
✓ ~~~g Swivelgheadgfromgsidegtogsidegandgmakegagpronouncedgdownwardgswee
p,gmovinggheadgandgeyesgtoglookgdirectlygatgeachgarea.gStopgeyesgeveryg10gt
og15gdegrees.
Yougaregthegonlygrescuer,gyougbegingCPRgongag20-yeargoldgvictim.gHowgmany
compressions/breathes?
, ✓ ~~~g 30gcompressionsg&g2gbreaths
Yougaregthegonlygrescuer,gyougbegingCPRgongang8-yeargoldgvictim.gHowgmany
compressions/breathes?
✓ ~~~g 30gcompressionsg&g2gbreaths
Yougaregthegonlygrescuer,gyougbegingCPRgongag2-yeargoldgvictim.gHowgmany
compressions/breathes?
✓ ~~~g 30gcompressionsg&g2gbreaths
IngthegEAP,gwhatgisgthegrolegofgLifeguardg#1g(lifeguardgwhogidentifiesgthegvictim,
activatesgthegEAP,gandgbeginsgthegrescue)?
✓ ~~~g -gActivatesgthegEAP
- Determinesgappropriategactiongtogreachgvictimg(nonswimminggorgswimming)
- Rescuesgvictimg(and,gifgnecessary,gbeginsgrescuegbreathing)
- Removesgvictimgfromgwater
- Providesgemergencygcare,gincludinggCPRgandgapplyinggangAEDgifgneeded
- ContinuesgemergencygcaregandgmonitorsgAEDgifgitgisgneeded
- Reportsgincident
IngthegEAP,gwhatgisgthegrolegofgLifeguardg#2g(lifeguardgclosestgtogincident/rescue)?
✓ ~~~g -gTakesgovergLG#1gandgLG#3'sgzones
- Directsgandgmonitorsgpatrons