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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT LIFEGUARD TRAINING
EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Terminal apnea?
Answer:
When the victim becomes unconscious and stops breathing. Brain hypoxia continues, acidosis continues
Question 2: What does entire area coverage mean?
Answer:
When one lifeguard is on duty, a single lifeguard supervises the entire swimming area
Question 3: Duty
Answer:
Legal obligation to act in accordance with a standard of care in order to protects others from risk
Question 4: Early warning signs of trouble
Answer:
weak stroke, hair in eyes, anxious eyes, two heads together, hand waving, erratic behavior, clinging to objects, inability to respond
Question 5: Scanning method - tracking
Answer:
Track patrons who have submerged
Question 6: What question does the A stand for in PACA
Answer:
What is the action or decision?
Question 7: What is vigilance?
Answer:
State of readiness to detect and respond to certain specified small changes occurring at random time intervals
Question 8: Stages of drowning?
Answer:
Initial apnea, dyspnea, terminal apnea, cardiac arrest,
Question 9: What is zone coverage?
Answer:
Swim area is broken into smaller, overlapping, zones
Question 10: Lawsuit?
Answer:
Legal procedure by which an individual pursues legal remedy
Question 11: Acidosis?
Answer:
When blood is more acidic causing muscles to fatigue and stop functioning
Question 12: Types of emergencies?
Answer:
Mary Won My Pizza Eating Contest Making Everyone Vomit, Fail.
Medical, Water, Missing Person, Environment, Chemical, Mechanical, Extreme Violence, Facility
Question 13: YMCA'S Core values
Answer:
Caring, honesty, respect, responsibility
Question 14: Standard of care
Answer:
Action likely to be taken place by a reasonable professional
Question 15: What is the acronym PACA help us remember?
Answer:
The four steps in the YMCA decision-making process
Question 16: Two types of supervision systems?
Answer:
Entire area coverage and zone coverage
Question 17: Scanning method - Mental filing
Answer:
Build swimmer profiles based on abilities, skills, activities. track behavior
Question 18: Clinical death?
Answer:
Occurs first and is the point at which both breathing and pus have stopped and the body is in cardiac arrest.
Question 19: What does PACA stand for?
Answer:
Problem, alternatives, conclusion, actions
Question 20: Rescue Equipment?
Answer:
Reaching pole, throw bag, rescue tube, ring bouy
Question 21: EAP?
Answer:
Emergency Action Plan
Question 22: What question does the A stand for in PACA
Answer:
What are the alternative?
Question 23: Water exits? (6)
Answer:
Supporting assist, 1person drag, two person carry, 2 person lift, ladder exit, board lift
Question 24: Negligence?
Answer:
Unintentional breach of a legal duty causing damage that without breach wouldnt have occured
Question 25: Dyspnea?
Answer:
Difficulty breathing. Convulsive coughing, frothing, little mind functioning, acidosis continues
Question 26: Name safety check systems (5)
Answer:
Swim test, band system, buddy system, tag board, roll call system
Question 27: Breach of duty
Answer:
Failure to excercise that care which a reasonable person of the same training would under similar circumstance
Question 28: What is the 2 in the q-1-2 method?
Answer:
- = take a break / leave / talk to supervisor