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Lifeguarding Terms (Ellis and Associates) – Questions & Answers
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Lifeguarding Terms (Ellis and Associates)– Questions & Answers
10/3 Protection standard™ - -A practice that requires a lifeguard to visually
scan the Zone of
Protection area every 10 seconds, identifying any distressed guests. The
lifeguard then has 3 minutes
to perform the proper rescue and begin rendering aid.
-10/20 Protection standard™ - -A practice that requires a lifeguard to
visually scan the Zone of
Protection area every 10 seconds, identifying any distressed guests. The
lifeguard then has 20 seconds
to perform the proper rescue and begin rendering aid.
-Accountability - -The condition of being held responsible for one's actions.
-Active drowning - -Drowning in which the guest struggles on the surface for
a short period before
submerging.
-Agonal breaths - -Occasional gasping breaths that often occur when the
heart stops beating in cases
of cardiac arrest.
-Airway obstruction - -A blockage of the air passage; choking.
-Anaphylaxis - -A severe life-threatening allergic reaction.
-Approach stroke - -Any combination of leg kicks and arm movements that
allow the lifeguard to
make the fastest forward progress in the water.
-Assist - -An action of helping a distressed swimmer while being able to
maintain the 10/20 Protection
standard in the Zone of Protection area.
-Asthma - -A medical condition involving the lungs.
-AED - -Automated external defibrillator
-Backboarding - -A process used by lifeguards to remove a guest with a
suspected spinal cord injury
from the water without further injury to the spinal column.
, -BVM - -Bag-valve-mask
-Bag-valve-mask - -A device consisting of a face mask attached to a bag
with a reservoir and
connected to oxygen; it is capable of delivering a high concentration of
supplemental oxygen to a
nonbreathing guest.
-Bruise - -A closed wound of the soft tissue.
-Cardiac arrest - -A sudden cessation of heart functioning, meaning it stops
pumping blood; verified
by absence of a pulse.
-CPR - -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
-Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - -Care provided for guests in cardiac arrest;
includes chest
compressions and rescue breaths.
-CARE - -An acronym used to reflect a philosophy for guest relations:
Confidence, Alertness,
Responsiveness, Empathy.
-Choking - -Blockage of the airway, commonly associated with food.
-Circulatory assist device - -A device used by professionals during cardiac
arrest in an effort to
improve outcomes.
-Communication system - -A system used by a facility to ensure that all
information, whether
routine or critical, is transmitted.
-Compact jump entry - -Entry into the water from a height. The lifeguard
keeps the rescue tube up
under the armpits, feet flat, and knees slightly bent. It is designed to
minimize the risk of injury to
the lifeguard while allowing for speed in initiating a rescue.
-Crowd control - -The act of giving directions to or controlling the behavior
of a large group of people
at one time
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