Starguard Study Exam Questions
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The 3 RID Factors - Answers -✔✔ Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
5 components of the Risk Management Model - Answers -✔✔ Prevention,
Surveillance, Response and rescue, Emergency care, Workplace expectations
RWI - Answers -✔✔ Recreational, Water, Illness
"Observe Universal Precautions" - Answers -✔✔ This means that a lifeguard should
act as if a victim's blood or bodily fluid is infectious, whether it really id or not.
What should an emergency action plan (EAP) entail? - Answers -✔✔ be specific,
describe who does what when, be clear and concise, have different plans for different
emergencies
Whats the difference between distressed and drowning swimmers? - Answers -✔✔
DISTRESSED- nose and mouth AREN'T covered CAN breathe
DROWN- nose and mouth COVERED with water CAN'T breathe
When scanning where do you look first? - Answers -✔✔ BOTTOM of the pool-most
important risk area
What is a zone? - Answers -✔✔ 3D area of water which you are responsible for
scanning/ includes surface, bottom, in between
Appropriate size zone - Answers -✔✔ can scan the zone in 10sec.
swim to farthest part in zone in 20 sec.
What is Duty to Act? - Answers -✔✔ Lifeguard on duty is obligated to provide
emergency care.
benefit of the leg-wrap rescue? - Answers -✔✔ No upper body to upper body contact
with victim.
What is the best way to get a struggling swimmer to release you id they have grabbed
your head or neck? - Answers -✔✔ go under water, take the swimmer with you.
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