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What iishould iiLifeguards iibe iiaware iiof iiat iiall iitimes? ii- iiAnswers ii-their iiwater/zone
What iiwill iioccupy iithe iimajority iiof iia iilifeguard's iitime iiwhile iion iistand? ii- iiAnswers ii-
scanning
Are iiextended iibreath iiholding iiactivities iiallowed? iiWhy iior iiWhy iiNot? ii- iiAnswers ii-No
iibecause iiwe iicannot iitell iiif iithey're iidrowning iior iinot.
what iidoes iiit iimean iito iiobserve iistandard ii(universal) iiprecautions? ii- iiAnswers ii-to
iiassume iieverything iiis iiinfectious/ iicontaminated.
What iidoes iiRWI iistand iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-Recreational iiwater iiillness
What iishould iiyou iiknow iiabout iiother iipeople's iiblood iiand iibodily iifluids? ii- iiAnswers ii-
They iiare iiall iipotentially iiinfectious.
What iishould iiyou iido iiif iianother iiperson's iibodily iifluids iicome iiin iicontact iiwith iia iibreak
iiin iiyour iiskin? ii- iiAnswers ii-Wash iiwell iiwith iiwarm iiwater iiand iisoap.
How iishould iibleach iisolutions iibe iiprepared? ii- iiAnswers ii-9 iiparts iiwater, ii1 iipart
iibleach.
What iiis iicryptosporidium, iiand iihow iilong iidoes iiit iisurvive iiin iiproperly iimaintained
iiswimming iipool iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-diarrhea iiand ii11 iidays
what iiis iithe iidifference iibetween iiloose iiand iisolid iistool, iiand iihow iido iithey iiaffect iian
iiaquatic iienvironment iidifferently? ii- iiAnswers ii-solid iican iibe iiremoved iiright iiaway,
iiloose iispreads iiout iiand iiinfects iiwater iiand iitakes iilonger iito iiremove
What iiis iithe iidifference iibetween iidistress iiand iidrowning? ii- iiAnswers ii-Distress iiis
iiabove iiwater ii(struggling iito iistay iiafloat) iiDrowning iiis iisubmersion iiin iia iiliquid iithat
iicauses iirespiratory iiimpairment.
what iiorgans iiare iiat iithe iigreatest iirisk iifor iipermanent iidamage iiduring iidamage? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Brain iiand iiHeart
What iihappens iiwhen iia iidrowning iiperson iitries iito iibreathe? ii- iiAnswers ii-They
iiswallow/inhale iiwater/liquid
, what iiis iithe iicorrect iidescription iiof iidrowning? ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiprocess iiof
iiexperiencing iirespiratory iiimpairment iifrom iisubmersion iiof iiimmersion iiof iia iiliquid.
what iiis iithe iiterm iiyou iiwould iiuse iiif iithe iiperson iiexperienced iia iidrowning iiincident, iibut
iidid iinot iidie? ii- iiAnswers ii-non-fatal iidrowning
How iido iiyou iidetermine iiwhat iiis iishallow iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-It iiis iidependent iion iithe
iiperson's iiheight
Describe iithe iidifferent iiareas iiyou iimay iifind iia iidrowning iiperson iiin iiwater. ii- iiAnswers ii-
Could iibe iianywhere ii( iiabove iisurface, iibelow iisurface, iinear iibottom iiof iipool)
Why iimight iian iiunresponsive iiperson iiappear iito iibe iimoving? ii- iiAnswers ii-people,
iiwater iicurrent ii(outside iiforces)
Why iiis iiit iiimportant iito iibegin iirescue iibreathing iifor iian iiunresponsive iidrowning iiperson
iias iiquickly iias iipossible? ii- iiAnswers ii-to iiprevent/minimize iibrain iidamage iiand iidamage
iito iiorgans
how iioften iishould iiyou iiwatch iiyour iizone? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iitime?
The iilength iiof iitime iia iiperson iiis iisubmerged iiis iithe iimost iiimportant iipredictor iiof
iisurvival. iiWhy iior iiwhy iinot? ii- iiAnswers ii-yes, iishorter ii= iibetter iichance iiof iisurvival
what iiis iiscanning? ii- iiAnswers ii-searching iithe iiwater iiin iipatterns iito iiidentify iianything
iiunusual ii( iia iiperson iiin iidistress)
how iican iiyou iitell iia iiresponsive iifrom iian iiunresponsive iiperson? ii- iiAnswers ii-look iifor
iilife iiin iipeople iivs iino iilife ii( iiopen iieyes, iismiles iitalking..etc)
After iilifeguards iiconsidered iia iipart iiof iithe iipre-hospital iisystem? ii- iiAnswers ii-yes
after iiearly iirecognition, iiwhat iiis iithe iinext iicritical iilink iiin iithe iichain iiof iisurvival iifor iian
iiunresponsive iidrowning iiperson? ii- iiAnswers ii-the ii5 iiinitial iirescue iibreaths
what iiare iithe iicomponents iiof iithe iiSTAAR iiaquatic iirescue iimodel? ii- iiAnswers ii-Scan
Target
Assess
Alert
Rescue
what iiis iithe iimost iiimportant iithing iito iido iiwhen iicalling ii9-1-1? ii- iiAnswers ii-be iiclear,
iicalm iiand iispeak iiwith iidetails
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