Star-guard Test Review Exam Questions
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RID - Answer-recognition, intrusion, distraction
Starguard risk management model - Answer-prevention, surveillance, response and
rescue, emergency care, workplace expectations
RWI - Answer-recreational water illness
universal precautions - Answer-whether or not you think a person's blood or bodily fluid
is infectious, you should act as if it is infectious
__________________________ should be specific for each facility, should describe
who does what, and should be clear and concise with a separate plan for different types
of emergencies. - Answer-Emergency Action Plans
difference between distress and drowning - Answer-a drowning person's nose and
mouth are covered with water and cannot breathe, a distressed person's nose and
mouth aren't covered and they CAN breathe
3-D triage scanning - Answer-Most urgent risk area is the bottom or under the surface of
the water (vitally urgent), second is distress or drowning indications on the surface
(urgent), finally scan looking for behavior situations that may require rule enforcement.
10/20 rule - Answer-A lifeguard should be able to scan the entire zone in 10 seconds
and swim to the farthest point in 20 seconds.
Legal duty to act - Answer-A lifeguard on duty has an obligation to provide emergency
care.
STAAR Aquatic Rescue Model - Answer-Scan, Target, Alert, Assess, Rescue
The ___________________ ensures that the lifeguard has no upper body to upper
body contact with the drowning victim. This is the safest method of submerged rescue. -
Answer-leg wrap rescue
If a drowning victim grabs around your head or neck, the safest and best way to try to
get them to release you is to __________________________, taking the victim with
you. The victim's natural response will be to release and get back to the surface. -
Answer-submerge under the water
If a victim is having a seizure in the water..... - Answer-hold the victim's head above
water so he/she can breathe.
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