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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Chapter 3
Questions & Answers
1. What is a passive drowning victim?
Answer Someone who suddenly slips under the water unconscious, does not struggle.
2. Causes of a passive drowning victim
Answer Heart attack/stroke, seizure, head injury, hypothermia, heat related illness,
hyperventilation, prolonged breath holding, drugs
3. Signs of a passive drowning victim
Answer Floating face down near the surface or bottom, limp, convulsing, NO movement,
appear to be just floating
4. Signs of a passive drowning victim should be taken seriously after......................... 30
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seconds.
5. What is an active drowning victim?
Answer Struggling. Has distinctive arm and body positions.
6. Instinctive drowning response
Answer Universal behavior to try to keep one's mouth above the surface in order to breathe
7. Signs of an active drowning victim
Answer *Cannot call out for help*; as panicking to reach surface,
works to keep face above surface, arms
extended at the side or front, positioned
vertically,
struggles underwater,
mouth sinks below surface and reappears repeatedly, does not
make any forward progress.
8. Active drowning victims also take in a lot of...
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