Lifeguard Review

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Which of the following is a PRIMARY responsibility of a lifeguard? To participate in frequent inservice trainings, To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their facility, Performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, and fitting patrons for life jackets., Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety checks and inspections.

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To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their facility

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How quickly should you be able to recognize and reach a victim in your zone?

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30 seconds

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What is the best way to handle enforcing the rules?

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Explain how the rule keeps them safe

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If a glare is blocking your view, what should you do?

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Adjust your position to remove the glare from your surveillance area

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What is the objective of the facility safety team?

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assist lifeguards in maintaining a safe environment

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What is the best way to prevent head, neck, or spinal injuries?

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Supervise your zone and enforce the rules

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After removing a responsive victim with a suspected spinal injury, you should do all of the following EXCEPT: call 911, protect the victim from becoming cold, reassure the victim and perform a secondary assessment.

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dry the victim off and apply AED pads

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You are in the water rescuing a victim with a suspected spinal injury. You determine the victim is not breathing. What should you do next?

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remove the victim using extrication at the pool edge technique

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The manager expects the pool will be very busy and sets up multiple lifeguard stands to reduce the number of patrons watch by each lifeguard. What is this type of coverage called?

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Zone coverage

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If there is a weather-related power failure, what should you do?

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clear everyone from the pool