Chapter 10 Questions

Front

A person is having a seizure in the water. What should you do?

Back

Activate the EAP, enter the water, and support the person with their head above water until the seizure ends.

Front

What first aid emergency might a lifeguard be experiencing if they complain of stomach and leg cramps, feel dizzy, look pale, and have cool and clammy skin?

Back

Heat exhaustion

Front

A child who is attending a birthday party at the facility where you work has a severe peanut allergy and accidentally eats something that causes an anaphylactic reaction. What medication can be used to stop the anaphylactic reaction?

Back

Epinephrine

Front

How is this medication administered?

Back

An injection into the thigh muscle

Front

You are a lifeguard at a waterfront. It is a windy, overcast day early in the summer season. You see that a swimmer who has been swimming laps has become distressed, and you initiate a rescue. Once the person is on land, you assess them and recognize that they are showing signs of hypothermia. To care for this person, you should: Move them to a warmer place, have them change into dry clothes, and wrap them in a blanket or towel.

Back

Move them to a warmer place, have them change into dry clothes, and wrap them in a blanket or towel.

Front

What sudden illness could an adult patron be experiencing if he lost his balance, is slurring his speech, and feels numbness in his arm?

Back

Stroke

Front

What care should you provide while waiting for EMS professionals to arrive after a patron injured their ankle?

Back

Apply cold to reduce pain and swelling.

Front

How does opioid overdose affect the body?

Back

It suppresses the drive to breathe.

Front

An adult patron slips and falls in a shallow water play area and knocks out a tooth. The lifeguard finds the tooth and places it in a container filled with:

Back

Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution.