April/ October staff training

What is meant by a lifeguard zone?

• A body of water that you are responsible for

• A body of water and the surrounding pool area that you are responsible for

• The staffroom

• An area of the building

What is meant by the natural scan: 20 scanning system

• 10 seconds to scan, to seconds to enter the water

• 10 seconds to scan your zone, 20 seconds to scan pool view

• Scan your zone naturally, 20 seconds to reach an incident in the furthest part of the pool

• 20 seconds to scan the zone, 10 seconds to scan the furthest part of the pool

Tick all of the scanning patterns that you can use when on pool

• Counting

• Grouping

• Zig zag scanning patterns

• Chewing gum to remain focussed

What are the two types of zones that you need to be aware of?

• Intensive zone

• Individual zone

• Extensive zone

• Shared zone

What is the difference between an individual and shared zone?

• An individual zone is where you have one area of the pool that you are solely responsible for, a shared zone is where you share more than one features

• An individual zone is where you have one area of the pool that you are solely responsible for, a shared zone is where you are responsible for a shared body of water

• A shared zone is where you are responsible for one area of water, a shared zone is when you have a shared break

What is meant by a zone card?

• A card that contains the poolside rota

• A card that contains the key information about the zone such as hazards and the part of the water that you are responsible for

• A card that contains the opening and closing times of the pool

• A centre timetable

What type of session is usually structured, can sometimes have an instructor present and will have specific sessions taking place? __________

What type of sessions is an open session that generally has more risks present. Many activities can take place at any given time and it is not structured? ____________

What is the correct sequence for adult choking?

• Encourage to cough, lead backwards, up to five back blows, up to five abdominal thrusts, repeat. Start CPR if the casualty falls unconscious

• Encourage to cough, lead forwards, up to five back blows, up to five abdominal thrusts, repeat. Start CPR if the casualty falls unconscious

• Encourage to cough, lead backwards, up to five back blows, up to five chest thrusts, repeat. Start CPR if the casualty falls unconscious

• Encourage to lean forwards, lead backwards, up to five back blows, up to five abdominal thrusts, repeat. Start CPR if the casualty falls unconscious

What do you do differently if the casualty is an infant when completing the CPR sequence?

• Do not do CPR

• Do the back blows lighter

• Complete up to 5 chest thrusts

• Complete up to 5 back blows