May/ November Staff training

Something that is often placed into the neck when a casualty has had an operation to remove their voice box

• Air in stomach

• Defib

• Tracheostomy

• Broken ribs

What is the problem with CPR? Remove stoma cover, wipe away mucus, cover the mouth and nose, blow in through the stoma cover until the chest rises and falls

• Broken ribs

• Air in stomach

• Tracheostomy

• CPR in a confined space

What is the problem with CPR? If you are witnessing this problem with CPR you should tilt the head back further. You should not put pressure on the stomach as this could induce vomiting.

• Broken ribs

• Air in stomach

• Tracheostomy

• CPR in a confined space

What is the problem with CPR? This problem in CPR can occur with anyone but more specifically, the elderly. It is likely to occur if hands are incorrectly placed. If this happens, CPR should continue uninterrupted.

• Broken ribs

• Air in stomach

• Tracheostomy

• CPR in a confined space

What is the problem with CPR? This problem can occur if you are doing CPR in a narrow place. To alleviate this you should perform over the head CPR.

• Broken ribs

• Air in stomach

• Tracheostomy

• CPR in a confined space

What is the problem with CPR? This problem can occur if the head is not tilted back correctly. Open the airway further if this occurs.

• Broken ribs

• Air in stomach

• Chest does not rise

• CPR in a confined space

What situations might impact on lifeguard numbers (tick the correct answers)

• When the bather load reaches a certain trigger point

• For specific sessions

• If the field of view is obscured

• If a lifeguard decides that there are less people in the pool they can choose to walk off pool

Tick the four ways that poisons can enter the body

• Inhalation

• Absorb

• Injection

• Ingestion

• Induction

What is the treatment for a casualty who has been poisoned (eg, drank a bottle of bleach)?

• Move them to a unsafe place, do not induce vomiting, give small sips of milk, treat the injuries (burns), if CPR is required use a face mask, pass the COSHH sheet to the emergency services

• Move them to a safe place, do not induce vomiting, give small sips of milk, treat the injuries (burns), if CPR is required use a face mask, pass the COSHH sheet to the emergency services

• Move them to a safe place, do not induce vomiting, give large sips of milk, treat the injuries (burns), if CPR is required use a face mask, pass the COSHH sheet to the emergency services

• Move them to a safe place, induce vomiting, give small sips of milk, treat the injuries (burns), if CPR is required use a face mask, pass the COSHH sheet to the emergency services

What type of diabetes is when we have too high of a blood sugar?

• Hypoglycaemia

• Hyperglycaemia