WorksheetsPool Lifeguard
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Identify what information about the swimming pool is most likely to be included in the Normal Operating Plan (NOP)
Dimensions
Water colour
Gym opening times
Pool accident history
Identify which of the following is an element of the Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
. Cleaning
Overcrowding
Customer service
Entertainment policy
In addition to developing PSOPs, identify one other responsibility a lifeguard has under the Health and Safety law relevant to your own country
Educate the public on customer care
Call 999 for all cuts and bleeds
Let the Manager know when vending machines are low
Co-operate with their employers
Identify what is meant by a control measure in the context of risk assessment
Something that could reduce a hazard causing harm
Something lifeguards should wear
Something that could cause harm
Something that could cause a fire
Identify what is meant by the 10:20 scanning system
10 seconds to notice an incident, 20 seconds to get team support
10 seconds to identify drowning, 20 seconds to press the alarm
10 seconds to scan your zone, 20 seconds to reach an incident
10 seconds to scan the whole pool, 20 seconds to call an ambulance
Identify how long it should take a lifeguard to rotate into a lifeguarding position on poolside
30 Minutes
Hours
Seconds
4 hours
Identify what a lifeguard may need to be mindful of when supervising a flume
That swimmers have new swimwear
That swimmers can speak English
That swimmers queue safely
That swimmers have good eye sight
A casualty was seen diving into the pool and is floating face down in the water and can’t turn over. Identify what type of injury the casualty is most likely to have
Dental injury
Arm injury
Knee injury
Spinal injury
A lifeguard is treating a casualty with a minor cut to their arm. Identify how they should minimise the risk of infection to themselves and the casualty
Make sure any exposed cuts are covered with a plaster and ask the casualty if they have recently been ill
Wash hands before and after treating the casualty and make sure exposed cuts are covered with a plaster
Make sure any exposed cuts are covered with a plaster and ask the casualty if they have any infections
Wash hands before and after treating the casualty and ask them if they have any infections or diseases
Identify the correct sequence of the chain of survival
Early resolution, early CPR, early decision, post-traumatic stress
Early recovery, early care, early defibrillation, post resuscitation care
Early recognition, early critical care, early discovery, post resuscitation care
Early recognition, early CPR, early defibrillation, post resuscitation care
