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What is an AED?
A medical device designed to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims of ventricular fibrillation to restore the heart rhythm to normal
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What is SAMPLE?
When taking a brief history remember this mnemonic.
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What is to prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring?
This is your primary responsibility as a lifeguard.
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What is a backboard?
This is used to extricate passive or spinal victims.
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What is 104 and 92-94 degrees?
These are the temperatures of the pools.
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What is 15 to 2?
This is the ratio of compressions and ventilations when two rescuers are performing CPR on a child.
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What is 1-3 minutes?
This is how long seizures usually last.
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What is negligence?
This is when a person is injured or suffers additional harm because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care or failed to act at all.
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What is stride jump, compact jump, and slide in?
These are the three types of entries
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What is 16?
This is how many minerals are in the water.
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What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?
This is the rate at which CPR is performed.
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What is Hank's Balanced Salt Solution, egg white, coconut water, whole milk, or victim's own saliva?
This is what you put a tooth in after it is knocked out.
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What is 4 hours of in-service training each month?
This is the frequency of in-services per the Red Cross
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What is a distressed swimmer?
This is a victim who is having trouble keeping their head above water and is able to wave and yell for help.
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What is 405 feet?
This is how long the pool is.
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What is 1 and a half inches?
This is the depth of compression on an infant.
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What is RICE?
When taking care for all musculoskeletal injuries remember this mnemonic.
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What is Emergency Action Plan?
This is what the EAP stands for.
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What is breathing and a pulse (life over limb)?
When performing a spinal rescue, this is what you need to keep in mind.
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What is 1888 (134 years)?
This is how long the pool has been open.
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What is agonal breathing?
This is when someone who is not getting enough oxygen is gasping for air.
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What is an avulsion?
This is a cut in which a piece of soft tissue or even part of the body, such as a finger, is torn loose or torn off entirely.
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What is a hip pack, pocket mask, whistle, gloves, rescue tube (and strap)?
These are what you have to carry every time you go on stand.
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What is freestyle and breaststroke?
Modified versions of these two strokes should be used when approaching a victim in the water.
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What is the very top of the building?
This is where HR's office is.
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