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STARGUARD WRITTEN LIFEGUARD TRAINING
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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If a struggling person grabs you around the neck, why is it a good idea to submerge under the water with the person? - ANSWER- He will likely let go, because his objective is to stay on the surface.
Before releasing a person back into the facility after a rescue, which TWO important things should you do? - ANSWER- Provide safety instructions so the person knows how to avoid another rescue situation and provide warning and instructions to watch for excessive cough, difficulty breathing, or any other worrisome symptoms that develop within 8 hours after the incident and to seek medical care immediately if these develop.
Spinal injuries can result if a person forcefully strikes his or her
- ANSWER- head, neck, and back.
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Events that could cause trauma in an aquatic environment include forcefully hitting the head, neck, or back on - ANSWER- the pool wall or edge, the bottom (pool or shoreline), and/or another person or hard object.
What might prevent a facedown person with a spinal injury from being able to roll over in the water? - ANSWER- Paralysis
When performing a vise grip, your hands should be located on the injured person's - ANSWER- upper arms.
No research studies have proven that immobilizing a person with a suspected spinal injury is beneficial; in fact, many studies show that immobilization on a backboard can actually cause harm. - ANSWER- True
Injury to the cervical spine or spinal cord has been found to be made worse by movements the injured person makes after the initial impact has occurred. - ANSWER- False
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head immobilization devices (HIDs) for the sole purpose of immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-based practice. - ANSWER- True
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In addition to head, neck, or back pain, which additional symptoms indicate the potential for spinal injury? - ANSWER- Numbness or tingling, serious trauma anywhere on the body (distracting injury), intoxication, and/or altered mental status.
Which term may be used to describe a person who is
experiencing any or all of these symptoms: confusion, slowed
thinking, loss of balance, impaired vision? - ANSWER- Altered mental status
What is the proper way to provide passive spinal motion restriction? - ANSWER- Tell the person not to make any movements that cause pain and guide her to a seated or lying position.
What is the proper way to provide active spinal motion restriction? - ANSWER- Manually hold the person's head to limit movement.
If a person is submerged face down in the water, and you are not aware of any forceful trauma event, you should consider that the person is unresponsive due to drowning, and act quickly without delay for spinal motion restriction. - ANSWER- True
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What is the difference between spinal motion restriction and immobilization? - ANSWER- Immobilization uses straps and devices to eliminate movement; spinal motion restriction directs a person to not move in any way that causes pain.
If a backboard is needed to extricate someone from the pool, it should be used as a stretcher-to move the person from one place to another-rather than as an immobilization device. - ANSWER- True
You are caring for a patron who has a painful, blistered burn on her arm. What should you do? - ANSWER- Cool her burn with water as quickly as possible and continue cooling it until the pain is relieved.
You are helping a man with asthma to use his prescribed inhaler.There is no improvement from the medication after 10 minutes, and the man appears to be struggling to breathe. What should you do? - ANSWER- Alert EMS or activate your emergency action plan.
You are caring for a girl who has been stung by a wasp and is having a severe allergic reaction to it. She has an epinephrine auto-injector but is having trouble handling the device due to her constant coughing. Her lips and face appear swollen. What
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