Lifeguard Terminology

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Across
  1. 5. The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid.
  2. 7. Drowning Person appears unresponsive in the water.
  3. 9. Blindness A failure to see something in your direct line of sight because your attention is directed elsewhere.
  4. 10. Required by law to keep any personal information that you learn about a person while performing a rescue or providing care.
  5. 12. of Care When a person declines first aid or emergency care.
  6. 13. Surveillance technique that lifeguards use to protect patrons.
  7. 17. Coast Guard Approved personal flotation device.
  8. 19. Withdrawal of support or help from another person, despite having the responsibility to provide this support or help.
  9. 21. Rapid, deep breathing.
  10. 22. of Care Minimum expectations for lifeguards in fulfilling their primary job responsibility.
  11. 24. Swimmer A person capable of staying afloat, but likely to need assistance to get to safety.
  12. 26. Following an incident, the entire safety team may attend a session to talk about what happened before, during, and after the emergency.
Down
  1. 1. Drills performed to verify that objects at the bottom and the surface in all areas of the zone can be clearly seen from the Lifeguard Station.
  2. 2. Get permission before you can provide first aid and emergency care.
  3. 3. Failure to do what a reasonable and careful person would be expected to do in a given situation.
  4. 4. Incident Stress The physical, behavioral, mental and emotional signs and symptoms of stress that a person might experience in or witnessing a powerful emotional event.
  5. 6. Patrol Station Surveillance coverage at ground level while moving on a defined path between fixed points.
  6. 8. Continuously mentally alert and attentive.
  7. 11. Sudden closure of the larynx, block the flow of air to the lungs.
  8. 14. After the incident, inform the person of next steps and actions that can be taken to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
  9. 15. How lifeguards are assigned to zones.
  10. 16. to Act You have a legal responsibility to act when an emergency occurs at your facility.
  11. 18. Station chair, stand or tower is raised off the deck or ground and provides a broad view of the zone and patron activities.
  12. 20. Drowning Person displays the instinctive drowning response.
  13. 23. After an incident, a person can be returned to their own care or to the care of a parent, guardian, camp counselor, group leader, instructor or other supervising adult.
  14. 25. Completed after the occurrence at a facility that requires rescue, provision of care for an illness or injury, or both.