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Lifeguard First Responder
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A lifeguard or aquatic professional who is responsible for activating the EMS when a life-threatening emergency occurs, and managing with appropriate care until help arrives.
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
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A device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and signals the need to administer an electric shock (defibrillation) to a patient in cardiac arrest.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CRP)
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A combination of chest compressions and rescue breathing used to help sustain oxygen to the brain via the lungs until EMS arrives. It is used for someone who is not breathing and does not have a pulse.
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System by which centrally located colored flags are used to alert guests and guards of changing weather conditions.
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The point when body cells and systems being to die, and survival is no longer possible; usually occurring 8 to 10 minutes after circulation stops.
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