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B's COMMUNICATIONS

“B” First Aid and General Orders Review Sheet

Types of Wounds
Abrasion: a scrape off the surface of the skin—there is bleeding
Puncture: a deep, penetrating wound; a hole, most likely to get infected because of minor bleeding
Avulsion: chunk of flesh or skin repack in ice and send to the hospital with the person, bloody wound
Incision: a clean straight cut, bloody if moved, deep enough
Laceration: a jagged cut, bloody depending on the depth

Treatment of Bloody Wounds
            1. Put on gloves
            2. Direct pressure with dry sterile dressing
            3. Elevate above the heart
            4. Pressure Point- brachial or femoral

Shock: When the body is in a depressed condition due to a lack of circulation of blood.

Signs and Symptoms
            1. Weak rapid pulse
            2. Short, shallow breathing
            3. Dilated Pupils
            4. Cold, clammy skin
            5. Nausea, vomiting

Treatment
            1. Lie Victim Down
            2. Elevate the feet 6-12 inches
            3. Maintain body temperature
            4. Reassure the victim

Broken Bones
Types            1. Green stick: break does not go through the entire bone
            2. Closed: break in under the skin
            3. Open: break goes through the skin, causing further injury

Treatment
            1. Splint bone as it is. Do not attempt to move the injured area.
            2. Splint the area with rigid material above and below the break, check for capillary refill.
            3. Elevate the broken area if possible.
            4. Put ice on the area to reduce swelling.

Burns
Types            Chemical: caused by a liquid like “Draino” or battery acid
            Thermal: caused by hot objects such as an oven, fire or hot coals
            Radiation: caused by too much heat exposure--sunburn

Degrees of Burns
            Superficial: least severe burn, causes skin to turn red, example- a sunburn
            Partial Thickness: most painful type of burn, causes skin to turn red and blister
            Full Thickness: very severe burn, less painful than the 2nd degree initially, charred black skin

General Orders

Possible Signs of a Rescue
            1. Victims swimming with hair in the face
            2. Nationalities
            3. People swimming in jeans, shirts, or other heavy clothing
            4. Pale or overweight people
            5. Small children near inshore holes, without parent supervision
            6. Elderly people
            7. People jumping/falling off of their body boards or other surf equipment.
            8. People with poor swimming strokes

Tower Zero Information: “Eye in the Sky”
            1. There are lifeguards in Tower Zero 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset.
            2. There are two telephones
                        Line 1: for emergencies only
                        Line 2: for routine calls

The Perimeter Defense System: Overlapping Responsibilities of the Marine Safety Division

Before making a rescue, a lifeguard in the tower, phones communications to let them know that he/she is out on a rescue. The tower guard does not hang up the phone. Communications will then call the boat (5240 or 5241), the jeep (unit) in that area, and the two flanking towers to advise them of the situation. The boat and the unit respond to the rescue, and the tower guards on either side stand and watch the rescue. Tower Zero also watches, coordinating the unit and boat if they need to be repositioned. The tower guards need to continue watching their water, the rescue, and the rescuer’s water. The guards remain standing until the buoy is hung up from the tower who responded on the rescue.

Huntington City Beach radio designation: 52
Area I: South side of the pier—Towers 1-19

*Patrolling units: 5210 and 5211
Area II: North side of the pier—Towers 2-24
*Patrolling units: 5220 and 5221

Surf Hazards
1. Rip Currents
2. Large Surf
3. Side Currents
4. Inshore Holes
5. Sand Bars
6. Pier
7. Marine Life—jelly fish and sting ray

Rip Currents

Signs:
1. Brown choppy water.
2. Waves do not break cleanly in the area.
3. An out flow of water away from the shore.

Steps to get out of a rip current:
1. Swim parallel to shore before attempting to swim into shore.

Parts of a rip current:
Feeders, neck, head—strongest part is the neck.

Misc. Information
1. The two most important words in lifeguarding are ANTICIPATION and COMMUNICATION!
2. There are 22 lifeguard towers on the beach/cliffs. 10 are located in Area 1, 12 located in Area 2, and one on the pier.
3. Rip currents cause most of the rescues on our beach.

“B” Radio Code List

901 Y ........Is Ambulance Needed?
901 K ........Ambulance Dispatched
901 N ........Ambulance Needed
902 H ........Enroute to Hospital
902 M ........Medical Aid
904 ........Fire
905 S ........Stray Animal
905 D ........Dead Animal
906 ........Rescue ........
907 K ........Paramedics Dispatched
907 N ........Paramedics Needed
910 ........Can Handle
911 G ........Contact the Officer (guard)
914 H ........Heart Attack
920 C ........Missing Child
920 F ........Found Child ........ ........
954 ........Off the Air at Scene
970 ........Illegal Surfing
10-1 ........Receiving Poorly
10-2 ........Receiving Well
10-4 ........OK or Acknowledgment
10-5 ........Relay Message
10-6 ........ Busy
10-7 ........Out of Service
10-8 ........In Service
10-9 ........Repeat Message
10-10 ........Out of Service, Subject to Call ........
10-17 ........Pick Up Papers
10-18 ........Expedite
10-19 ........Return or Returning to Station
10-20 ........What is your location? ........
10-21 ........Call Your Station
10-36 ........Time Check
10-22 ........Disregard Last Message
10-49 ........Proceed or Proceeding to _____
10-87 ........Meet ____ at ______.
10-97 ........Arrived at Scene
10-98 ........Finished with Last Assignment

Code 2 Urgent Call. Proceed immediately with Lights Only.

Code 3 Emergency. Proceed immediately with Lights and Siren.

Code 4 No Further Assistance Needed

B Surf Day

On Wednesday, July 20th, the “B” Groups are participating in a surf day at Tower #26.

All parents should plan to drop their Junior Guards off in the parking lot north of Goldenwest Street at Tower #26. In order to avoid traffic, parents should consider arriving 15 minutes early to drop off their children. Do not stop on PCH to drop your children off. This has caused major traffic problems in the past. Please pull into the parking lot as far as you can so that other parents can come in behind you. Again, if you stop at the entrance, other parents will not be able to enter the parking lot, causing a traffic jam.

Junior Guards will report for their regular scheduled time on this day (8:30-Noon or
1:00 - 4:30p.m.). All guards should wear their uniform and bring a towel, snack and sweatshirt. They may also bring their surfboards, boogie boards and fins. Please remind your child to wear sunscreen.

If you have any questions please call Junior Lifeguards at 374-1501.

"B" CAMPOUT

The “B” Campout is scheduled for August 2nd and 3rd and August 4th and 5th at Camp Pendleton’s Beach North of San Onofre (Old Man’s). Each campout is a two-day, one night trip with 4 or 5 groups participating per session. All JGs will be meeting at 8:00am the day they leave. Junior lifeguards are expected to attend the campout their instructor is scheduled. We may allow exceptions provided you have an acceptable extenuating circumstance that would prohibit your child from traveling with his or her group. Wanting to switch campouts to be with friends is not acceptable and will only add to confusion.

Absolutely no tents will be allowed for this campout. All instructors and junior guards will be sleeping under the stars. Boys are placed on one side of the instructors and girls are placed on the opposite side. Instructors are on duty and work shifts during the entirety of the campout. All B’s are accounted for at all times and roll call is taken multiple times per day.

Trip #1 is scheduled for August 2nd and 3rd and will be overseen by the following instructors:
Henry, Dieterman, Duehring, Bray, Camps

Trip #2 is scheduled for August 4th and 5th and will be overseen by the following instructors:
Ferretti, Deakers, Reyes, Fedderson, Fleming

All junior guards should bring their uniforms (shirt, shorts, girls’ suit, sweatshirt, and beanie), two towels, a warm sleeping bag, and a ground cloth is recommended as well. Warm clothing is also a must for the evening (jacket, sweatshirt, long pants, socks, and tennis shoes).

The children and instructors will be preparing all meals each day—dinner, breakfast and lunch. Please send a sack lunch with your junior guard the first day as well supplemental snacks and drinks that they would like to have over the two days. There is no running water at the camp site, so extra water is pertinent. Junior guards may also bring spending money to purchase extra snacks and drinks from the JG “snackbar” if they would like. Money from the snack bar goes to the end of the summer parties on the last day.

We highly recommend that your son or daughter bring equipment for this trip such as surfboards, body boards, booties, wetsuits, and swim fins. They will have every opportunity to use their equipment during this 2 day trip. Additionally, we will provide junior guard equipment such as soft tops, body boards, and swim fins.

Please refer to the schedule on the opposite side of this letter as well as the equipment list for packing purposes. Junior guards are expected to be on their best behavior and abide by the general orders laid out at the beginning of the summer. Any individual who misbehaves or who is out of line will be required to be picked up at Camp Pendleton by his or her parents. Should you have any questions, please call us at (714) 374-1501 or (714) 375-8484

Arrival-Departure Schedule - “B” Campout

Group 1 Instructors: Henry, Dieterman, Duehring, Bray, Camps

August 2nd:             Arrive at JG Headquarters at 8:00 a.m.
                        Depart at 8:30 a.m.
                        Arrive at Camp Pendleton at 10:00/10:30 a.m.

August 3rd:             Depart from Camp Pendleton at 3:00 p.m.
                        Arrive at J.G. Headquarters approximately at 5:00 p.m.
                        Parents pick up JGHQ at 5:00 p.m.

Group 2 Instructors: Ferretti, Deakers, Reyes, Fedderson, Fleming

August 4th:            Arrive at J.G. Headquarters at 8:00 a.m.
                        Depart for Camp Pendleton at 8:30 a.m.
                        Arrive at Camp Pendleton at 10:00/10:30 a.m.

August 5th:             Depart from Camp Pendleton at 3:00 p.m.
                        Arrive at J.G. Headquarters approximately at 5:00 p.m.
                        Parents pick up JGHQ at 5:00 p.m.

Equipment List (Mandatory Items)

sleeping bag
eating utensils
water bottle
plastic bowl/plate and cup (reusable)
towel
1 pair of long pants
sunscreen
t-shirts
J.G. swimsuit
shorts
hat of some sort
large trash bags (2)
beanies
sweatshirt

Optional Items and Suggested Snacks
sleeping pad
granola bars
ground cloth
fruit
* fins/boogie board/surfboard
crackers
wetsuit
drink mix/ water

* We will do our best to keep the equipment safe, however placing these items in the bus may result in some dings or damage. Bring at your own risk!

** No tents please - - - - they will not be allowed!

2011 Annual Junior Guard Dance

Our annual Junior Guard dance is coming up! The dance will be held Friday, August 12th, 2011 at the city gym, 1600 Palm Avenue. The gym is located on the corner of 17th and Palm Avenue in Huntington Beach. The dance will start at 7:00 pm and end promptly at 10:00 pm. The C’s need to be picked up at approximately 9:15 pm; the B’s at 9:30 pm; and the A’s at 10:00 pm. The cost of admission is $5.00. The $5.00 fee will also allow the junior guards to have a soft drink and entry into our raffle.

The annual dance is very popular among the junior guards. The theme of the dance this year is “NERDS!”. Junior guards should come dressed in their best nerd-gear, think Napoleon Dynamite and Urkel! Remember to be creative when making your own costume. This event is intended to be fun, and will be very entertaining to see what costumes the junior guards come up with. Please note there will be a dress code that will be strictly enforced. Junior Guards must be dressed in a minimum of shorts and shirts. No scantily clad costumes or Speedos will be permitted.

Only junior guards have the privilege of attending this function. Non-junior guards will not be admitted into the dance.

Our staff would appreciate it if you would please arrive on time to pick up your Junior Guard. If you wish to pick up your Junior Guard early, please make arrangements to meet your child at the door at your agreed time. Instructor security guards will assist in locating your child, if necessary. If you have any questions, contact me at 375-5079.

2011 Junior GuardGraduation Ceremony

*Last Day ThursdayAugust 18th, 2011

Modified schedule
Group Time
C's..........................................10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
B's ......................................... 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
A's and Safety Aides ................. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Captains ................................ 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

As the summer winds down, we are looking ahead towards our annual Junior Lifeguard Graduation Ceremony. The Graduation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Edison High School in Huntington Beach. The address is 21400 Magnolia Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92646. The Dinner and Silent Auction will begin at 3:30 PM. All Junior Guards are to be lined-up behind the stage at 5:30 PM. Graduation will begin promptly at 6:00 PM. Following the slideshow, we will have an Ice Cream & Cookie Social provided by the Junior Guard Program. You are welcome to bring lawn chairs for the limited grassy area. In addition, due to evening weather conditions a light jacket is recommended.

*Graduation Dinner: Presale tickets for taco plates will go on sale Thursday, August 4th. The
dinner will include 2 tacos (carne asada, carnitas or chicken), rice, beans, chips and a drink. Please tear/cut off the bottom of this flyer and send it in with your check of $7.00 per ticket. We will keep a master list (in lieu of tickets) which will be available the evening of graduation. Ticket sales will end Friday, August 12th.

*Raffle: Our raffle will have many exciting prizes again this year. Tickets can be purchased at the Pancake Breakfast and at Graduation. Tickets are 3 for $5, 12 for $10, or your Best Value, 30 for $20. Winners need not be present to win.

High quality prizes include, but not limited to the following:
* Hamboard Skateboard
* Waterfront Hilton- 1-Night Stay w/Brunch
* Nirve Bicycle
* Shorebreak- 1-Night Stay w/Breakfast
* Duke's Restaurant Gift Certificate
* Sandy's Beach Grill Gift Certificate
* Polly's Pies- 1-Pie a Month for 1-Year

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Please print out form and return to HBJG office.

Taco Dinner Tickets

Junior Guard Name:___________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ______________________________________________________________

No. of Tickets:______________________ X $7.00 =___________________________

Total Amount Paid: ________________

Form of payment:
Circle one: Cash Check

2011 Junior Guard Slideshow DVD

Our annual slideshow presentation will be available on DVD for purchase for $12.00 each. Please let us know if you are interested in purchasing a copy of the slideshow by August 17, 2011.

Please tear/cut off the bottom of this flyer and send it in with your check of $12.00 made out to: Friends of H.B. City JG’s. We will keep a master list of orders which will be available for pick-up the evening of graduation August 18, 2011.

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Please print out form and return to HBJG office.

2011 Junior Guard DVD Slideshow Presentation

Junior Guard Name:___________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ______________________________________________________________

No. of DVD’s:____________________X $12.00 ______________________

Total Amount Paid: ________________

Form of payment:
Circle one:                  Cash                            Check

Please make checks payable to:     Friends of H.B. City JG’s