YMCA LIFEGUARDING UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What safety protocols do we follow when working with chemicals? - ✔✔
✔✔What certification is only valid for 1 year? - ✔✔CPR/AED
✔✔Where would you use a diagonal search pattern? - ✔✔in currents and effective on
the waterfront.
✔✔What report can a facility use to track all injuries & emergencies? -
✔✔Accident/Incident report
✔✔Do we remove impaled objects from injuries? - ✔✔No. Do not go further than your
training
✔✔What are universal precautions? How many are there? - ✔✔all employees and
volunteers are required to treat all human blood or other body fluids as if it were
contagious.
Universal precautions mean that you are expected to exercise work practice controls
and to use personal protective
equipment when necessary.
✔✔How long does your Emergency Oxygen cert last? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔What are some safety tips for boaters? - ✔✔lights on boats, speed limit, etc.
✔✔What is the purpose of safety (10 min.) breaks? - ✔✔To allow staff and patrons to
use the restroom, and relax for a moment.
✔✔What should be in the first aid kit/trauma bag? - ✔✔gloves, aed, band-aids,
blankets, etc.
✔✔What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ✔✔Maintain the safety of the
patrons in and around the pool
✔✔What equipment do you use to mark swim areas in lakes? - ✔✔flags, buoys and
floats, and landlines
✔✔What report is used for any & all first aid? - ✔✔accident report
✔✔What is epilepsy? - ✔✔A medical condition that can result in seizures.
✔✔How do you position a spinal victim in moving water? - ✔✔
, ✔✔SAMPLE - ✔✔Symptoms
Allergies
Medicine
Past medical history
Last food & drink
Events leading up
✔✔What is "standard of care" & why does it apply to guards? - ✔✔
✔✔DOTS - ✔✔Deformities
Open Injuries
Tenderness
Swelling
✔✔7.2-7.5 is the ideal range for what? - ✔✔Recommended pH
✔✔What are the common signs of PTSD? When would it affect a guard? - ✔✔
✔✔Name two search methods for waterfronts? - ✔✔
✔✔What is HIPPA & how does it apply to lifeguarding? - ✔✔Privacy of Medical
Information; not to disclose any details regarding rescues among staff members or
others
✔✔What things do guards look at during safety inspections? - ✔✔
✔✔What is an AED & what does it stand for? - ✔✔automated external defibrillator
(AED) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock
to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA)
✔✔What are the steps of the lawsuit process? - ✔✔accident occurs, attorney hired by
victim, attorney retains experts and lays out case based on standards, complaint filed,
pretrial discovery legal questions/ statements, request to produce, trial held.
✔✔YMCA Lifeguard cert is valid for how many years? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔What personal equipment should a lifeguard always have? - ✔✔whistle, fanny pack,
guard tube, water bottle, name tag, and mask
✔✔What do we use to indicate good swimmers vs. non-swimmers? - ✔✔band!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What safety protocols do we follow when working with chemicals? - ✔✔
✔✔What certification is only valid for 1 year? - ✔✔CPR/AED
✔✔Where would you use a diagonal search pattern? - ✔✔in currents and effective on
the waterfront.
✔✔What report can a facility use to track all injuries & emergencies? -
✔✔Accident/Incident report
✔✔Do we remove impaled objects from injuries? - ✔✔No. Do not go further than your
training
✔✔What are universal precautions? How many are there? - ✔✔all employees and
volunteers are required to treat all human blood or other body fluids as if it were
contagious.
Universal precautions mean that you are expected to exercise work practice controls
and to use personal protective
equipment when necessary.
✔✔How long does your Emergency Oxygen cert last? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔What are some safety tips for boaters? - ✔✔lights on boats, speed limit, etc.
✔✔What is the purpose of safety (10 min.) breaks? - ✔✔To allow staff and patrons to
use the restroom, and relax for a moment.
✔✔What should be in the first aid kit/trauma bag? - ✔✔gloves, aed, band-aids,
blankets, etc.
✔✔What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ✔✔Maintain the safety of the
patrons in and around the pool
✔✔What equipment do you use to mark swim areas in lakes? - ✔✔flags, buoys and
floats, and landlines
✔✔What report is used for any & all first aid? - ✔✔accident report
✔✔What is epilepsy? - ✔✔A medical condition that can result in seizures.
✔✔How do you position a spinal victim in moving water? - ✔✔
, ✔✔SAMPLE - ✔✔Symptoms
Allergies
Medicine
Past medical history
Last food & drink
Events leading up
✔✔What is "standard of care" & why does it apply to guards? - ✔✔
✔✔DOTS - ✔✔Deformities
Open Injuries
Tenderness
Swelling
✔✔7.2-7.5 is the ideal range for what? - ✔✔Recommended pH
✔✔What are the common signs of PTSD? When would it affect a guard? - ✔✔
✔✔Name two search methods for waterfronts? - ✔✔
✔✔What is HIPPA & how does it apply to lifeguarding? - ✔✔Privacy of Medical
Information; not to disclose any details regarding rescues among staff members or
others
✔✔What things do guards look at during safety inspections? - ✔✔
✔✔What is an AED & what does it stand for? - ✔✔automated external defibrillator
(AED) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock
to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA)
✔✔What are the steps of the lawsuit process? - ✔✔accident occurs, attorney hired by
victim, attorney retains experts and lays out case based on standards, complaint filed,
pretrial discovery legal questions/ statements, request to produce, trial held.
✔✔YMCA Lifeguard cert is valid for how many years? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔What personal equipment should a lifeguard always have? - ✔✔whistle, fanny pack,
guard tube, water bottle, name tag, and mask
✔✔What do we use to indicate good swimmers vs. non-swimmers? - ✔✔band!!!!!!!!!!!!!
