Safety Training for Swim Coaches Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
One of your swimmers has a history of allergies. You would call 9-1-1 or the local emergency
number if your swimmer was experiencing which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tightness in the throat
Life-threatening emergencies include all the following situations EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER Heat cramps
When providing care to a swimmer who has a head, neck or spinal injury, you would? -
CORRECT ANSWER Check whether a lifeguard is on duty before touching or moving
the swimmer.
To ensure that safety is maintained, all swimmers participating in an open-water event must?
- CORRECT ANSWER Attend a safety briefing before the event.
If a swimmer is having a seizure in the water, which action would be most appropriate? -
CORRECT ANSWER Support the swimmer with the head above water until the
seizure is over
Hypoxic training requires which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Additional
coaching, training and experience before it is used
When increasing training intensity, distance and training time, the general rule of thumb is to
increase intensity? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 percent each week
When reviewing the established policies to ensure the safety of swimmers, you would expect
to find rules and regulations about which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above
, During a swim meet warm-up, you, as the coach, need to? - CORRECT
ANSWER Directly supervise your athletes
When providing care to a person who is in the water and has a head, neck or spinal injury,
which of the following would be essential to do? - CORRECT ANSWER Keep the
person's face out of the water.
In discussing negligence, courts have determined that you, as a coach? - CORRECT
ANSWER Should be held to a standard of conduct expected of a reasonable, prudent
person under similar circumstances.
The proper sequence of steps for head-first entry into the water is? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sitting, kneeling, compact, stride and shallow-angle dive
One of your athletes has sustained a deep laceration that is bleeding. You suspect that the
athlete may be developing shock based on which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER A change in the level of consciousness
All devices that must be plugged into an electrical outlet should be plugged into which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER Ground fault circuit interrupter
To ensure safety during water and workout activities, all of the following would be
appropriate EXCEPT? - CORRECT ANSWER Making sure swimmers enter the water
as soon as they arrive
Which of the following would characterize a distressed swimmer? - CORRECT
ANSWER Treading water with little or no forward progress
Hyperventilation, or rapid, deep breathing preceding underwater swimming, is - CORRECT
ANSWER Dangerous because it can lead to a sudden loss of consciousness and death
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
One of your swimmers has a history of allergies. You would call 9-1-1 or the local emergency
number if your swimmer was experiencing which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tightness in the throat
Life-threatening emergencies include all the following situations EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER Heat cramps
When providing care to a swimmer who has a head, neck or spinal injury, you would? -
CORRECT ANSWER Check whether a lifeguard is on duty before touching or moving
the swimmer.
To ensure that safety is maintained, all swimmers participating in an open-water event must?
- CORRECT ANSWER Attend a safety briefing before the event.
If a swimmer is having a seizure in the water, which action would be most appropriate? -
CORRECT ANSWER Support the swimmer with the head above water until the
seizure is over
Hypoxic training requires which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Additional
coaching, training and experience before it is used
When increasing training intensity, distance and training time, the general rule of thumb is to
increase intensity? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 percent each week
When reviewing the established policies to ensure the safety of swimmers, you would expect
to find rules and regulations about which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above
, During a swim meet warm-up, you, as the coach, need to? - CORRECT
ANSWER Directly supervise your athletes
When providing care to a person who is in the water and has a head, neck or spinal injury,
which of the following would be essential to do? - CORRECT ANSWER Keep the
person's face out of the water.
In discussing negligence, courts have determined that you, as a coach? - CORRECT
ANSWER Should be held to a standard of conduct expected of a reasonable, prudent
person under similar circumstances.
The proper sequence of steps for head-first entry into the water is? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sitting, kneeling, compact, stride and shallow-angle dive
One of your athletes has sustained a deep laceration that is bleeding. You suspect that the
athlete may be developing shock based on which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER A change in the level of consciousness
All devices that must be plugged into an electrical outlet should be plugged into which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER Ground fault circuit interrupter
To ensure safety during water and workout activities, all of the following would be
appropriate EXCEPT? - CORRECT ANSWER Making sure swimmers enter the water
as soon as they arrive
Which of the following would characterize a distressed swimmer? - CORRECT
ANSWER Treading water with little or no forward progress
Hyperventilation, or rapid, deep breathing preceding underwater swimming, is - CORRECT
ANSWER Dangerous because it can lead to a sudden loss of consciousness and death
