Lifeguard Test (YMCA) Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What is a manual suction device used for? -
correct answer ✅Remove foreign objects from the throat
What do you do if the AED says "no shock advised"? -
correct answer ✅Continue CPR in intervals of 2 mins or until help
arrives.
What are the steps for a simple rescue in a wave pool? -
correct answer ✅don't evacuate, stay calm, activate eap
Define negligence. -
correct answer ✅failing to control or stop behavior that could
result in harm or injury
-failing to provide care
-providing inappropriate care
-providing care beyond your skills // from a legal standpoint: a
plaintiff must prove all elements of negligence (duty, breach,
proximate cause, and damages) in order to prevail in a lawsuit
against an individual or pool facility
Name the 3 stages of a tornado warning. -
correct answer ✅Watch
,Lifeguard Test (YMCA) Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Warning
Siren
How do you get out of a rip-current? -
correct answer ✅swim with the current in a diagonal towards the
shore
What is the Leadership Competency model? -
correct answer ✅- Mission Advancement
- Collaboration
- Operational Effectiveness
- Personal Growth
• Organized into four levels of
leadership:
- Leader
- Team Leader
- Multi-Team or
Branch Leader
- Organizational Leader
, Lifeguard Test (YMCA) Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
We follow our EAP & complete reports to avoid ____ after an
emergency? -
correct answer ✅lawsuits
What are the causes of hypothermia? -
correct answer ✅Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in
body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold
temperatures. The risk of cold exposure increases as the winter
months arrive.
How do you care for a heat related emergency? -
correct answer ✅give them water, put a wet towel on them
How do you stabilize a standing spinal victim? -
correct answer ✅activate EAP and get a chair so they don't fall
protect from further injury and comfort them until more advanced
help arrives. if victim's condition becomes unstable (dizziness, LOC,
etc), and chair not available, slowly lower victim to ground with the
assistance of other lifeguards. limit excessive movement while
lowering
Questions and Answers 2026
What is a manual suction device used for? -
correct answer ✅Remove foreign objects from the throat
What do you do if the AED says "no shock advised"? -
correct answer ✅Continue CPR in intervals of 2 mins or until help
arrives.
What are the steps for a simple rescue in a wave pool? -
correct answer ✅don't evacuate, stay calm, activate eap
Define negligence. -
correct answer ✅failing to control or stop behavior that could
result in harm or injury
-failing to provide care
-providing inappropriate care
-providing care beyond your skills // from a legal standpoint: a
plaintiff must prove all elements of negligence (duty, breach,
proximate cause, and damages) in order to prevail in a lawsuit
against an individual or pool facility
Name the 3 stages of a tornado warning. -
correct answer ✅Watch
,Lifeguard Test (YMCA) Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Warning
Siren
How do you get out of a rip-current? -
correct answer ✅swim with the current in a diagonal towards the
shore
What is the Leadership Competency model? -
correct answer ✅- Mission Advancement
- Collaboration
- Operational Effectiveness
- Personal Growth
• Organized into four levels of
leadership:
- Leader
- Team Leader
- Multi-Team or
Branch Leader
- Organizational Leader
, Lifeguard Test (YMCA) Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
We follow our EAP & complete reports to avoid ____ after an
emergency? -
correct answer ✅lawsuits
What are the causes of hypothermia? -
correct answer ✅Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in
body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold
temperatures. The risk of cold exposure increases as the winter
months arrive.
How do you care for a heat related emergency? -
correct answer ✅give them water, put a wet towel on them
How do you stabilize a standing spinal victim? -
correct answer ✅activate EAP and get a chair so they don't fall
protect from further injury and comfort them until more advanced
help arrives. if victim's condition becomes unstable (dizziness, LOC,
etc), and chair not available, slowly lower victim to ground with the
assistance of other lifeguards. limit excessive movement while
lowering
