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American Lifeguard Exam
You come on a scene where someone looks like they may be
hurt. During the initial assessment, you should check for all the
following EXCEPT__
Swelling.
With in-service training, staff should practice the steps of an
Emergency Action Plan (EAP), and the EAP should include such
things as__
Practice emergency rescue procedures, and calling for help
A patron pushes another patron, and they lose their balance and
fall into the pool. They both are laughing and seem to be having
fun, and most of the patrons and all of the children have left the
pool. There is a rule against pushing. You should __
Enforce the rules even though no one was hurt and they were just
having fun.
Lifeguards should continue providing care until__
EMS personnel arrive and take over.
When caring for a victim of shock, you should NOT__
Give the victim anything to eat.
While you are conducting a safety inspection, you find a crack on
the pool deck where someone could stub their toe. You should__
Close off the area around the crack and tell your supervisor.
As the initial lifeguard at the scene, when performing CPR on an
infant__
Compress the chest straight down about 1 inch to 1.5 inch.
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You notice a patron is sweating, breathing rapidly and is
experiencing pain in her jaw. You ask them if they feel okay and
they says no, that for the last 10 minutes they have been having
chest pain. What life-threatening condition could they be
experiencing?
Heart attack.
An electrical shock delivered to the heart to correct certain
abnormal heart rhythms is known as__
Defibrillation.
Make sure no one is touching the victim while the AED is
analyzing, because__
It could disrupt analysis.
A technique used in the water to minimize movement of the
victim's head and neck is the__
Head and chin support.
Why does a victim suffering from hypothermia need to be
rewarmed slowly, and not to quickly?
Rapid rewarming can cause dangerous heart rhythms.
A patron falls into the water and is in distress. You activate the
EAP and then extend a rescue tube to the victim. The next steps
include __
Pulling them to safety and provide additional care if needed.
While performing patron surveillance during a swim session, you
would prevent patron's injuries by __
Scanning the patrons in your area of responsibility.
You are in the pool office. A patron runs in saying that someone
collapsed in the locker room. After activating your facility's EAP,
American Lifeguard Exam
You come on a scene where someone looks like they may be
hurt. During the initial assessment, you should check for all the
following EXCEPT__
Swelling.
With in-service training, staff should practice the steps of an
Emergency Action Plan (EAP), and the EAP should include such
things as__
Practice emergency rescue procedures, and calling for help
A patron pushes another patron, and they lose their balance and
fall into the pool. They both are laughing and seem to be having
fun, and most of the patrons and all of the children have left the
pool. There is a rule against pushing. You should __
Enforce the rules even though no one was hurt and they were just
having fun.
Lifeguards should continue providing care until__
EMS personnel arrive and take over.
When caring for a victim of shock, you should NOT__
Give the victim anything to eat.
While you are conducting a safety inspection, you find a crack on
the pool deck where someone could stub their toe. You should__
Close off the area around the crack and tell your supervisor.
As the initial lifeguard at the scene, when performing CPR on an
infant__
Compress the chest straight down about 1 inch to 1.5 inch.
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You notice a patron is sweating, breathing rapidly and is
experiencing pain in her jaw. You ask them if they feel okay and
they says no, that for the last 10 minutes they have been having
chest pain. What life-threatening condition could they be
experiencing?
Heart attack.
An electrical shock delivered to the heart to correct certain
abnormal heart rhythms is known as__
Defibrillation.
Make sure no one is touching the victim while the AED is
analyzing, because__
It could disrupt analysis.
A technique used in the water to minimize movement of the
victim's head and neck is the__
Head and chin support.
Why does a victim suffering from hypothermia need to be
rewarmed slowly, and not to quickly?
Rapid rewarming can cause dangerous heart rhythms.
A patron falls into the water and is in distress. You activate the
EAP and then extend a rescue tube to the victim. The next steps
include __
Pulling them to safety and provide additional care if needed.
While performing patron surveillance during a swim session, you
would prevent patron's injuries by __
Scanning the patrons in your area of responsibility.
You are in the pool office. A patron runs in saying that someone
collapsed in the locker room. After activating your facility's EAP,
