LIFEGUARD WRITTEN TEST (RED
CROSS) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
what should lifeguards do in the event of a thunder and lightning - Correct Answers -
clear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sight of lighting.
When should EAP be practiced - Correct Answers -Regularly during orientation and in-
service training sessions.
What are steps you would talk in checking a conscious person? - Correct Answers -
Check the scene, obtain consent, call 911, as the person what's their name, what
happened, any allergies, where is the pain, any medical conditions, and is there any
medications they take?
What care should you give to a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough,
speak, or breathe? - Correct Answers -Abdominal back thrusts and back blows
What is one cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR for an adult? - Correct Answers
-30 compressions, 2 rescue breaths
How do you care for a person who is having a seizure? - Correct Answers -You call 911
and try to calm them down
How should you care for someone with frostbite? - Correct Answers -Keep the blood
flowing, get cold wet clothes, anything wet off of them.
What are the steps in caring for a bleeding wound? - Correct Answers -Apply pressure,
wrap around the wound
What are the signs for internal bleeding? - Correct Answers -Can taste iron, red / blue
skin, tender, swollen or bruised skin, vomiting, or coughing blood.
What does FAST stand for? - Correct Answers -Face, arm, speech, and time.
What do you do when someone who is allergic is stung by a bee? - Correct Answers -
Call 911
If you suspect that a conscious person has been poisoned who do you call? - Correct
Answers -Poison control center
, Characterisitcs of a Professional Lifeguard. Lifeguards must be... - Correct Answers -
knowledgable with appropriate skills, reliable, mature, couteous and consistent, positive,
and professional.
How to stay healthy and fit. - Correct Answers -exercise, eat and hydrate properly, rest
adequately, use sun protection, and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Overexposure to the sun can cause... - Correct Answers -sunburn, skin cancer,
dehydration, heat exaustion, and heat stroke.
Dehydration - Correct Answers -When a person loses more fluids than he/she
consumes.
Primary Responsibilities - Correct Answers -Preventing injuries, enforcing rules,
recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies, administering first aid and CPR,
and informing others when help is needed.
Cardiac Arrest - Correct Answers -failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract
(usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat
leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) - Correct Answers -abnormal heart rhythm which results in
quivering of ventricles
Ventricular tachycardia - Correct Answers -abnormal heart rhythm in which the heart
contracts too rapidly
Secondary Responsibilities - Correct Answers -Filling out records and reports,
maintenance, and inspecting the facility.
Job Description - Correct Answers -Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility
patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
FIND - F - Correct Answers -Figure out the problem
FIND - I - Correct Answers -Identify possible solutions
FIND - N - Correct Answers -Name the pros and cons for each solution
FIND - D - Correct Answers -Decide which solution is best
When is the FIND model used? - Correct Answers -When making a desicion, but never
in emergencies.
Duty to act - Correct Answers -Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of
an emergency
CROSS) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
what should lifeguards do in the event of a thunder and lightning - Correct Answers -
clear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sight of lighting.
When should EAP be practiced - Correct Answers -Regularly during orientation and in-
service training sessions.
What are steps you would talk in checking a conscious person? - Correct Answers -
Check the scene, obtain consent, call 911, as the person what's their name, what
happened, any allergies, where is the pain, any medical conditions, and is there any
medications they take?
What care should you give to a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough,
speak, or breathe? - Correct Answers -Abdominal back thrusts and back blows
What is one cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR for an adult? - Correct Answers
-30 compressions, 2 rescue breaths
How do you care for a person who is having a seizure? - Correct Answers -You call 911
and try to calm them down
How should you care for someone with frostbite? - Correct Answers -Keep the blood
flowing, get cold wet clothes, anything wet off of them.
What are the steps in caring for a bleeding wound? - Correct Answers -Apply pressure,
wrap around the wound
What are the signs for internal bleeding? - Correct Answers -Can taste iron, red / blue
skin, tender, swollen or bruised skin, vomiting, or coughing blood.
What does FAST stand for? - Correct Answers -Face, arm, speech, and time.
What do you do when someone who is allergic is stung by a bee? - Correct Answers -
Call 911
If you suspect that a conscious person has been poisoned who do you call? - Correct
Answers -Poison control center
, Characterisitcs of a Professional Lifeguard. Lifeguards must be... - Correct Answers -
knowledgable with appropriate skills, reliable, mature, couteous and consistent, positive,
and professional.
How to stay healthy and fit. - Correct Answers -exercise, eat and hydrate properly, rest
adequately, use sun protection, and refrain from using alcohol and other drugs.
Overexposure to the sun can cause... - Correct Answers -sunburn, skin cancer,
dehydration, heat exaustion, and heat stroke.
Dehydration - Correct Answers -When a person loses more fluids than he/she
consumes.
Primary Responsibilities - Correct Answers -Preventing injuries, enforcing rules,
recognizing and responding quickly to emergencies, administering first aid and CPR,
and informing others when help is needed.
Cardiac Arrest - Correct Answers -failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract
(usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat
leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) - Correct Answers -abnormal heart rhythm which results in
quivering of ventricles
Ventricular tachycardia - Correct Answers -abnormal heart rhythm in which the heart
contracts too rapidly
Secondary Responsibilities - Correct Answers -Filling out records and reports,
maintenance, and inspecting the facility.
Job Description - Correct Answers -Responsible for ensuring the safety of facility
patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.
FIND - F - Correct Answers -Figure out the problem
FIND - I - Correct Answers -Identify possible solutions
FIND - N - Correct Answers -Name the pros and cons for each solution
FIND - D - Correct Answers -Decide which solution is best
When is the FIND model used? - Correct Answers -When making a desicion, but never
in emergencies.
Duty to act - Correct Answers -Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of
an emergency
