STARGUARD 6E FINAL PAPER 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What will occupy the majority of a lifeguard's time while on stand.
Answer: constant visual contact w/ the water
●● What does it mean to observe standard (universal) precautions.
Answer: identify & treat all bodily fluids of others excess as if they are
infected
●● What does RWI stand for.
Answer: Recreational Water Illness
●● What should you know about other people's blood and bodily
fluids?.
Answer: use personal protect equipment
●● What should you do if another person's bodily fluids came in contact
with a break in your skin.
Answer: wash area w/ soap & water flush splashes to nose mouth or skin
w/ water irrigate eyes w/ clear water report incident to succession seek
need treatment
, ●● How should bleach solutions be prepared.
Answer: 1 part household bleach to a parts water
●● What is cryptosporidium, and how long does it survive in properly
maintained swimming pool water.
Answer: a German Diarrhea 11 days
●● What is the difference between loose and solid stool, and how do the
affect in aquatic environment differently.
Answer: They contain millions of germs which effect the environment
-Loose stool= Diarrhea
-Solid stool= Constipation
●● What is the difference between distress and drowning.
Answer: person is responsible & can breath vs mouth & nose covered w/
water & person cannot get to surface for air of water & stomach
●● What organs are at the greatest risk for permanent damage during
drowning.
Answer: Heart & brain
●● What happens when a drowning person tries to breathe.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What will occupy the majority of a lifeguard's time while on stand.
Answer: constant visual contact w/ the water
●● What does it mean to observe standard (universal) precautions.
Answer: identify & treat all bodily fluids of others excess as if they are
infected
●● What does RWI stand for.
Answer: Recreational Water Illness
●● What should you know about other people's blood and bodily
fluids?.
Answer: use personal protect equipment
●● What should you do if another person's bodily fluids came in contact
with a break in your skin.
Answer: wash area w/ soap & water flush splashes to nose mouth or skin
w/ water irrigate eyes w/ clear water report incident to succession seek
need treatment
, ●● How should bleach solutions be prepared.
Answer: 1 part household bleach to a parts water
●● What is cryptosporidium, and how long does it survive in properly
maintained swimming pool water.
Answer: a German Diarrhea 11 days
●● What is the difference between loose and solid stool, and how do the
affect in aquatic environment differently.
Answer: They contain millions of germs which effect the environment
-Loose stool= Diarrhea
-Solid stool= Constipation
●● What is the difference between distress and drowning.
Answer: person is responsible & can breath vs mouth & nose covered w/
water & person cannot get to surface for air of water & stomach
●● What organs are at the greatest risk for permanent damage during
drowning.
Answer: Heart & brain
●● What happens when a drowning person tries to breathe.
