RED CROSS LIFEGUARD STUDY GUIDE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include:
Answer: c. Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment
before the facility opens and paying close
attention to patrons in the water by actively
scanning the assigned area. b. Move the victim directly onto a
backboard.
●● What should you do if a man is unexpectedly pushed from behind
and falls from the deck into the water and is in distress after you activate
the emergency action plan?
Answer: d. Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining
on deck, then provide any additional care.
●● Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
Answer: a. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and
educating patrons about them
●● What should you do in the case of a head, neck or spinal injury in
deep water?
, Answer: a. Minimize movement of the victim's head and
neck using the head splint technique.
●● What steps should you take if you notice a person motionless in the
water while scanning your zone?
Answer: c. Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an
appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe
exit point, remove the victim from the water
and provide emergency care as needed.
●● What applies to the situation if you are scanning the pool and witness
a patron struggling while swimming and then go under?
Answer: a. You have duty to act and perform the
appropriate rescue.
●● What should a lifeguard do if they can no longer see some of the
patrons at one side of the swimming area from the station because of
glare from the afternoon sun to maintain effective patron surveillance?
Answer: a. Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare
spot from his surveillance area.
●● What should you after you blow your whistle at a patron running
running on the deck to enforce the rules and regulations?
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include:
Answer: c. Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment
before the facility opens and paying close
attention to patrons in the water by actively
scanning the assigned area. b. Move the victim directly onto a
backboard.
●● What should you do if a man is unexpectedly pushed from behind
and falls from the deck into the water and is in distress after you activate
the emergency action plan?
Answer: d. Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining
on deck, then provide any additional care.
●● Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
Answer: a. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and
educating patrons about them
●● What should you do in the case of a head, neck or spinal injury in
deep water?
, Answer: a. Minimize movement of the victim's head and
neck using the head splint technique.
●● What steps should you take if you notice a person motionless in the
water while scanning your zone?
Answer: c. Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an
appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe
exit point, remove the victim from the water
and provide emergency care as needed.
●● What applies to the situation if you are scanning the pool and witness
a patron struggling while swimming and then go under?
Answer: a. You have duty to act and perform the
appropriate rescue.
●● What should a lifeguard do if they can no longer see some of the
patrons at one side of the swimming area from the station because of
glare from the afternoon sun to maintain effective patron surveillance?
Answer: a. Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare
spot from his surveillance area.
●● What should you after you blow your whistle at a patron running
running on the deck to enforce the rules and regulations?
