American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam
Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard✔✔ To prevent
drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility
2. Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsi-
bility✔✔ Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a
team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management
3. List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never in-
terfere with patron surveillance✔✔ Testing pool water chemistry, Assist
patrons by performing safety orientations, administrating swim tests,
fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing
maintenance, Completing records and reports, and Performing
opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
inspections
4. List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard✔✔
Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and
consistent, and Positive
5. Lifeguards should always do what✔✔ Be attentive and sit or stand
upright when on surveillance duty
6. A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to
,recognize a swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a
problem for this lifeguard✔✔ Negligence
7. List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent
from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
care✔✔ - State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you may
help, Explain that you would like to assess them to find out what you
think may be wrong or what you can do to help
8. What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding
certifi- cation✔✔ Two years
9. How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified✔✔
Go- ing through the Lifeguard class or course again
10.Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training✔✔
To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know
how to perform their job, To ensure that lifeguards get practice with
their facility's safety and rescue equipment and emergency action
plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand codes, rules, and
regulations of the facility
11.What does EAP stand for✔✔ Emergency Action Plan
, 12.Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
understand and practice the EAP✔✔ So everyone knows their
responsibilities and can perform them effectively
13.What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
participa- tion at well-managed aquatic facilities✔✔ At least four hours of
in-service training each month
14.What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service train-
ing✔✔ Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills,
Emergency response drills, and Decision-making protocols (or Facility
rules and regulations, Customer service, Records and reports, and
Physical conditioning)
15.What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training✔✔ Helps
you maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level, gives
you a chance
to practice with other lifeguards at your facility, and it will help you
to efficiently respond as a team in an emergency
16.In a water park setting, what additional items might be included in a
safety checklist✔✔ Inspecting and test run of rides and slides, Checking
that rafts, tubes, and/or sleds are properly inflated and the handles are
secure, Landing areas are free of rough surfaces and debris, Water
level and flow is appropriate for attraction, and Electronic dispatch
systems are tested and are operating properly
17.Why should water parks have signs posted at every attraction stating
the water depth✔✔ To prevent patrons from finding themselves in
Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard✔✔ To prevent
drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility
2. Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsi-
bility✔✔ Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a
team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management
3. List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never in-
terfere with patron surveillance✔✔ Testing pool water chemistry, Assist
patrons by performing safety orientations, administrating swim tests,
fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing
maintenance, Completing records and reports, and Performing
opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
inspections
4. List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard✔✔
Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and
consistent, and Positive
5. Lifeguards should always do what✔✔ Be attentive and sit or stand
upright when on surveillance duty
6. A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to
,recognize a swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a
problem for this lifeguard✔✔ Negligence
7. List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent
from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
care✔✔ - State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you may
help, Explain that you would like to assess them to find out what you
think may be wrong or what you can do to help
8. What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding
certifi- cation✔✔ Two years
9. How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified✔✔
Go- ing through the Lifeguard class or course again
10.Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training✔✔
To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know
how to perform their job, To ensure that lifeguards get practice with
their facility's safety and rescue equipment and emergency action
plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand codes, rules, and
regulations of the facility
11.What does EAP stand for✔✔ Emergency Action Plan
, 12.Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
understand and practice the EAP✔✔ So everyone knows their
responsibilities and can perform them effectively
13.What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
participa- tion at well-managed aquatic facilities✔✔ At least four hours of
in-service training each month
14.What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service train-
ing✔✔ Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills,
Emergency response drills, and Decision-making protocols (or Facility
rules and regulations, Customer service, Records and reports, and
Physical conditioning)
15.What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training✔✔ Helps
you maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level, gives
you a chance
to practice with other lifeguards at your facility, and it will help you
to efficiently respond as a team in an emergency
16.In a water park setting, what additional items might be included in a
safety checklist✔✔ Inspecting and test run of rides and slides, Checking
that rafts, tubes, and/or sleds are properly inflated and the handles are
secure, Landing areas are free of rough surfaces and debris, Water
level and flow is appropriate for attraction, and Electronic dispatch
systems are tested and are operating properly
17.Why should water parks have signs posted at every attraction stating
the water depth✔✔ To prevent patrons from finding themselves in
