Lifeguard Recertification Study Questions | 70 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

While guarding, if you notice a person swimming full lengths of the pool underwater, what should you do? - ANS - Immediately stop and explain dangers of activity 2 Lifeguards are on watch, you are a guard on break. If the EAP is activated for a passive submerged victim, what steps should you take to assist in the rescue? - ANS - Bring the spinal board to the lifeguard and help remove the victim from the water as the other lifeguard watches and clears the water After extricating a conscious suspected spinal victim from the water, what do you do for the victim? - ANS - Cover the victim, reassure them, watch and care for signs of shock and perform secondary assessment If a person comes up to you claiming they hit their head when they fell on the pool deck and you notice blood and fluids coming from his ear coupled with a dizzy feeling. What should you do? - ANS - Provide manual stabilization until other staff arrives with a spinal board and you can backboard the victim Effective scanning of the pool is demonstrated when a lifeguard looks at what part(s) of the water? - ANS - surface, bottom and middle of the pool water Effective scanning also means WHAT as you scan? - ANS - Head and eyes What is the term used when multiple Lifeguard sanctions are set up to reduce the number of patrons watched by each Lifeguard? - ANS - ZONE COVERAGE