American Red Cross Lifeguard EXAM A & B updated
2023. (Emergency Medicine American Red Cross
Lifeguard TestsA&B /) 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/ A +
GRADE
What are our primary responsibilities? - ANSWER: Patron saftey and protecting lives
What are our secondary responsibilities? - ANSWER: Taking care of the pool, testing
the water, and performing swim tests
Be a _________ lifeguard not a __________ lifeguard. - ANSWER: Preventative ;
reactive
Good Samaritan Laws - ANSWER: Say you may help someone even if you are off duty
Before helping someone, always... - ANSWER: Ask for consent
As you help a conscious victim... - ANSWER: Explain what you are doing
You may make suggestions but do not... - ANSWER: Give medical advice /
prescriptions
If someone denies consent... - ANSWER: Get your manager
Abandonment - ANSWER: When you cannot get consent from someone to help, but
just leave them
EAP - ANSWER: Emergency Action Plan
Duty to Act - ANSWER: You have a responsibility to act to emergencies in your zone
Negligence - ANSWER: Not responding to an emergency
You will always have your... - ANSWER: Rescue tube, face mask, and gloves.
Your hip pack will have... - ANSWER: Your face mask and gloves
The key to effective lifeguarding is... - ANSWER: Communication
If something at the pool is broken (i.e. A ladder) - ANSWER: Put a sign or cone up and
document it
If a patron tells you something that needs to be done elsewhere while you are on
duty, tell them... - ANSWER: To get another guard, you can't leave your post
, What do you do for thunder? - ANSWER: Clear the pool, keep the people away from
the pool, showers, windows and metal, put umbrellas down
How long is the pool closed for thunder or lightening? - ANSWER: 30 minutes
After every new clap of thunder or lightening... - ANSWER: Restart the 30 minutes
If there is a power failure... - ANSWER: Clear the pool
After any major emergency or event... - ANSWER: Document it!
Stride Jump - ANSWER: Walk out onto the water, scissor the legs together after you
hit the water.
When do you use a stride jump? - ANSWER: When the water is more than 5 feet
deep and you are no more than 3 feet above it
Compact Jump - ANSWER: Jump into the water in a sitting position
When do you use a compact jump? - ANSWER: If you are more than 3 feet above the
water and the water is deeper than 5 feet
Slide in entry - ANSWER: Place tube in water and lower yourself front-ways into the
water
When do you use a slide in entry? - ANSWER: When you suspect a head/neck/spine
injury
Before entering the water with a rescue tube always... - ANSWER: Hold the excess
line
One whistle means: - ANSWER: Patron
Two whistles mean: - ANSWER: Lifeguard
Three whistles mean: - ANSWER: Emergency care (need a backboard etc)
MSDS - ANSWER: Material Data Safety Sheet (every dangerous chemical at the pool
has one in a binder) has info on chemical and how to handle it
When exposed to possible blood-borne pathogens... - ANSWER: Use gloves, soap,
and water
Agonal Gasps/Breaths - ANSWER: Not real breathing, they are the brain telling the
mouth to breathe
If you see agonal gasps... - ANSWER: Go into CPR
2023. (Emergency Medicine American Red Cross
Lifeguard TestsA&B /) 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/ A +
GRADE
What are our primary responsibilities? - ANSWER: Patron saftey and protecting lives
What are our secondary responsibilities? - ANSWER: Taking care of the pool, testing
the water, and performing swim tests
Be a _________ lifeguard not a __________ lifeguard. - ANSWER: Preventative ;
reactive
Good Samaritan Laws - ANSWER: Say you may help someone even if you are off duty
Before helping someone, always... - ANSWER: Ask for consent
As you help a conscious victim... - ANSWER: Explain what you are doing
You may make suggestions but do not... - ANSWER: Give medical advice /
prescriptions
If someone denies consent... - ANSWER: Get your manager
Abandonment - ANSWER: When you cannot get consent from someone to help, but
just leave them
EAP - ANSWER: Emergency Action Plan
Duty to Act - ANSWER: You have a responsibility to act to emergencies in your zone
Negligence - ANSWER: Not responding to an emergency
You will always have your... - ANSWER: Rescue tube, face mask, and gloves.
Your hip pack will have... - ANSWER: Your face mask and gloves
The key to effective lifeguarding is... - ANSWER: Communication
If something at the pool is broken (i.e. A ladder) - ANSWER: Put a sign or cone up and
document it
If a patron tells you something that needs to be done elsewhere while you are on
duty, tell them... - ANSWER: To get another guard, you can't leave your post
, What do you do for thunder? - ANSWER: Clear the pool, keep the people away from
the pool, showers, windows and metal, put umbrellas down
How long is the pool closed for thunder or lightening? - ANSWER: 30 minutes
After every new clap of thunder or lightening... - ANSWER: Restart the 30 minutes
If there is a power failure... - ANSWER: Clear the pool
After any major emergency or event... - ANSWER: Document it!
Stride Jump - ANSWER: Walk out onto the water, scissor the legs together after you
hit the water.
When do you use a stride jump? - ANSWER: When the water is more than 5 feet
deep and you are no more than 3 feet above it
Compact Jump - ANSWER: Jump into the water in a sitting position
When do you use a compact jump? - ANSWER: If you are more than 3 feet above the
water and the water is deeper than 5 feet
Slide in entry - ANSWER: Place tube in water and lower yourself front-ways into the
water
When do you use a slide in entry? - ANSWER: When you suspect a head/neck/spine
injury
Before entering the water with a rescue tube always... - ANSWER: Hold the excess
line
One whistle means: - ANSWER: Patron
Two whistles mean: - ANSWER: Lifeguard
Three whistles mean: - ANSWER: Emergency care (need a backboard etc)
MSDS - ANSWER: Material Data Safety Sheet (every dangerous chemical at the pool
has one in a binder) has info on chemical and how to handle it
When exposed to possible blood-borne pathogens... - ANSWER: Use gloves, soap,
and water
Agonal Gasps/Breaths - ANSWER: Not real breathing, they are the brain telling the
mouth to breathe
If you see agonal gasps... - ANSWER: Go into CPR
