Starguard Test Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Drowning can happen --- and --- to ---- at --- time - CORRECT ANSWER - quickly and
silently to anyone at anytime
What does RWI stand for - CORRECT ANSWER - recreational water illness
Swimmers should or should not be allowed to participate in breath holding contests or swimming
underwater - CORRECT ANSWER - SHOULD NEVER
What will you do the majority of the time lifeguarding - CORRECT ANSWER - Scanning
and searching the water
What should you always assume about people's blood and body fluids? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They are potentially infectious
When cleaning poop or body fluids what is the ratio of bleach to water - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
What should you do first thing when you have a break in the skin that comes in contact with the
fluids of another person? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wash the area with soap and water
What does universal precautions mean - CORRECT ANSWER - Act as if all body fluids
are infectious
What contains how many germs that can spread quickly through the water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Diarrhea contains millions of germs
, What can survive up to 11 days in properly maintained pool water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - parasite cryptosporidium
What determines whether water is shallow or not? - CORRECT ANSWER - a persons
height
What are the greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning - CORRECT
ANSWER - the heart and the brain
What is non-fatal drowning? - CORRECT ANSWER - When a person experiences a
drowning incident but was resuscitated and did not die
where can an unresponsive drowning person be found? - CORRECT ANSWER - floating
near the bottom of the pool, laying on the bottom of the pool, floating near the surface, just
underneath the surface
What are important for an unresponsive and drowning person to minimize or prevent brain
damage - CORRECT ANSWER - rescue breaths
What is the most important predictor of survival? - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of
time a person is submerged
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive drowning
person - CORRECT ANSWER -5
what takes away from your professional image - CORRECT ANSWER - twirling your
whistle
what is the e-stop - CORRECT ANSWER - a button or switch that shuts down the wave
action or water flow
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Drowning can happen --- and --- to ---- at --- time - CORRECT ANSWER - quickly and
silently to anyone at anytime
What does RWI stand for - CORRECT ANSWER - recreational water illness
Swimmers should or should not be allowed to participate in breath holding contests or swimming
underwater - CORRECT ANSWER - SHOULD NEVER
What will you do the majority of the time lifeguarding - CORRECT ANSWER - Scanning
and searching the water
What should you always assume about people's blood and body fluids? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They are potentially infectious
When cleaning poop or body fluids what is the ratio of bleach to water - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
What should you do first thing when you have a break in the skin that comes in contact with the
fluids of another person? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wash the area with soap and water
What does universal precautions mean - CORRECT ANSWER - Act as if all body fluids
are infectious
What contains how many germs that can spread quickly through the water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Diarrhea contains millions of germs
, What can survive up to 11 days in properly maintained pool water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - parasite cryptosporidium
What determines whether water is shallow or not? - CORRECT ANSWER - a persons
height
What are the greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning - CORRECT
ANSWER - the heart and the brain
What is non-fatal drowning? - CORRECT ANSWER - When a person experiences a
drowning incident but was resuscitated and did not die
where can an unresponsive drowning person be found? - CORRECT ANSWER - floating
near the bottom of the pool, laying on the bottom of the pool, floating near the surface, just
underneath the surface
What are important for an unresponsive and drowning person to minimize or prevent brain
damage - CORRECT ANSWER - rescue breaths
What is the most important predictor of survival? - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of
time a person is submerged
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive drowning
person - CORRECT ANSWER -5
what takes away from your professional image - CORRECT ANSWER - twirling your
whistle
what is the e-stop - CORRECT ANSWER - a button or switch that shuts down the wave
action or water flow
