STARGUARD QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
A good strategy to help relieve emotional distress following an unresponsive drowning
incident is to - ✔️✔️do some form of physical activity
A one-rescuer assist can be used for extricating a person at shoreline when the person
- ✔️✔️is responsive and can walk.
A person always exhibits instinctive responses on the surface during the drowning
process. - ✔️✔️False
A person who is choking becomes unresponsive, and you begin CPR. What should you
do after each set of compressions? - ✔️✔️Look in the mouth and remove any visible
object
A person who is unresponsive under the water will be completely motionless. -
✔️✔️False
A key step in performing a backboard pullout extrication successfully is to - ✔️✔️use
the pool edge as a seesaw to help slide the board out.
A lifeguard should be considered part of the prehospital system of care, along with EMS
and other responders. - ✔️✔️True
A missing-person emergency action plan should include - ✔️✔️a designated staging
area for all staff and bystanders, two groups of searchers: one to immediately begin a
water search, another to search the land, and a specific signal to indicate a missing-
person situation.
A missing-person emergency action plan should include a designated staging area for
all staff and bystanders, two groups of searchers, and a specific signal to indicate a
missing-person situation. - ✔️✔️True
A crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times is that -
✔️✔️drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time.
A fast and effective method to help a distressed swimmer who is still responsive and
within arm's reach is a - ✔️✔️land-based assist.
,A policy that requires non-swimmers to stay in waist-deep water may reduce the risk of
drowning. - ✔️✔️True
A responsive adult has given you permission to provide first-aid care. The person is
awake and talking and complains of feeling weak and dizzy. What should you do? -
✔️✔️Alert EMS or activate your emergency action plan.
A swimming or beachfront area enclosed by lines, docks, or piers within an open body
of water is called a(n) - ✔️✔️restricted waterfront.
A two-person extremity carry can be used on someone who is responsive or
unresponsive. - ✔️✔️True
After early recognition, what is the next critical link in the chain of survival for an
unresponsive drowning person? - ✔️✔️Early rescue breathing
An injured person is restless, shivering, and his tissue color is pale. He is pleading with
you for a drink of water. What should you do while waiting for EMS? - ✔️✔️Do not give
him anything to drink, and maintain normal body temperature.
An unresponsive drowning person may be found floating near the pool bottom or lying
on the bottom. Where else might you find a drowning person? - ✔️✔️Floating on the
surface or just underneath the surface of the water.
An unresponsive person who has been submerged under the water is likely to -
✔️✔️vomit, have a swollen-looking stomach, and have foam coming out of the nose or
mouth.
Animals may be allowed on the pool deck if - ✔️✔️they are trained to assist a person
who has a medical condition or disability.
Announcements to a crowd should be as detailed as possible to provide the best
information available. - ✔️✔️False
Based on the current evidence, which statement is true if a person's neck or spine has
been injured? - ✔️✔️The injury occurred at the time of impact; it will not be made
worse if the head, neck, or spine move.
Before releasing a person back into the facility after a rescue, which TWO important
things should you do? - ✔️✔️Provide safety instructions so the person knows how to
avoid another rescue situation and provide warning and instructions to watch for
excessive cough, difficulty breathing, or any other worrisome symptoms that develop
within 8 hours after the incident and to seek medical care immediately if these develop.
, Calling in at the last minute to say you won't be at work, not finding an approved
substitute, and not showing up for work without notifying your supervisor can all
compromise the safety of everyone at the facility. - ✔️✔️True
Cell phones don't always show phone numbers and addresses to emergency medical
dispatchers. - ✔️✔️True
Chest compressions are most effective when you - ✔️✔️push hard and push fast
Chest compressions should be administered to adults, children, and infants at what
rate? - ✔️✔️at least 100 but not more than 120 times per minute
Drowning stops when - ✔️✔️successful rescue breaths are given.
Events that could cause trauma in an aquatic environment include forcefully hitting the
head, neck, or back on - ✔️✔️the pool wall or edge, the bottom (pool or shoreline),
and/or another person or hard object.
Frequent site inspections at waterfront areas are important because conditions often
change over time. - ✔️✔️True
Having a lifeguard on duty during swim team practice is not necessary, because
everyone in the pool knows how to swim. - ✔️✔️False
Having mask, fins, and snorkel gear may be helpful at waterfronts because this
equipment - ✔️✔️will help you locate and reach victims faster.
How can you tell if rescue breaths are going into a person's lungs? - ✔️✔️The chest
will visibly rise.
How is active motion restriction provided? - ✔️✔️Manually hold the person's head to
limit movement.
How is an appropriate slide dispatch rate determined? - ✔️✔️Length of time it takes a
patron to ride and then move out of the slide path.
How is passive spinal motion restriction provided? - ✔️✔️Tell the person not to make
any movements that cause pain and guide her to a seated or lying position.
How long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive, even in properly
maintained swimming pool water? - ✔️✔️Up to 11 days.
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive
drowning person? - ✔️✔️5
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
A good strategy to help relieve emotional distress following an unresponsive drowning
incident is to - ✔️✔️do some form of physical activity
A one-rescuer assist can be used for extricating a person at shoreline when the person
- ✔️✔️is responsive and can walk.
A person always exhibits instinctive responses on the surface during the drowning
process. - ✔️✔️False
A person who is choking becomes unresponsive, and you begin CPR. What should you
do after each set of compressions? - ✔️✔️Look in the mouth and remove any visible
object
A person who is unresponsive under the water will be completely motionless. -
✔️✔️False
A key step in performing a backboard pullout extrication successfully is to - ✔️✔️use
the pool edge as a seesaw to help slide the board out.
A lifeguard should be considered part of the prehospital system of care, along with EMS
and other responders. - ✔️✔️True
A missing-person emergency action plan should include - ✔️✔️a designated staging
area for all staff and bystanders, two groups of searchers: one to immediately begin a
water search, another to search the land, and a specific signal to indicate a missing-
person situation.
A missing-person emergency action plan should include a designated staging area for
all staff and bystanders, two groups of searchers, and a specific signal to indicate a
missing-person situation. - ✔️✔️True
A crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times is that -
✔️✔️drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time.
A fast and effective method to help a distressed swimmer who is still responsive and
within arm's reach is a - ✔️✔️land-based assist.
,A policy that requires non-swimmers to stay in waist-deep water may reduce the risk of
drowning. - ✔️✔️True
A responsive adult has given you permission to provide first-aid care. The person is
awake and talking and complains of feeling weak and dizzy. What should you do? -
✔️✔️Alert EMS or activate your emergency action plan.
A swimming or beachfront area enclosed by lines, docks, or piers within an open body
of water is called a(n) - ✔️✔️restricted waterfront.
A two-person extremity carry can be used on someone who is responsive or
unresponsive. - ✔️✔️True
After early recognition, what is the next critical link in the chain of survival for an
unresponsive drowning person? - ✔️✔️Early rescue breathing
An injured person is restless, shivering, and his tissue color is pale. He is pleading with
you for a drink of water. What should you do while waiting for EMS? - ✔️✔️Do not give
him anything to drink, and maintain normal body temperature.
An unresponsive drowning person may be found floating near the pool bottom or lying
on the bottom. Where else might you find a drowning person? - ✔️✔️Floating on the
surface or just underneath the surface of the water.
An unresponsive person who has been submerged under the water is likely to -
✔️✔️vomit, have a swollen-looking stomach, and have foam coming out of the nose or
mouth.
Animals may be allowed on the pool deck if - ✔️✔️they are trained to assist a person
who has a medical condition or disability.
Announcements to a crowd should be as detailed as possible to provide the best
information available. - ✔️✔️False
Based on the current evidence, which statement is true if a person's neck or spine has
been injured? - ✔️✔️The injury occurred at the time of impact; it will not be made
worse if the head, neck, or spine move.
Before releasing a person back into the facility after a rescue, which TWO important
things should you do? - ✔️✔️Provide safety instructions so the person knows how to
avoid another rescue situation and provide warning and instructions to watch for
excessive cough, difficulty breathing, or any other worrisome symptoms that develop
within 8 hours after the incident and to seek medical care immediately if these develop.
, Calling in at the last minute to say you won't be at work, not finding an approved
substitute, and not showing up for work without notifying your supervisor can all
compromise the safety of everyone at the facility. - ✔️✔️True
Cell phones don't always show phone numbers and addresses to emergency medical
dispatchers. - ✔️✔️True
Chest compressions are most effective when you - ✔️✔️push hard and push fast
Chest compressions should be administered to adults, children, and infants at what
rate? - ✔️✔️at least 100 but not more than 120 times per minute
Drowning stops when - ✔️✔️successful rescue breaths are given.
Events that could cause trauma in an aquatic environment include forcefully hitting the
head, neck, or back on - ✔️✔️the pool wall or edge, the bottom (pool or shoreline),
and/or another person or hard object.
Frequent site inspections at waterfront areas are important because conditions often
change over time. - ✔️✔️True
Having a lifeguard on duty during swim team practice is not necessary, because
everyone in the pool knows how to swim. - ✔️✔️False
Having mask, fins, and snorkel gear may be helpful at waterfronts because this
equipment - ✔️✔️will help you locate and reach victims faster.
How can you tell if rescue breaths are going into a person's lungs? - ✔️✔️The chest
will visibly rise.
How is active motion restriction provided? - ✔️✔️Manually hold the person's head to
limit movement.
How is an appropriate slide dispatch rate determined? - ✔️✔️Length of time it takes a
patron to ride and then move out of the slide path.
How is passive spinal motion restriction provided? - ✔️✔️Tell the person not to make
any movements that cause pain and guide her to a seated or lying position.
How long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive, even in properly
maintained swimming pool water? - ✔️✔️Up to 11 days.
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive
drowning person? - ✔️✔️5
