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STARGUARD INSTRUCTOR TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
If you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming from the person's nose and
mouth,what should you do?
A) suction the foam until it stops coming out
B) use a finger sweep to remove the foam
C) breathe through the foam
D) turn the person's head to the side so the foam will drain out - ✔✔C) breathe through the foam
When attached to an oxygen cylinder, what does the regulator control?
A) rate of oxygen flow
B) pressure inside the cylinder
C) inflation of the mask and tubing
D) rate at which the cylinder can be refilled - ✔✔A) rate of oxygen flow
What should you do while performing a bottom search wearing goggles or mask, a snorkel, and fins?
A) move your arms in a freestyle stroke for speed
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B) surface every 10 seconds to clear your snorkel
C) use a kicking motion with your fins to feel for a person
D) keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person - ✔✔D) keep your hands
forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
When should you give verbal instructions to guests using a waterslide?
A) every rider, every time
B) the first time a guest rides the slide
C) when there is a large group on the slide tower platform
D) if a guest looks scared, or you think someone may try to break the rules - ✔✔A) every rider, every
time
Which is a good descriptor of the adult learner?
A) needs very little feedback
B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
C) functions best in an instructor-centered environment
D) retains the most information by reading - ✔✔B) learns best in an environment that is informal but
organized
What is the difference between distress and drowning?
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A) a distressed person is also injured
B) a drowning person is in deep water
C) a distressed person is on the bottom of the pool
D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head cannot be lifted or brought
to the surface to breathe - ✔✔D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the
head cannot be lifted or brought to the surface to breathe
True or False:
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head immobilization devices (HIDs) for the sole purpose
of immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-based practice. - ✔✔A) True
If an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are floating or are underwater and
are okay, what can you do to tell them apart?
A) look for the RID factor
B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
C) look to see if others around the person are worried that something is wrong
D) have another patron poke the person to see if the person is okay - ✔✔B) look to see that the person lifts
his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
What is a zero-depth entry at an aquatic facility?
A) a waterslide entry from an even platform
B) a method of running into a wave pool to make a rescue
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C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
D) an entry into the catch pool of a waterslide without going under the water - ✔✔C) the area that
resembles a beach shoreline
What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a drowning incident, but was resuscitated
and did not die?
A) distress
B) dry drowning
C) near drowning
D) non-fatal drowning - ✔✔D) non-fatal drowning
During a StarGuard IDC, instructor candidates will be given facilitation assignments and be evaluated in
the four areas of introduction/preparation, use of experiential approach, delivery,
and___________________.
A) demonstration
B) lecture presentation
C) knowledge/debriefing
D) use of technology capabilities - ✔✔C) knowledge/debriefing
Ture or False:
Lifeguards are the first link in the drowning chain of survival, and they should be considered part of the
prehospital system of care, along with EMS and other responders. - ✔✔A) True
Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.
STARGUARD INSTRUCTOR TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
If you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming from the person's nose and
mouth,what should you do?
A) suction the foam until it stops coming out
B) use a finger sweep to remove the foam
C) breathe through the foam
D) turn the person's head to the side so the foam will drain out - ✔✔C) breathe through the foam
When attached to an oxygen cylinder, what does the regulator control?
A) rate of oxygen flow
B) pressure inside the cylinder
C) inflation of the mask and tubing
D) rate at which the cylinder can be refilled - ✔✔A) rate of oxygen flow
What should you do while performing a bottom search wearing goggles or mask, a snorkel, and fins?
A) move your arms in a freestyle stroke for speed
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B) surface every 10 seconds to clear your snorkel
C) use a kicking motion with your fins to feel for a person
D) keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person - ✔✔D) keep your hands
forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
When should you give verbal instructions to guests using a waterslide?
A) every rider, every time
B) the first time a guest rides the slide
C) when there is a large group on the slide tower platform
D) if a guest looks scared, or you think someone may try to break the rules - ✔✔A) every rider, every
time
Which is a good descriptor of the adult learner?
A) needs very little feedback
B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
C) functions best in an instructor-centered environment
D) retains the most information by reading - ✔✔B) learns best in an environment that is informal but
organized
What is the difference between distress and drowning?
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A) a distressed person is also injured
B) a drowning person is in deep water
C) a distressed person is on the bottom of the pool
D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head cannot be lifted or brought
to the surface to breathe - ✔✔D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the
head cannot be lifted or brought to the surface to breathe
True or False:
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head immobilization devices (HIDs) for the sole purpose
of immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-based practice. - ✔✔A) True
If an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are floating or are underwater and
are okay, what can you do to tell them apart?
A) look for the RID factor
B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
C) look to see if others around the person are worried that something is wrong
D) have another patron poke the person to see if the person is okay - ✔✔B) look to see that the person lifts
his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
What is a zero-depth entry at an aquatic facility?
A) a waterslide entry from an even platform
B) a method of running into a wave pool to make a rescue
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C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
D) an entry into the catch pool of a waterslide without going under the water - ✔✔C) the area that
resembles a beach shoreline
What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a drowning incident, but was resuscitated
and did not die?
A) distress
B) dry drowning
C) near drowning
D) non-fatal drowning - ✔✔D) non-fatal drowning
During a StarGuard IDC, instructor candidates will be given facilitation assignments and be evaluated in
the four areas of introduction/preparation, use of experiential approach, delivery,
and___________________.
A) demonstration
B) lecture presentation
C) knowledge/debriefing
D) use of technology capabilities - ✔✔C) knowledge/debriefing
Ture or False:
Lifeguards are the first link in the drowning chain of survival, and they should be considered part of the
prehospital system of care, along with EMS and other responders. - ✔✔A) True
Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.
