StarGuard Elite Exam |65 Complete Q’s and
A’s
Drowning can happen - -quickly and silently to anyone
- what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred?
- -development of an attitude of complacency
- what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place
where you lifeguard? - -workplace culture
- what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - -
proactively looking at the water to give yourself the best chance to recognize
a distress or drowning situation
- who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety
- -the employer, staff, and patrons
- what are the qualities of effective rules - --enforced in the same way each
time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
- what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - -
monitor weather radar and use lightning detectors
- swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or
underwater swimming contests or games - -true
- which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices
(PFDs) such as lifejackets - --united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
- what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and
when groups come to your facility - --restrict non-swimmers or weak
swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information
when they arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak
swimmers with life jackets
- what does RWI stand for - -recreational water illness
, - which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted
through loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - --diarrhea spreads more
quickly through the water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
- what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - -
consider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they
were contaminated
- what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution
for cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface - -1 part
bleach to 9 parts water
- what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have
available - --protective eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
-footwear
-CPR barrier mask
- what is the difference between distress and drowning - -a drowning
person's nose and mouth are covered with water and he or she cannot
breath; a distressed person can still remain on the surface and is able to
breath
- what are some possible outcomes for a drowning survivor - --completely
recovers after CPR and hospital stay
-has permanent brain or organ damage for the rest or his or her life
-have a complete recovery at the scene, with no need for CPR
- which of these descriptions applies to a drowning fatality - -a person who
dies as a result of a drowning incident, at the scene or even days or weeks
later after a hospital stay
- the amount of time that passes before the interruption of the drowning
process (rescue) is crucial to the victims survival - -true
- a person submerged under clear water will be easy to see - -false
- which crucial observation skills must you continuously perform to be able
to recognize distress or drowning - -scan, target, asses
- what does a drowning swimmer commonly look like - -a swimmer bobbing
or playing under the water
- in a 3-D triage scanning, what risk area is the most urgent, and where
should you look first - -the bottom
A’s
Drowning can happen - -quickly and silently to anyone
- what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred?
- -development of an attitude of complacency
- what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place
where you lifeguard? - -workplace culture
- what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - -
proactively looking at the water to give yourself the best chance to recognize
a distress or drowning situation
- who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety
- -the employer, staff, and patrons
- what are the qualities of effective rules - --enforced in the same way each
time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
- what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - -
monitor weather radar and use lightning detectors
- swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or
underwater swimming contests or games - -true
- which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices
(PFDs) such as lifejackets - --united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
- what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and
when groups come to your facility - --restrict non-swimmers or weak
swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information
when they arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak
swimmers with life jackets
- what does RWI stand for - -recreational water illness
, - which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted
through loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - --diarrhea spreads more
quickly through the water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
- what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - -
consider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they
were contaminated
- what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution
for cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface - -1 part
bleach to 9 parts water
- what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have
available - --protective eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
-footwear
-CPR barrier mask
- what is the difference between distress and drowning - -a drowning
person's nose and mouth are covered with water and he or she cannot
breath; a distressed person can still remain on the surface and is able to
breath
- what are some possible outcomes for a drowning survivor - --completely
recovers after CPR and hospital stay
-has permanent brain or organ damage for the rest or his or her life
-have a complete recovery at the scene, with no need for CPR
- which of these descriptions applies to a drowning fatality - -a person who
dies as a result of a drowning incident, at the scene or even days or weeks
later after a hospital stay
- the amount of time that passes before the interruption of the drowning
process (rescue) is crucial to the victims survival - -true
- a person submerged under clear water will be easy to see - -false
- which crucial observation skills must you continuously perform to be able
to recognize distress or drowning - -scan, target, asses
- what does a drowning swimmer commonly look like - -a swimmer bobbing
or playing under the water
- in a 3-D triage scanning, what risk area is the most urgent, and where
should you look first - -the bottom
