AMERICAN RED CROSS - SHALLOW
WATER LIFEGUARDING SKILLS -
FINAL EXAM B QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
A child falls backwards from a water play structure in extremely shallow water. She
can not stand up. If you suspect a head, neck or spinal injury, you should: -
ANSWERProvide manual stabilization placing your hands on either side of her head
until more help arrives.
A child is in distress and is near the side of the pool. When using the reaching assist
with a rescue tube to help the child, you should: - ANSWERExtend a rescue tube to
the child and pull the child to safety.
You are walking through the park on your way to the pool to report for duty and
witness an adult suddenly collapse while playing catch with his son. You survey the
scene to be sure it is safe and then decide to perform CPR on the adult victim.
Which legal consideration applies? - ANSWERGood Samaritan law
You can remain alert and reduce fatigue during your shift by: - ANSWERRotating
from station to station.
You enter the mechanical room and find a maintenance worker lying on his back on
the floor next to a ladder. During your primary assessment, you find the victim
unconscious but breathing. You must leave to get help. What should you do? -
ANSWERMove him into the H.A.IN.ES. position.
You find a patron lying on the locker room floor. You suspect she has a head, neck
or spinal injury because she has: - ANSWERBlood in the ears and nose.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps
you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order: -
ANSWERActivate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move
the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide
emergency care as needed.
In the event of thunder and lightning at an outdoor facility, lifeguards should: -
ANSWERClear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sighting
of lightning.
It is the primary responsibility of the facility management to provide all but which of
the following? - ANSWEREducating patrons about and enforcing facility rules
WATER LIFEGUARDING SKILLS -
FINAL EXAM B QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
A child falls backwards from a water play structure in extremely shallow water. She
can not stand up. If you suspect a head, neck or spinal injury, you should: -
ANSWERProvide manual stabilization placing your hands on either side of her head
until more help arrives.
A child is in distress and is near the side of the pool. When using the reaching assist
with a rescue tube to help the child, you should: - ANSWERExtend a rescue tube to
the child and pull the child to safety.
You are walking through the park on your way to the pool to report for duty and
witness an adult suddenly collapse while playing catch with his son. You survey the
scene to be sure it is safe and then decide to perform CPR on the adult victim.
Which legal consideration applies? - ANSWERGood Samaritan law
You can remain alert and reduce fatigue during your shift by: - ANSWERRotating
from station to station.
You enter the mechanical room and find a maintenance worker lying on his back on
the floor next to a ladder. During your primary assessment, you find the victim
unconscious but breathing. You must leave to get help. What should you do? -
ANSWERMove him into the H.A.IN.ES. position.
You find a patron lying on the locker room floor. You suspect she has a head, neck
or spinal injury because she has: - ANSWERBlood in the ears and nose.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps
you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order: -
ANSWERActivate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move
the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide
emergency care as needed.
In the event of thunder and lightning at an outdoor facility, lifeguards should: -
ANSWERClear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sighting
of lightning.
It is the primary responsibility of the facility management to provide all but which of
the following? - ANSWEREducating patrons about and enforcing facility rules
