AMERICAN RED CROSS -
LIFEGUARDING SKILLS - FINAL EXAM
A QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CORRECT
100%
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ANSWERA passive
victim who needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ANSWERInspecting the pool and
rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in
the water by actively scanning the assigned area.
While scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then
go under water. Which of the following applies? - ANSWERYou have a duty to act
and perform the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective
patron surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ANSWERAdjust his position slightly to
remove the glare spot from his surveillance area.
A patron starts running on the deck. You blow your whistle to get her attention. Next,
you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ANSWERTelling her she could slip or fall
and she must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-
line stabilization is: - ANSWERProvided using the head splint technique.
To effectively scan, you must:. - ANSWERMove your head and eyes as you scan to
look directly at each area rather than staring in a fixed direction.
When providing care to a conscious person you suspect of having a head, neck or
spinal injury and who was injured from a fall on the pool deck: - ANSWERYou do not
move the victim unless the scene becomes unsafe.
A woman collides with another swimmer while diving into the pool and asks the
lifeguard for help. Without doing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the woman she
can continue swimming. The woman leaves the facility and seeks medical attention
from a hospital after she begins to feel tingling sensations in her arms and legs. The
lifeguard may be: - ANSWERNegligent.
Working with other lifeguards, facility staff and supervisors as a team is: -
ANSWEROne of the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard.
LIFEGUARDING SKILLS - FINAL EXAM
A QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CORRECT
100%
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ANSWERA passive
victim who needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ANSWERInspecting the pool and
rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in
the water by actively scanning the assigned area.
While scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then
go under water. Which of the following applies? - ANSWERYou have a duty to act
and perform the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective
patron surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ANSWERAdjust his position slightly to
remove the glare spot from his surveillance area.
A patron starts running on the deck. You blow your whistle to get her attention. Next,
you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ANSWERTelling her she could slip or fall
and she must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-
line stabilization is: - ANSWERProvided using the head splint technique.
To effectively scan, you must:. - ANSWERMove your head and eyes as you scan to
look directly at each area rather than staring in a fixed direction.
When providing care to a conscious person you suspect of having a head, neck or
spinal injury and who was injured from a fall on the pool deck: - ANSWERYou do not
move the victim unless the scene becomes unsafe.
A woman collides with another swimmer while diving into the pool and asks the
lifeguard for help. Without doing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the woman she
can continue swimming. The woman leaves the facility and seeks medical attention
from a hospital after she begins to feel tingling sensations in her arms and legs. The
lifeguard may be: - ANSWERNegligent.
Working with other lifeguards, facility staff and supervisors as a team is: -
ANSWEROne of the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard.
