LIFEGUARD RED CROSS EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔tube masks gloves, whistele, hip pack, bathing suit - ✔✔What equipment do you
need
✔✔Document/report, fix, block off - ✔✔You are conducting a check and find a loose bolt
on the ladder what do you do?
✔✔Distressed victim - ✔✔This swimmer is screaming, asking for help, still above water,
frantically moving
✔✔active victim - ✔✔This swimmer is splashing and moving, head not out of water
✔✔passive victim - ✔✔This swimmer is not active and usually not conscious
✔✔30s - ✔✔How long should it take for the lifeguard to recognize and reach the
drowning victim
✔✔unconscious, cardiac arrest, drowining, emergencies, severe bleeding - ✔✔5 life
threatening conditions are ____
✔✔recognize, activate, remove, 911, report, advise, release - ✔✔7 steps of EAP
(EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN)
✔✔to know your role as a lifeguard - ✔✔What is the purpose of EAP
✔✔backboard - ✔✔How do you get a passive victim out of the pool
✔✔too crowded, too shallow, expected back injusty - ✔✔when to do a slide in entry.
✔✔BBP - HEP B, HEP C, HIV, - ✔✔What are the major BPP lifeguards should be
aware of?
✔✔check for hazards, determine cause, #of victims, use personal protective equipment,
form initial impression - ✔✔5 things you do when you size up a scene
✔✔identify life threatining conditions, check for consciousness, open aireay, pulse
(adults neck/babys bicept. - ✔✔What is the purpose of a primary assessment
✔✔2 breaths, place in recovery posotion, are you ok?, shout, tap shout. - ✔✔What are
the stepts to a primary assessment
, ✔✔5 min - ✔✔how many minutes do you wait to call 911 if a swimmer is having trouble
breathing.
✔✔monitor, give medicine, - ✔✔how do you care for a person in respiratory distress?
✔✔5 back blows , 5 chest thrusts - ✔✔adult and child and infants who are consciously
choking need
✔✔CPR - adults index finger sweep/children pinky finger sweep - ✔✔adult and child
and infants who are consciously choking need
✔✔2:30 2:30 2:15 - ✔✔ratios - adults, children, infantrs
✔✔recognize, early CPR, early defibulator, advanced life support, integrated post
cardiac arrest care - ✔✔Cardiac chain of survival for adults
✔✔injury prevention, early cpr, EMS advanced life supportm integration post cardiact
arresat care - ✔✔Cardiac chain fo survival for kids
✔✔signs of life, AED ready, EMS take over, tired, unsafe - ✔✔5 reasons to stop cpr
include
✔✔attack = loss of oxiginated blook, arrest - heart has stopped - ✔✔what is the
difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest
✔✔Rest, Immoblize, Cold, Elevate - ✔✔RICE stands for
✔✔Signs, allergies, medication past , last oral intake, events leading up to incident. -
✔✔SAMPLE is the secondary assessment for sudden illnesses and it stands for
✔✔light headed, confused, dizzy nausea, slur speech, - ✔✔signs and symptions of a
sudden illness include
✔✔FAST - face, arm rasie, speech, time - ✔✔What is the nmeumonic device for caring
for stroke victims
✔✔open wounds - ✔✔Abraison, laceration avulsion, puncture are all examples of
_________
✔✔heat cramps - ✔✔least seriuos type of heat realted illness -
✔✔, headache, nasusea, wet skin, seizure, vojit rapid pulse, - ✔✔signs that a person is
now in heat exhaustion
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔tube masks gloves, whistele, hip pack, bathing suit - ✔✔What equipment do you
need
✔✔Document/report, fix, block off - ✔✔You are conducting a check and find a loose bolt
on the ladder what do you do?
✔✔Distressed victim - ✔✔This swimmer is screaming, asking for help, still above water,
frantically moving
✔✔active victim - ✔✔This swimmer is splashing and moving, head not out of water
✔✔passive victim - ✔✔This swimmer is not active and usually not conscious
✔✔30s - ✔✔How long should it take for the lifeguard to recognize and reach the
drowning victim
✔✔unconscious, cardiac arrest, drowining, emergencies, severe bleeding - ✔✔5 life
threatening conditions are ____
✔✔recognize, activate, remove, 911, report, advise, release - ✔✔7 steps of EAP
(EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN)
✔✔to know your role as a lifeguard - ✔✔What is the purpose of EAP
✔✔backboard - ✔✔How do you get a passive victim out of the pool
✔✔too crowded, too shallow, expected back injusty - ✔✔when to do a slide in entry.
✔✔BBP - HEP B, HEP C, HIV, - ✔✔What are the major BPP lifeguards should be
aware of?
✔✔check for hazards, determine cause, #of victims, use personal protective equipment,
form initial impression - ✔✔5 things you do when you size up a scene
✔✔identify life threatining conditions, check for consciousness, open aireay, pulse
(adults neck/babys bicept. - ✔✔What is the purpose of a primary assessment
✔✔2 breaths, place in recovery posotion, are you ok?, shout, tap shout. - ✔✔What are
the stepts to a primary assessment
, ✔✔5 min - ✔✔how many minutes do you wait to call 911 if a swimmer is having trouble
breathing.
✔✔monitor, give medicine, - ✔✔how do you care for a person in respiratory distress?
✔✔5 back blows , 5 chest thrusts - ✔✔adult and child and infants who are consciously
choking need
✔✔CPR - adults index finger sweep/children pinky finger sweep - ✔✔adult and child
and infants who are consciously choking need
✔✔2:30 2:30 2:15 - ✔✔ratios - adults, children, infantrs
✔✔recognize, early CPR, early defibulator, advanced life support, integrated post
cardiac arrest care - ✔✔Cardiac chain of survival for adults
✔✔injury prevention, early cpr, EMS advanced life supportm integration post cardiact
arresat care - ✔✔Cardiac chain fo survival for kids
✔✔signs of life, AED ready, EMS take over, tired, unsafe - ✔✔5 reasons to stop cpr
include
✔✔attack = loss of oxiginated blook, arrest - heart has stopped - ✔✔what is the
difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest
✔✔Rest, Immoblize, Cold, Elevate - ✔✔RICE stands for
✔✔Signs, allergies, medication past , last oral intake, events leading up to incident. -
✔✔SAMPLE is the secondary assessment for sudden illnesses and it stands for
✔✔light headed, confused, dizzy nausea, slur speech, - ✔✔signs and symptions of a
sudden illness include
✔✔FAST - face, arm rasie, speech, time - ✔✔What is the nmeumonic device for caring
for stroke victims
✔✔open wounds - ✔✔Abraison, laceration avulsion, puncture are all examples of
_________
✔✔heat cramps - ✔✔least seriuos type of heat realted illness -
✔✔, headache, nasusea, wet skin, seizure, vojit rapid pulse, - ✔✔signs that a person is
now in heat exhaustion
