Star Guard Elite Exam Complete Questions and Correct
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while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time?
Ans: searching the water
what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times?
Ans: drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time
swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving extended
breath holding or underwater swimming
Ans: true
what does RWI stand for?
Ans: recreational water illness
if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of another person,
what is the first thing you should do?
Ans: wash the area with soap and water
what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily fluids?
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Ans: the fluids are potentially infectious
how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in properly
maintained swimming pool water?
Ans: up to 11 days
why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea) rather
than a solid stool?
Ans: diarrhea can contain millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
which is the correct description of drowning?
Ans: drowning is a process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain
damage, survival with brain damage, or death.
what is the difference between distress and drowning?
Ans: a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head
cannot be brought to the surface to breathe.
what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a drowning incident,
but was resuscitated and did not die?
Ans: non-fatal drowning
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