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Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
True or false : You will always be able to tell right away if someone is drowning.
Ans: FALSE, Drowning can be very difficult to see. It can happen can happen quickly
and silently, and a lifeguard is not a guarantee of safety or positive outcome, despite
best efforts.
True or False : If your facility has never had a fatal drowning and everyone knows
how to swim, it is very unlikely that drowning will occur.
Ans: FALSE, Past history is not relevant. Drowning can happen at any time, to
anyone.
True or False : Most of your time on duty will be making rescues.
Ans: FALSE, The majority of your time will be spent looking for distress and
drowning, and enforcing rules to change patron behavior. These important things
that you will do every day saves lives.
Elite lifeguards have to understand that.....
Ans: What you do matters, Drowning or injury can happen quickly and silently, with
deadly or lifelong consequences, Drowning can happen to anyone, even in a facility
that has never had a fatal drowning or where everyone knows how to swim.
What are all the components of Aquatic Risk Management?
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Ans: Prevention, Surveillance, Response and Rescue, Emergency Care, Workplace
Expectations
What is the description of the Prevention component of Aquatic risk management?
Ans: Everything that is done to keep an emergency from happening
What is the description of the Surveillance component of Aquatic risk management?
Ans: Scanning for distress or drowning, monitoring guest behavior, recognizing
emergencies
What is the description of the Response and Rescue component of Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: The plans and best practices needed to manage an emergency
What is the description of the Emergency Care component Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: Providing First Aid and Basic Life Support until emergency medical services
(EMS) arrives
What is the description of the Workplace Expectations component of Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: The site-specific training, supervision, and culture at your workplace
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What does is mean to be complacent?
Ans: Complacency is being content and satisfied with the way things are while being
unaware or uninformed of potential dangers or defects.
What are your Authorities and Manufacturers roles in preventing illness, injury, and
drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Provide regulations for built-in safety features and operational standards.
What are your Employer and Leaders roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning
at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Determine the warnings, rules, and policies that will be in place and provide
training and oversight of staff.
What are the Parents, Caregivers, and Group Leaders roles in preventing illness,
injury, and drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Provide direct supervision of children in their care.
What are the Guests roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning at an aquatic
facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Follow rules and policies.
What are the 5 layers of protection?
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StarGuard Elite Lifeguard Module 1: Prevention Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
True or false : You will always be able to tell right away if someone is drowning.
Ans: FALSE, Drowning can be very difficult to see. It can happen can happen quickly
and silently, and a lifeguard is not a guarantee of safety or positive outcome, despite
best efforts.
True or False : If your facility has never had a fatal drowning and everyone knows
how to swim, it is very unlikely that drowning will occur.
Ans: FALSE, Past history is not relevant. Drowning can happen at any time, to
anyone.
True or False : Most of your time on duty will be making rescues.
Ans: FALSE, The majority of your time will be spent looking for distress and
drowning, and enforcing rules to change patron behavior. These important things
that you will do every day saves lives.
Elite lifeguards have to understand that.....
Ans: What you do matters, Drowning or injury can happen quickly and silently, with
deadly or lifelong consequences, Drowning can happen to anyone, even in a facility
that has never had a fatal drowning or where everyone knows how to swim.
What are all the components of Aquatic Risk Management?
pg. 1
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Ans: Prevention, Surveillance, Response and Rescue, Emergency Care, Workplace
Expectations
What is the description of the Prevention component of Aquatic risk management?
Ans: Everything that is done to keep an emergency from happening
What is the description of the Surveillance component of Aquatic risk management?
Ans: Scanning for distress or drowning, monitoring guest behavior, recognizing
emergencies
What is the description of the Response and Rescue component of Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: The plans and best practices needed to manage an emergency
What is the description of the Emergency Care component Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: Providing First Aid and Basic Life Support until emergency medical services
(EMS) arrives
What is the description of the Workplace Expectations component of Aquatic risk
management?
Ans: The site-specific training, supervision, and culture at your workplace
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What does is mean to be complacent?
Ans: Complacency is being content and satisfied with the way things are while being
unaware or uninformed of potential dangers or defects.
What are your Authorities and Manufacturers roles in preventing illness, injury, and
drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Provide regulations for built-in safety features and operational standards.
What are your Employer and Leaders roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning
at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Determine the warnings, rules, and policies that will be in place and provide
training and oversight of staff.
What are the Parents, Caregivers, and Group Leaders roles in preventing illness,
injury, and drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Provide direct supervision of children in their care.
What are the Guests roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning at an aquatic
facility.(Prevention)
Ans: Follow rules and policies.
What are the 5 layers of protection?
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