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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written
Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
for Accuracy
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
✓✓ To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at
their aquatic facility
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
responsibility.
✓✓ Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and
Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
management
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should
never interfere with patron surveillance.
✓✓ Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing
safety orientations, administrating swim tests, fitting life
jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing maintenance,
Completing records and reports, and Performing opening
duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
✓✓ Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous
and consistent, and Positive
Lifeguards should always do what?
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✓✓ Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance
duty
A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to
recognize a swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a
problem for this lifeguard?
✓✓ Negligence
List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining
consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid
or emergency care.
✓✓ State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you
may help, Explain that you would like to assess them to find out
what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help
What is the validity period of an American Red Cross
Lifeguarding certification?
✓✓ Two years
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get
recertified?
✓✓ Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and
training?
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✓✓ To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities
and know how to perform their job, To ensure that lifeguards
get practice with their facility's safety and rescue equipment
and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards
understand codes, rules, and regulations of the facility
What does EAP stand for?
✓✓ Emergency Action Plan
Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
understand and practice the EAP?
✓✓ So everyone knows their responsibilities and can perform
them effectively
What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service
training participation at well-managed aquatic facilities?
✓✓ At least four hours of in-service training each month
What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service
training?
✓✓ Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills,
Emergency response drills, and Decision-making protocols (or
Facility rules and regulations, Customer service, Records and
reports, and Physical conditioning)
What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training?
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written
Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
for Accuracy
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
✓✓ To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at
their aquatic facility
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
responsibility.
✓✓ Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and
Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
management
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should
never interfere with patron surveillance.
✓✓ Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing
safety orientations, administrating swim tests, fitting life
jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing maintenance,
Completing records and reports, and Performing opening
duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
✓✓ Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous
and consistent, and Positive
Lifeguards should always do what?
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance
duty
A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to
recognize a swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a
problem for this lifeguard?
✓✓ Negligence
List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining
consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid
or emergency care.
✓✓ State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you
may help, Explain that you would like to assess them to find out
what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help
What is the validity period of an American Red Cross
Lifeguarding certification?
✓✓ Two years
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get
recertified?
✓✓ Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and
training?
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities
and know how to perform their job, To ensure that lifeguards
get practice with their facility's safety and rescue equipment
and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards
understand codes, rules, and regulations of the facility
What does EAP stand for?
✓✓ Emergency Action Plan
Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
understand and practice the EAP?
✓✓ So everyone knows their responsibilities and can perform
them effectively
What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service
training participation at well-managed aquatic facilities?
✓✓ At least four hours of in-service training each month
What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service
training?
✓✓ Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills,
Emergency response drills, and Decision-making protocols (or
Facility rules and regulations, Customer service, Records and
reports, and Physical conditioning)
What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training?
