ELLIS AND ASSOCIATES LIFEGUARD TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mnemonic to remember what to do in case of a hurt guest - ANSWER R.I.C.E
(rest, ice, compression, elevate)
standard hand signal used to communicate with all lifeguards - ANSWER "x"
crossed arms - stop dispatch
CARE is an acronym for what? - ANSWER Confidence, Attentive,
Responsive, Empathetic
When would you give CPR to a 10-year-old? - ANSWER When there is no
pulse, no breathing, nothing at all.
what is the first step in back boarding? - ANSWER Primary guard comes over
and Guest & the other guard sets up the backboard in the pool.
When would you give a secondary check? - ANSWER when there are no life-
threatening signs in the primary check.
What is the order of a drowning? - ANSWER Surprise, involuntary breath
holding, unconsciousness, hypoxic convulsions, cardiac arrest, death.(keep in
mind that the order is: unconsciousness THEN hypoxic convulsions.)
when would a tourniquet be used? - ANSWER When there is a
CATASTROPHIC injury and bleeding can't be stopped with gauze.
What are the indications that a person might have an airway obstruction and
need assistance right away? - ANSWER when they can't talk/do ANYTHING.
(and when they are performing the universal choking sign: grasping their throat
with 2 hands)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mnemonic to remember what to do in case of a hurt guest - ANSWER R.I.C.E
(rest, ice, compression, elevate)
standard hand signal used to communicate with all lifeguards - ANSWER "x"
crossed arms - stop dispatch
CARE is an acronym for what? - ANSWER Confidence, Attentive,
Responsive, Empathetic
When would you give CPR to a 10-year-old? - ANSWER When there is no
pulse, no breathing, nothing at all.
what is the first step in back boarding? - ANSWER Primary guard comes over
and Guest & the other guard sets up the backboard in the pool.
When would you give a secondary check? - ANSWER when there are no life-
threatening signs in the primary check.
What is the order of a drowning? - ANSWER Surprise, involuntary breath
holding, unconsciousness, hypoxic convulsions, cardiac arrest, death.(keep in
mind that the order is: unconsciousness THEN hypoxic convulsions.)
when would a tourniquet be used? - ANSWER When there is a
CATASTROPHIC injury and bleeding can't be stopped with gauze.
What are the indications that a person might have an airway obstruction and
need assistance right away? - ANSWER when they can't talk/do ANYTHING.
(and when they are performing the universal choking sign: grasping their throat
with 2 hands)
