American Red Cross Questions and Complete Questions
Chapter 1 - ✔✔Chapter 1 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 responsibilty. - ✔✔1) Monitoring activities in and near
the water through patron surveillance 2) Preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating
hazardous situation or behaviors 3) Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff
and management List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never
interfere with patron surveillance. - ✔✔1) Testing the pool water chemistry 2) Assist patron
by performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other
duties. 3) Cleaning or performing maintenance 4) Completing records and reports
5)Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections List
five characteristics of professional lifeguard. - ✔✔1) Knowledgeable and skilled 2) Reliable
3) Mature 4) Courteous and Consistent 5) Positive Lifeguards should: - ✔✔Always 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 five steps that a lifeguard should take
when obtaining consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
care. - ✔✔1) State your name 2) State your level of training 3) Ask if you may help 4) Explain
that you would like to assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can
do to help 5) Explain what you plan to do What is the validity period of an American Red
Cross Lifeguard certification? How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get re-
certified? - ✔✔Certification is good for 2 years. Take a review course to get re-certified.
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training? - ✔✔~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 ~To ensure lifeguards understands 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 to EAP? - ✔✔It is
important because it gives lifeguards a chance to work on different roles together and team
rescues are really important. What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service
training participation at well-managed aquatic facilities? - ✔✔At least 4 hours of in-service
training each month What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training? - ✔✔It
helps lifeguards to work with people from your facility and keeps your skills fresh. List four
topics that could be a discussed during in-service training. - ✔✔1) Water and land rescues
skills 2) Emergency response drills 3) Decision-making protocols 4) Records, reports, and
physical conditions Chapter 2 - ✔✔Chapter 2 What items are considered to be personal
, protective equipment for a lifeguard? - ✔✔~ Eye protection ~ *Gloves ~ Foot wear ~
*Resuscitation masks What equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times
while on duty? - ✔✔~ Whistle ~ Rescue tube ~ Hip pack What safety equipment/items
should be easily accessible for a lifeguard while on duty? - ✔✔~ Backboards ~ First Aid Kits
~ AED ~ BBM As a lifeguard, you are responsible for: - ✔✔Consistently enforcing your
facility's rules and regualtions List five common rules and regulations often posted at an
aquatic facility. - ✔✔1) Swim only when a lifeguard is on duty 2) No running, pushing, or
rough play 3) Obey lifeguard instructions at all times 4) Dive only in designated areas 5) No
alcoholic beverages or drugs use allowed Explain what it means to be "equipped and
rescue-ready". - ✔✔It means that you need to have all your PPEs (rescues tube, hip pack
with mask and gloves) ready if there is a rescue. Chapter 3 - ✔✔Chapter 3 Distressed
Swimmer - ✔✔~ Head above water ~ Trying to support self by holding or clinging to a lane
line ~ Is breathing Active Drowning - ✔✔~ Head is titled back with face looking up ~ May not
be able to call out for help ~ Struggles to breath Passive Drowning - ✔✔~ Submerged or
face down floating on the surface ~ Not breathing, not moving ~ Floating at surface or
sinking or submerged on the bottom Roving Stations - ✔✔Good to use with crowded zone
Elevated Stations - ✔✔Ideal for a single guard facility Ground-Level Stations - ✔✔Puts you
close to the patrons to easily make assists Floating Stations - ✔✔Used in waterfront
facilities to patrol the outer edge of a swimmer area A lifeguard on duty should be able to
recognize and reach a drowning victim within: - ✔✔30 seconds The size of a zone should
allow for a lifeguard to recognize an emergency, reach the victim, extricate and provide
ventilation within: - ✔✔1 1/2 minute What is the difference between total and zone
coverage? - ✔✔Total: only one lifeguard is conducting patron surveillance for an entire
pool while on duty Zone: swimming area is divided into separate zones with a lifeguard for
each zone Lifeguards should be actively ________ their zones. - ✔✔Searching You are
guarding a lap swim with only two patrons. What won't help you deal with the monotony? -
✔✔Swing your whistle landyard It is very hot in your facility and you are starting to doze on
the stand. What won't help you stay alert? - ✔✔Jump in the pool while on surveillance duty
to cool off The glare of the lights on the water and the water movements are making it hard
to see all areas of your zone. What will help you see? - ✔✔~ Wear polarized sunglasses
~Adjust your body position: stand up to look around and through the glare spots ~ Re-
position the lifeguard station with the permission of your supervisor ~ Be aware of the
normal appearance of the bottom of the pool; know the appearance of drains, colored tiles
or painted depth markings Why is it important fr lifeguard managers to conduct drills to
test zones? - ✔✔To ensure that recognition and response times are achievable in each
Chapter 1 - ✔✔Chapter 1 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 responsibilty. - ✔✔1) Monitoring activities in and near
the water through patron surveillance 2) Preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating
hazardous situation or behaviors 3) Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff
and management List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never
interfere with patron surveillance. - ✔✔1) Testing the pool water chemistry 2) Assist patron
by performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other
duties. 3) Cleaning or performing maintenance 4) Completing records and reports
5)Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections List
five characteristics of professional lifeguard. - ✔✔1) Knowledgeable and skilled 2) Reliable
3) Mature 4) Courteous and Consistent 5) Positive Lifeguards should: - ✔✔Always 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 five steps that a lifeguard should take
when obtaining consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
care. - ✔✔1) State your name 2) State your level of training 3) Ask if you may help 4) Explain
that you would like to assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can
do to help 5) Explain what you plan to do What is the validity period of an American Red
Cross Lifeguard certification? How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get re-
certified? - ✔✔Certification is good for 2 years. Take a review course to get re-certified.
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training? - ✔✔~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 ~To ensure lifeguards understands 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 to EAP? - ✔✔It is
important because it gives lifeguards a chance to work on different roles together and team
rescues are really important. What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service
training participation at well-managed aquatic facilities? - ✔✔At least 4 hours of in-service
training each month What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training? - ✔✔It
helps lifeguards to work with people from your facility and keeps your skills fresh. List four
topics that could be a discussed during in-service training. - ✔✔1) Water and land rescues
skills 2) Emergency response drills 3) Decision-making protocols 4) Records, reports, and
physical conditions Chapter 2 - ✔✔Chapter 2 What items are considered to be personal
, protective equipment for a lifeguard? - ✔✔~ Eye protection ~ *Gloves ~ Foot wear ~
*Resuscitation masks What equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times
while on duty? - ✔✔~ Whistle ~ Rescue tube ~ Hip pack What safety equipment/items
should be easily accessible for a lifeguard while on duty? - ✔✔~ Backboards ~ First Aid Kits
~ AED ~ BBM As a lifeguard, you are responsible for: - ✔✔Consistently enforcing your
facility's rules and regualtions List five common rules and regulations often posted at an
aquatic facility. - ✔✔1) Swim only when a lifeguard is on duty 2) No running, pushing, or
rough play 3) Obey lifeguard instructions at all times 4) Dive only in designated areas 5) No
alcoholic beverages or drugs use allowed Explain what it means to be "equipped and
rescue-ready". - ✔✔It means that you need to have all your PPEs (rescues tube, hip pack
with mask and gloves) ready if there is a rescue. Chapter 3 - ✔✔Chapter 3 Distressed
Swimmer - ✔✔~ Head above water ~ Trying to support self by holding or clinging to a lane
line ~ Is breathing Active Drowning - ✔✔~ Head is titled back with face looking up ~ May not
be able to call out for help ~ Struggles to breath Passive Drowning - ✔✔~ Submerged or
face down floating on the surface ~ Not breathing, not moving ~ Floating at surface or
sinking or submerged on the bottom Roving Stations - ✔✔Good to use with crowded zone
Elevated Stations - ✔✔Ideal for a single guard facility Ground-Level Stations - ✔✔Puts you
close to the patrons to easily make assists Floating Stations - ✔✔Used in waterfront
facilities to patrol the outer edge of a swimmer area A lifeguard on duty should be able to
recognize and reach a drowning victim within: - ✔✔30 seconds The size of a zone should
allow for a lifeguard to recognize an emergency, reach the victim, extricate and provide
ventilation within: - ✔✔1 1/2 minute What is the difference between total and zone
coverage? - ✔✔Total: only one lifeguard is conducting patron surveillance for an entire
pool while on duty Zone: swimming area is divided into separate zones with a lifeguard for
each zone Lifeguards should be actively ________ their zones. - ✔✔Searching You are
guarding a lap swim with only two patrons. What won't help you deal with the monotony? -
✔✔Swing your whistle landyard It is very hot in your facility and you are starting to doze on
the stand. What won't help you stay alert? - ✔✔Jump in the pool while on surveillance duty
to cool off The glare of the lights on the water and the water movements are making it hard
to see all areas of your zone. What will help you see? - ✔✔~ Wear polarized sunglasses
~Adjust your body position: stand up to look around and through the glare spots ~ Re-
position the lifeguard station with the permission of your supervisor ~ Be aware of the
normal appearance of the bottom of the pool; know the appearance of drains, colored tiles
or painted depth markings Why is it important fr lifeguard managers to conduct drills to
test zones? - ✔✔To ensure that recognition and response times are achievable in each
