LIFEGUARD TEST (YMCA) EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

LIFEGUARD TEST (YMCA) EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



What is a manual suction device used for? - ANS Remove foreign objects from the throat




What do you do if the AED says "no shock advised"? - ANS Continue CPR in intervals of 2

mins or until help arrives.




What are the steps for a simple rescue in a wave pool? - ANS don't evacuate, stay calm,

activate eap




Define negligence. - ANS failing to control or stop behavior that could result in harm or injury


-failing to provide care


-providing inappropriate care




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, -providing care beyond your skills // from a legal standpoint: a plaintiff must prove all elements

of negligence (duty, breach, proximate cause, and damages) in order to prevail in a lawsuit

against an individual or pool facility




Name the 3 stages of a tornado warning. - ANS Watch


Warning


Siren




How do you get out of a rip-current? - ANS swim with the current in a diagonal towards the

shore




What is the Leadership Competency model? - ANS - Mission Advancement


- Collaboration


- Operational Effectiveness


- Personal Growth


• Organized into four levels of


leadership:


- Leader

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