American Red Cross Lifeguarding
Final Written Exam
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dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhpreventdhdrowningdhanddhotherdhinjuriesdhfromdhoccurringdhatdhtheirdhaquat
icdhfacility
Providedhthreedhexamplesdhofdhhowdhlifeguardsdhfulfilldhtheirdhprimarydhresponsibility.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Monitoringdhactivitiesdhindhanddhneardhthedhwaterdhthroughdhpatrondhsurveillanc
e,dhAdministeringdhfirstdhaid,dhCPR,dhanddhAED,dhanddhWorkingdhasdhadhteamdhwithdhotherdhlifeguards,dhfa
cilitydhstaff,dhanddhmanagement
Listdhfivedhexamplesdhofdhsecondarydhresponsibilitiesdhthatdhshoulddhneverdhinterferedhwithdhpatrondhsurv
eillance.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Testingdhpooldhwaterdhchemistry,dhAssistdhpatronsdhbydhperformingdhsafetydhorie
ntations,dhadministratingdhswimdhtests,dhfittingdhlifedhjackets,dhanddhotherdhduties,dhCleaningdhordhperfor
mingdhmaintenance,dhCompletingdhrecordsdhanddhreports,dhanddhPerformingdhopeningdhduties,dhclosingdh
duties,dhordhfacilitydhsafetydhchecksdhanddhinspections
Listdhfivedhcharacteristicsdhofdhadhprofessionaldhlifeguard.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Knowledgeabledhanddhskilled,dhReliable,dhMature,dhCourteousdhanddhconsistent,d
handdhPositive
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dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Bedhattentivedhanddhsitdhordhstanddhuprightdhwhendhondhsurveillancedhduty
Adhlifeguarddhisdhtextingdhwhiledhondhsurveillancedhdutydhanddhfailsdhtodhrecognizedhadhswimmerdhindhdistr
ess.dhWhatdhlegaldhprincipledhcoulddhbedhadhproblemdhfordhthisdhlifeguard?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Negligence
Listdhthedhfivedhstepsdhthatdhadhlifeguarddhshoulddhtakedhwhendhobtainingdhconsentdhfromdhandhinjureddho
rdhilldhpersondhbeforedhprovidingdhfirstdhaiddhordhemergencydhcare.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Statedhyourdhname,dhStatedhyourdhleveldhofdhtraining,dhAskdhifdhyoudhmaydhhelp,dh
Explaindhthatdhyoudhwoulddhlikedhtodhassessdhthemdhtodhfinddhoutdhwhatdhyoudhthinkdhmaydhbedhwrongdho
rdhwhatdhyoudhcandhdodhtodhhelp
,WhatdhisdhthedhvaliditydhperioddhofdhandhAmericandhReddhCrossdhLifeguardingdhcertification?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Twodhyears
HowdhdoesdhandhAmericandhReddhCrossdhcertifieddhlifeguarddhgetdhrecertified?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅GoingdhthroughdhthedhLifeguarddhclassdhordhcoursedhagain
Whydhisdhitdhimportantdhtodhattenddhadhpre-seasondhorientationdhanddhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhensuredhthatdhlifeguardsdhunderstanddhtheirdhresponsibilitiesdhanddhknowdhh
owdhtodhperformdhtheirdhjob,dhTodhensuredhthatdhlifeguardsdhgetdhpracticedhwithdhtheirdhfacility'sdhsafetydh
anddhrescuedhequipmentdhanddhemergencydhactiondhplans,dhanddhTodhensuredhlifeguardsdhunderstanddhc
odes,dhrules,dhanddhregulationsdhofdhthedhfacility
WhatdhdoesdhEAPdhstanddhfor?dh-dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅EmergencydhActiondhPlan
Whydhisdhitdhimportantdhfordhlifeguardsdhanddhotherdhteamdhmembersdhtodhunderstanddhanddhpracticedht
hedhEAP?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Sodheveryonedhknowsdhtheirdhresponsibilitiesdhanddhcandhperformdhthemdheffecti
vely
Whatdhisdhthedhbestdhpracticedhfordhthedhfrequencydhofdhin-servicedhtrainingdhparticipationdhatdhwell-
manageddhaquaticdhfacilities?dh-dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Atdhleastdhfourdhhoursdhofdhin-
servicedhtrainingdheachdhmonth
Whatdharedhfourdhtopicsdhthatdhcoulddhbedhadhdiscusseddhduringdhin-servicedhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Surveillancedhanddhrecognition,dhWaterdhanddhlanddhrescuedhskills,dhEmergencydh
responsedhdrills,dhanddhDecision-
makingdhprotocolsdh(ordhFacilitydhrulesdhanddhregulations,dhCustomerdhservice,dhRecordsdhanddhreports,dh
anddhPhysicaldhconditioning)
Whatdharedhthedhbenefitsdhofdhregular,dhfrequentdhin-servicedhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Helpsdhyoudhmaintaindhyourdhknowledgedhanddhskillsdhatdhadhprofessionaldhlevel,d
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dhtodhefficientlydhresponddhasdhadhteamdhindhandhemergency
, Indhadhwaterdhparkdhsetting,dhwhatdhadditionaldhitemsdhmightdhbedhincludeddhindhadhsafetydhchecklist?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Inspectingdhanddhtestdhrundhofdhridesdhanddhslides,dhCheckingdhthatdhrafts,dhtubes
,dhand/ordhsledsdharedhproperlydhinflateddhanddhthedhhandlesdharedhsecure,dhLandingdhareasdharedhfreedhof
dhroughdhsurfacesdhanddhdebris,dhWaterdhleveldhanddhflowdhisdhappropriatedhfordhattraction,dhanddhElectro
nicdhdispatchdhsystemsdharedhtesteddhanddharedhoperatingdhproperly
Whydhshoulddhwaterdhparksdhhavedhsignsdhposteddhatdheverydhattractiondhstatingdhthedhwaterdhdepth?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhpreventdhpatronsdhfromdhfindingdhthemselvesdhindhwaterdhthatdhisdhdeeperdh
ordhshallowerdhthandhtheydhexpected
Whatdhrulesdharedhtypicallydhcovereddhatdhwaterdhparkdhattractions?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Thedhminimumdhordhmaximumdhnumberdhofdhpeopledhalloweddhondhandhattracti
ondhordhtubedhatdhadhtime,dhThedhmaximumdhanddhminimumdhheightdhordhweightdhrequirementsdhfordhpat
ronsdhusingdhandhattraction,dhRulesdhfordhwindingdhrivers,dhNodhjumpingdhordhdivingdhintodhthedhwater,dhN
odhclimbingdhondhanydhfeatures,dhRulesdhfordhwaterdhslides,dhanddhNodhstackingdhofdhtubesdhordhlifedhjacke
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Whatdharedhsomedhfactorsdhthatdhmakedhlifeguardingdhwaterdhparksdhdifferentdhthandhtypicaldhpool?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Variousdhattractions,dhRidedhVehicles,dhCurrentsdhondhattractions,dhPotentiallydhl
argerdhcrowds,dhanddhDifferentdhrulesdhanddhEAPs
Whatdhitemsdharedhconsidereddhtodhbedhpersonaldhprotectivedhequipmentdhfordhadhlifeguard?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Gowns,dhShields,dhResuscitationdhmasks,dhGloves,dhanddhProtectivedhEyewear
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istdhatdhleastdhtwodhanddhincludedhthedhreason(s)dhwhydhthisdhequipmentdhshoulddhbedhworndhordhcarried.
)dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Rescuedhtubesdharedhcapabledhofdhkeepingdhmultipledhvictimsdhafloatdhanddhwhis
tlesdharedhuseddhtodhactivatedhtheirdhfacility'sdhEAPdhanddhgetdhattentiondhofdhotherdhmembersdhofdhthedhs
afetydhteamdhanddhpatronsdhfordhpolicydhenforcement
Whatdhsafetydhequipment/itemsdhshoulddhbedheasilydhaccessibledhfordhadhlifeguarddhwhiledhondhduty?(List
dhatdhleastdhtwodhanddhdescribedhhow/whendheachdhitemdhisdhused.)dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Backboardsdharedhuseddhtodhremovedhvictimsdhfromdhthedhwaterdhwhendhtheydha
redhunabledhtodhexitdhthedhwaterdhondhtheirdhowndhordhwhendhtheydhhavedhadhpossibledhinjurydhtodhthedhh
ead,dhneck,dhordhspinedhanddhfirstdhaiddhkitsdhincludedhsuppliesdhuseddhtodhtreatdhcommondhinjuriesdhatdha
quaticdhfacilities
Final Written Exam
Whatdhisdhthedhprimarydhresponsibilitydhofdhadhlifeguard?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhpreventdhdrowningdhanddhotherdhinjuriesdhfromdhoccurringdhatdhtheirdhaquat
icdhfacility
Providedhthreedhexamplesdhofdhhowdhlifeguardsdhfulfilldhtheirdhprimarydhresponsibility.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Monitoringdhactivitiesdhindhanddhneardhthedhwaterdhthroughdhpatrondhsurveillanc
e,dhAdministeringdhfirstdhaid,dhCPR,dhanddhAED,dhanddhWorkingdhasdhadhteamdhwithdhotherdhlifeguards,dhfa
cilitydhstaff,dhanddhmanagement
Listdhfivedhexamplesdhofdhsecondarydhresponsibilitiesdhthatdhshoulddhneverdhinterferedhwithdhpatrondhsurv
eillance.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Testingdhpooldhwaterdhchemistry,dhAssistdhpatronsdhbydhperformingdhsafetydhorie
ntations,dhadministratingdhswimdhtests,dhfittingdhlifedhjackets,dhanddhotherdhduties,dhCleaningdhordhperfor
mingdhmaintenance,dhCompletingdhrecordsdhanddhreports,dhanddhPerformingdhopeningdhduties,dhclosingdh
duties,dhordhfacilitydhsafetydhchecksdhanddhinspections
Listdhfivedhcharacteristicsdhofdhadhprofessionaldhlifeguard.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Knowledgeabledhanddhskilled,dhReliable,dhMature,dhCourteousdhanddhconsistent,d
handdhPositive
Lifeguardsdhshoulddhalwaysdhdodhwhat?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Bedhattentivedhanddhsitdhordhstanddhuprightdhwhendhondhsurveillancedhduty
Adhlifeguarddhisdhtextingdhwhiledhondhsurveillancedhdutydhanddhfailsdhtodhrecognizedhadhswimmerdhindhdistr
ess.dhWhatdhlegaldhprincipledhcoulddhbedhadhproblemdhfordhthisdhlifeguard?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Negligence
Listdhthedhfivedhstepsdhthatdhadhlifeguarddhshoulddhtakedhwhendhobtainingdhconsentdhfromdhandhinjureddho
rdhilldhpersondhbeforedhprovidingdhfirstdhaiddhordhemergencydhcare.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Statedhyourdhname,dhStatedhyourdhleveldhofdhtraining,dhAskdhifdhyoudhmaydhhelp,dh
Explaindhthatdhyoudhwoulddhlikedhtodhassessdhthemdhtodhfinddhoutdhwhatdhyoudhthinkdhmaydhbedhwrongdho
rdhwhatdhyoudhcandhdodhtodhhelp
,WhatdhisdhthedhvaliditydhperioddhofdhandhAmericandhReddhCrossdhLifeguardingdhcertification?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Twodhyears
HowdhdoesdhandhAmericandhReddhCrossdhcertifieddhlifeguarddhgetdhrecertified?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅GoingdhthroughdhthedhLifeguarddhclassdhordhcoursedhagain
Whydhisdhitdhimportantdhtodhattenddhadhpre-seasondhorientationdhanddhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhensuredhthatdhlifeguardsdhunderstanddhtheirdhresponsibilitiesdhanddhknowdhh
owdhtodhperformdhtheirdhjob,dhTodhensuredhthatdhlifeguardsdhgetdhpracticedhwithdhtheirdhfacility'sdhsafetydh
anddhrescuedhequipmentdhanddhemergencydhactiondhplans,dhanddhTodhensuredhlifeguardsdhunderstanddhc
odes,dhrules,dhanddhregulationsdhofdhthedhfacility
WhatdhdoesdhEAPdhstanddhfor?dh-dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅EmergencydhActiondhPlan
Whydhisdhitdhimportantdhfordhlifeguardsdhanddhotherdhteamdhmembersdhtodhunderstanddhanddhpracticedht
hedhEAP?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Sodheveryonedhknowsdhtheirdhresponsibilitiesdhanddhcandhperformdhthemdheffecti
vely
Whatdhisdhthedhbestdhpracticedhfordhthedhfrequencydhofdhin-servicedhtrainingdhparticipationdhatdhwell-
manageddhaquaticdhfacilities?dh-dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Atdhleastdhfourdhhoursdhofdhin-
servicedhtrainingdheachdhmonth
Whatdharedhfourdhtopicsdhthatdhcoulddhbedhadhdiscusseddhduringdhin-servicedhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Surveillancedhanddhrecognition,dhWaterdhanddhlanddhrescuedhskills,dhEmergencydh
responsedhdrills,dhanddhDecision-
makingdhprotocolsdh(ordhFacilitydhrulesdhanddhregulations,dhCustomerdhservice,dhRecordsdhanddhreports,dh
anddhPhysicaldhconditioning)
Whatdharedhthedhbenefitsdhofdhregular,dhfrequentdhin-servicedhtraining?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Helpsdhyoudhmaintaindhyourdhknowledgedhanddhskillsdhatdhadhprofessionaldhlevel,d
hgivesdhyoudhadhchancedhtodhpracticedhwithdhotherdhlifeguardsdhatdhyourdhfacility,dhanddhitdhwilldhhelpdhyou
dhtodhefficientlydhresponddhasdhadhteamdhindhandhemergency
, Indhadhwaterdhparkdhsetting,dhwhatdhadditionaldhitemsdhmightdhbedhincludeddhindhadhsafetydhchecklist?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Inspectingdhanddhtestdhrundhofdhridesdhanddhslides,dhCheckingdhthatdhrafts,dhtubes
,dhand/ordhsledsdharedhproperlydhinflateddhanddhthedhhandlesdharedhsecure,dhLandingdhareasdharedhfreedhof
dhroughdhsurfacesdhanddhdebris,dhWaterdhleveldhanddhflowdhisdhappropriatedhfordhattraction,dhanddhElectro
nicdhdispatchdhsystemsdharedhtesteddhanddharedhoperatingdhproperly
Whydhshoulddhwaterdhparksdhhavedhsignsdhposteddhatdheverydhattractiondhstatingdhthedhwaterdhdepth?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Todhpreventdhpatronsdhfromdhfindingdhthemselvesdhindhwaterdhthatdhisdhdeeperdh
ordhshallowerdhthandhtheydhexpected
Whatdhrulesdharedhtypicallydhcovereddhatdhwaterdhparkdhattractions?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Thedhminimumdhordhmaximumdhnumberdhofdhpeopledhalloweddhondhandhattracti
ondhordhtubedhatdhadhtime,dhThedhmaximumdhanddhminimumdhheightdhordhweightdhrequirementsdhfordhpat
ronsdhusingdhandhattraction,dhRulesdhfordhwindingdhrivers,dhNodhjumpingdhordhdivingdhintodhthedhwater,dhN
odhclimbingdhondhanydhfeatures,dhRulesdhfordhwaterdhslides,dhanddhNodhstackingdhofdhtubesdhordhlifedhjacke
ts
Whatdharedhsomedhfactorsdhthatdhmakedhlifeguardingdhwaterdhparksdhdifferentdhthandhtypicaldhpool?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Variousdhattractions,dhRidedhVehicles,dhCurrentsdhondhattractions,dhPotentiallydhl
argerdhcrowds,dhanddhDifferentdhrulesdhanddhEAPs
Whatdhitemsdharedhconsidereddhtodhbedhpersonaldhprotectivedhequipmentdhfordhadhlifeguard?dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Gowns,dhShields,dhResuscitationdhmasks,dhGloves,dhanddhProtectivedhEyewear
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istdhatdhleastdhtwodhanddhincludedhthedhreason(s)dhwhydhthisdhequipmentdhshoulddhbedhworndhordhcarried.
)dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Rescuedhtubesdharedhcapabledhofdhkeepingdhmultipledhvictimsdhafloatdhanddhwhis
tlesdharedhuseddhtodhactivatedhtheirdhfacility'sdhEAPdhanddhgetdhattentiondhofdhotherdhmembersdhofdhthedhs
afetydhteamdhanddhpatronsdhfordhpolicydhenforcement
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dhatdhleastdhtwodhanddhdescribedhhow/whendheachdhitemdhisdhused.)dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅Backboardsdharedhuseddhtodhremovedhvictimsdhfromdhthedhwaterdhwhendhtheydha
redhunabledhtodhexitdhthedhwaterdhondhtheirdhowndhordhwhendhtheydhhavedhadhpossibledhinjurydhtodhthedhh
ead,dhneck,dhordhspinedhanddhfirstdhaiddhkitsdhincludedhsuppliesdhuseddhtodhtreatdhcommondhinjuriesdhatdha
quaticdhfacilities
