STAR GUARD ELITE EXAM
Questions and Answ er s
1. while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time?
ANS -
searching the water
2. what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times?
ANS -
drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time
3. swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving extended
breath holding or underwater swimming
ANS true
4. what does RWI stand for?
ANS recreational water illness
5. if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of
another person, what is the first thing you should do?
ANS wash the area with soap and water
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, 6. what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily fluids?
ANS the fluids are potentially infectious
7. how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in properly
maintained swimming pool water?
ANS up to 11 days
8. why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea)
rather than a solid stool?
ANS diarrhea can contain millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
9. which is the correct description of drowning?
ANS drowning is a process with three possible outcomes survival without brain damage, survival
with brain damage, or death.
10. what is the difference between distress and drowning?
ANS a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head cannot be brought to the
surface to breathe.
11. what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die?
ANS non-fatal drowning
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Questions and Answ er s
1. while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time?
ANS -
searching the water
2. what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times?
ANS -
drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time
3. swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving extended
breath holding or underwater swimming
ANS true
4. what does RWI stand for?
ANS recreational water illness
5. if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of
another person, what is the first thing you should do?
ANS wash the area with soap and water
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12
, 6. what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily fluids?
ANS the fluids are potentially infectious
7. how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in properly
maintained swimming pool water?
ANS up to 11 days
8. why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea)
rather than a solid stool?
ANS diarrhea can contain millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
9. which is the correct description of drowning?
ANS drowning is a process with three possible outcomes survival without brain damage, survival
with brain damage, or death.
10. what is the difference between distress and drowning?
ANS a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head cannot be brought to the
surface to breathe.
11. what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die?
ANS non-fatal drowning
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