LIFEGUARD RED CROSS EXAM B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/27 GUARANTEED PASS
When caring for a suspected head, neck or
Spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
Stabilization is:
Provided using the head splint technique.
A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool,
Checking the bottom, middle and surface of the
Water. He is demonstrating
Effective scanning.
Two lifeguards are on surveillance duty during a
Public swim. You are on a break. One lifeguard
Activates the facility's EAP for a submerged passive
Victim and enters the water. Which steps should
You take next to assist in the rescue?
Bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist
In removing the victim from the water as the
Other lifeguard clears the pool.
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, Signs and symptoms of a person you suspect of a
Head, neck, or spinal injury include:
Back pain or tingling.
Before providing care to a conscious person you
Suspect of having a head, neck or spinal injury who
Is injured from a fall on the pool deck:
You do not move the victim unless the scene
Becomes unsafe.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person
Motionless in the water. The steps you follow in
A water emergency are performed in the
Following order:
Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an
Appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe
Exit point, remove the victim from the water
And provide emergency care as needed.
A mother and her son walk over to you; she states
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2026/27 GUARANTEED PASS
When caring for a suspected head, neck or
Spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
Stabilization is:
Provided using the head splint technique.
A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool,
Checking the bottom, middle and surface of the
Water. He is demonstrating
Effective scanning.
Two lifeguards are on surveillance duty during a
Public swim. You are on a break. One lifeguard
Activates the facility's EAP for a submerged passive
Victim and enters the water. Which steps should
You take next to assist in the rescue?
Bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist
In removing the victim from the water as the
Other lifeguard clears the pool.
1
, Signs and symptoms of a person you suspect of a
Head, neck, or spinal injury include:
Back pain or tingling.
Before providing care to a conscious person you
Suspect of having a head, neck or spinal injury who
Is injured from a fall on the pool deck:
You do not move the victim unless the scene
Becomes unsafe.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person
Motionless in the water. The steps you follow in
A water emergency are performed in the
Following order:
Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an
Appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe
Exit point, remove the victim from the water
And provide emergency care as needed.
A mother and her son walk over to you; she states
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