RED CROSS LIFEGUARD TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a
team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management
Answer: Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
responsibility.
●● Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety
orientations, administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other
duties, Cleaning or performing maintenance, Completing records and
reports, and Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety
checks and inspections
Answer: List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should
never interfere with patron surveillance.
●● Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and
consistent, and Positive
Answer: List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
●● Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
Answer: Lifeguards should always do what?
, ●● Negligence
Answer: 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?
●● State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you may help,
Explain that you would like to assess them to find out what you think
may be wrong or what you can do to help
Answer: List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining
consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or
emergency care.
●● Two years
Answer: What is the validity period of an American Red Cross
Lifeguarding certification?
●● How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
Answer: Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
●● 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, and
To ensure lifeguards understand codes, rules, and regulations of the
facility
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a
team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management
Answer: Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
responsibility.
●● Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety
orientations, administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other
duties, Cleaning or performing maintenance, Completing records and
reports, and Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety
checks and inspections
Answer: List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should
never interfere with patron surveillance.
●● Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and
consistent, and Positive
Answer: List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
●● Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
Answer: Lifeguards should always do what?
, ●● Negligence
Answer: 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?
●● State your name, State your level of training, Ask if you may help,
Explain that you would like to assess them to find out what you think
may be wrong or what you can do to help
Answer: List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining
consent from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or
emergency care.
●● Two years
Answer: What is the validity period of an American Red Cross
Lifeguarding certification?
●● How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
Answer: Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
●● 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, and
To ensure lifeguards understand codes, rules, and regulations of the
facility
