RED CROSS LIFEGUARD UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● (pg. 4) Professional Lifeguards SHOULD NOT
Answer: Leave your posted station or area while on duty, use mobile
phones or other types of communication while on duty, slouch in chair,
participate in conversation with other patrons or lifeguard staff, eat on
stand, use alcohol or drugs (any that could negatively impact your
alertness)
●● EAP (pg. 6)
Answer: Emergency Action Plan
●● Duty to Act (pg. 6)
Answer: While on the job, you have legal responsibility to act in an
emergency
●● Negligence (pg. 6)
Answer: When a person receiving emergency care has additional harm
because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care
●● Consent (pg. 6)
, Answer: All people giving medical care MUST obtain consent before
helping an individual
●● Rescue Tube (pg. 13)
Answer: 45-54 inch vinyl, foam-filled tube with an attached tow line and
shoulder strap capable of keeping victims afloat
●● Resuscitation Masks (pg. 13)
Answer: Transparent, flexible device that creates a tight seal over the
victims mouth and nose to allow you to breathe air into a victim without
making mouth-to-mouth contact.
●● Gloves (pg. 13)
Answer: Disposable (single-use) gloves are used to protect employees
that may be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids.
●● Lightening / Thunder in Area (pg. 25)
Answer: 1. Clear Pool / Pool Area
2. Listen / Follow National Weather Service Reports
3. Wait for 30 minutes after the last sight or sound of thunder before
resuming activity
●● Common Rules (pg. 27)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● (pg. 4) Professional Lifeguards SHOULD NOT
Answer: Leave your posted station or area while on duty, use mobile
phones or other types of communication while on duty, slouch in chair,
participate in conversation with other patrons or lifeguard staff, eat on
stand, use alcohol or drugs (any that could negatively impact your
alertness)
●● EAP (pg. 6)
Answer: Emergency Action Plan
●● Duty to Act (pg. 6)
Answer: While on the job, you have legal responsibility to act in an
emergency
●● Negligence (pg. 6)
Answer: When a person receiving emergency care has additional harm
because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care
●● Consent (pg. 6)
, Answer: All people giving medical care MUST obtain consent before
helping an individual
●● Rescue Tube (pg. 13)
Answer: 45-54 inch vinyl, foam-filled tube with an attached tow line and
shoulder strap capable of keeping victims afloat
●● Resuscitation Masks (pg. 13)
Answer: Transparent, flexible device that creates a tight seal over the
victims mouth and nose to allow you to breathe air into a victim without
making mouth-to-mouth contact.
●● Gloves (pg. 13)
Answer: Disposable (single-use) gloves are used to protect employees
that may be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids.
●● Lightening / Thunder in Area (pg. 25)
Answer: 1. Clear Pool / Pool Area
2. Listen / Follow National Weather Service Reports
3. Wait for 30 minutes after the last sight or sound of thunder before
resuming activity
●● Common Rules (pg. 27)
