STAAR GUARD ELITE UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which is the most important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at anytime.
Triple airway maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER- head tilt + chin tilt + jaw trust
TESLA - CORRECT ANSWER- T- too tired
E- EMS arrives
S- scene becomes unsafe
L- life signs
A- aed analyzing
STAAR - CORRECT ANSWER- S- scan
T- target
A- Assess
A- Alert
R-Rescue
Safety at an aquatic facility must be a team effort between lifeguards, managers/supervisors,
and guests. - CORRECT ANSWER- TRUE
Prevention Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER- Prevention is at the heart of your job. If you see
dangerous or risky behavior, you can intervene and reduce the chance of an accident.
Surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER- Providing surveillance means watching guests in the
water, monitoring their behavior, and recognizing emergencies. This plays a large role in
reducing risk.
, Response and Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER- When responding to an emergency situation,
it's important to understand everyone's role. Have a plan and use best practices to respond to
and manage the emergency.
Emergency Care - CORRECT ANSWER- If an illness, injury, or drowning occurs, be
prepared to provide emergency care until Emergency Medical (EMS) help arrives.
Workplace Expectations - CORRECT ANSWER- The site-specific training, supervision, and
culture play a significant role in your future performance and ability to follow best practices.
Layers of Protection - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Design
2) Warnings
3) Rules
4) Polices and Procedures
5) Verification and Inspections
proactive interventions. - CORRECT ANSWER- The best thing you can do as a lifeguard to
help reduce risk is to intervene when you see dangerous behavior, rule violations, or weak
swimmers in deeper water.
You're scanning your zone and notice a child that seems to be a weak swimmer in the deep
end of the pool without a life vest on. What do you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER- Look
for parent or guardian, signal for them to come to you and suggest a life vest for the child.
Maintain eye contact with the child while signaling for their parents
You look for the parent or guardian, but you can't find them. What do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Politely ask the child to exit the pool until they can bring a parent or guardian to
you
Later that day, the child you asked to exit the pool comes to you with a parent, and the parent
asks you why you asked their child to exit the pool. What do you say? - CORRECT
ANSWER- " For the safety of your child, we ask that they are supervised at all times and if
they are not a strong swimmer, to wear a vest"
How Disease is Transmitted - CORRECT ANSWER- Transmission is through direct contact
with blood or other body fluids that enter your body.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which is the most important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at anytime.
Triple airway maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER- head tilt + chin tilt + jaw trust
TESLA - CORRECT ANSWER- T- too tired
E- EMS arrives
S- scene becomes unsafe
L- life signs
A- aed analyzing
STAAR - CORRECT ANSWER- S- scan
T- target
A- Assess
A- Alert
R-Rescue
Safety at an aquatic facility must be a team effort between lifeguards, managers/supervisors,
and guests. - CORRECT ANSWER- TRUE
Prevention Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER- Prevention is at the heart of your job. If you see
dangerous or risky behavior, you can intervene and reduce the chance of an accident.
Surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER- Providing surveillance means watching guests in the
water, monitoring their behavior, and recognizing emergencies. This plays a large role in
reducing risk.
, Response and Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER- When responding to an emergency situation,
it's important to understand everyone's role. Have a plan and use best practices to respond to
and manage the emergency.
Emergency Care - CORRECT ANSWER- If an illness, injury, or drowning occurs, be
prepared to provide emergency care until Emergency Medical (EMS) help arrives.
Workplace Expectations - CORRECT ANSWER- The site-specific training, supervision, and
culture play a significant role in your future performance and ability to follow best practices.
Layers of Protection - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Design
2) Warnings
3) Rules
4) Polices and Procedures
5) Verification and Inspections
proactive interventions. - CORRECT ANSWER- The best thing you can do as a lifeguard to
help reduce risk is to intervene when you see dangerous behavior, rule violations, or weak
swimmers in deeper water.
You're scanning your zone and notice a child that seems to be a weak swimmer in the deep
end of the pool without a life vest on. What do you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER- Look
for parent or guardian, signal for them to come to you and suggest a life vest for the child.
Maintain eye contact with the child while signaling for their parents
You look for the parent or guardian, but you can't find them. What do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Politely ask the child to exit the pool until they can bring a parent or guardian to
you
Later that day, the child you asked to exit the pool comes to you with a parent, and the parent
asks you why you asked their child to exit the pool. What do you say? - CORRECT
ANSWER- " For the safety of your child, we ask that they are supervised at all times and if
they are not a strong swimmer, to wear a vest"
How Disease is Transmitted - CORRECT ANSWER- Transmission is through direct contact
with blood or other body fluids that enter your body.
