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Star Guard Elite Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time? - searching the water what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at any time ...

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Star Guard Elite Exam Questions and
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while on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time? - ✔✔searching the water


what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all times? - ✔✔drowning can happen

quickly and silently to anyone at any time


swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving extended breath holding or

underwater swimming - ✔✔true


what does RWI stand for? - ✔✔recreational water illness


if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of another person, what is the first thing

you should do? - ✔✔wash the area with soap and water


what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily fluids? - ✔✔the fluids are potentially

infectious


how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in properly maintained swimming

pool water? - ✔✔up to 11 days


why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea) rather than a solid stool? -

✔✔diarrhea can contain millions of germs that spread quickly through the water


which is the correct description of drowning? - ✔✔drowning is a process with three possible outcomes:

survival without brain damage, survival with brain damage, or death.




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what is the difference between distress and drowning? - ✔✔a drowning person's mouth and nose are

covered wit water, and the head cannot be brought to the surface to breathe.


what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a drowning incident, but was resuscitated

and did not die? - ✔✔non-fatal drowning


what determines whether water is shallow or not? - ✔✔a person's height


which organs are at greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning? - ✔✔brain and heart


why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to move location in the water? -

✔✔movement of the water created by others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move


why is it important to begin rescue breathing for an unresponsive drowning person as quickly as

possible? - ✔✔to prevent or minimize brain damage


if you are providing constant and dedicated surveillance, how often should you watch your zone? -

✔✔all of the time, and no other assigned tasks should intrude


the length of time a person is submerged is the most important predictor of survival - ✔✔true


what is scanning? - ✔✔searching the water in a systematic way


if an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are floating or are underwater and

are okay, what can you do to tell them apart - ✔✔look to see that the person lifts his or her head to

breathe within a few seconds (look for life)


what are the components of the STAAR aquatic rescue model? - ✔✔scan, target, assess, alert, rescue


which is true about - ✔✔


what is the most important thing to do when calling 911 or your local emergency number? - ✔✔listen

carefully to the dispatcher




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