USLA: Final Exam correctly answered
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Drowning in the 1700's was largely due to: - correct answer ✔✔Shipwrecks
The earliest organized lifesaving association was established in: - correct answer
✔✔China in 1708
The first organized efforts at lifesaving began in Massachusetts in 1786 with the: -
correct answer ✔✔Massachusetts Humane Society
Congress appropriated funds in 1878 to create the ___ after 98 persons were lost
off North Carolina. - correct answer ✔✔U.S. Lifesaving Service
The Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service combined to create the U.S.
Coast Guard in: - correct answer ✔✔1915
Captain Henry Sheefield was touring South Africa and developed the first: -
correct answer ✔✔Rescue can
The Peterson Tube was perfected due to: - correct answer ✔✔Closed cell foam
The hard plastic molded buoy is known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Burnside buoy
,The national organization representing open water lifeguards in America which
was renamed in 1979 is the: - correct answer ✔✔USLA
The USLA launched the Lifeguard Agency Certification Program in: - correct
answer ✔✔1993
Name the leading tourist destination in the US: - correct answer ✔✔Beaches
How many people in America are involved with open water swimming yearly? -
correct answer ✔✔80 or more million
Floating debris in the water is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Flotsam
Flotsam is most likely to be a problem: - correct answer ✔✔after a storm or storm
surf
Sandy beaches are usually created and regenerated by: - correct answer
✔✔erosion
Why should lifeguards discourage beach patrons from digging holes in the sand? -
correct answer ✔✔sand is an unstable substance
Burning hot coals on the beach is dangerous because: - correct answer ✔✔buried
coals retain heat for many hours
, Beach environments can be affected negatively due to: - correct answer
✔✔development
The Coastal Conservation Initiative in 1972 regulates: - correct answer ✔✔land
and water uses in the coastal zones
The Beach Act required by which agency is to oversee the program that deals with
the national water quality testing standard and notification? - correct answer
✔✔EPA
Trained lifeguards demonstrate the following characteristics when dealing with
emergencies except: - correct answer ✔✔Impulsiveness
A large number of aquatic rescues depend on all of the following characteristics of
the lifeguard except: - correct answer ✔✔Age
Due to thinning budgets lifeguards: - correct answer ✔✔May have to perform
many public safety responsibilities
What negatively affects the public safety role lifeguards perform? - correct answer
✔✔Secondary responsibilities
Lifeguards handle safety and interactions with beach patrons acting as ___ for
their areas. - correct answer ✔✔Managers
100% already passed
Drowning in the 1700's was largely due to: - correct answer ✔✔Shipwrecks
The earliest organized lifesaving association was established in: - correct answer
✔✔China in 1708
The first organized efforts at lifesaving began in Massachusetts in 1786 with the: -
correct answer ✔✔Massachusetts Humane Society
Congress appropriated funds in 1878 to create the ___ after 98 persons were lost
off North Carolina. - correct answer ✔✔U.S. Lifesaving Service
The Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service combined to create the U.S.
Coast Guard in: - correct answer ✔✔1915
Captain Henry Sheefield was touring South Africa and developed the first: -
correct answer ✔✔Rescue can
The Peterson Tube was perfected due to: - correct answer ✔✔Closed cell foam
The hard plastic molded buoy is known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Burnside buoy
,The national organization representing open water lifeguards in America which
was renamed in 1979 is the: - correct answer ✔✔USLA
The USLA launched the Lifeguard Agency Certification Program in: - correct
answer ✔✔1993
Name the leading tourist destination in the US: - correct answer ✔✔Beaches
How many people in America are involved with open water swimming yearly? -
correct answer ✔✔80 or more million
Floating debris in the water is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Flotsam
Flotsam is most likely to be a problem: - correct answer ✔✔after a storm or storm
surf
Sandy beaches are usually created and regenerated by: - correct answer
✔✔erosion
Why should lifeguards discourage beach patrons from digging holes in the sand? -
correct answer ✔✔sand is an unstable substance
Burning hot coals on the beach is dangerous because: - correct answer ✔✔buried
coals retain heat for many hours
, Beach environments can be affected negatively due to: - correct answer
✔✔development
The Coastal Conservation Initiative in 1972 regulates: - correct answer ✔✔land
and water uses in the coastal zones
The Beach Act required by which agency is to oversee the program that deals with
the national water quality testing standard and notification? - correct answer
✔✔EPA
Trained lifeguards demonstrate the following characteristics when dealing with
emergencies except: - correct answer ✔✔Impulsiveness
A large number of aquatic rescues depend on all of the following characteristics of
the lifeguard except: - correct answer ✔✔Age
Due to thinning budgets lifeguards: - correct answer ✔✔May have to perform
many public safety responsibilities
What negatively affects the public safety role lifeguards perform? - correct answer
✔✔Secondary responsibilities
Lifeguards handle safety and interactions with beach patrons acting as ___ for
their areas. - correct answer ✔✔Managers
