StarGuard Elite Exam Questions and
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Drowning can happen - ✔✔quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? -
✔✔development of an attitude of complacency
what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place where you
lifeguard? - ✔✔workplace culture
what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - ✔✔proactively
looking at the water to give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning
situation
who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety - ✔✔the
employer, staff, and patrons
what are the qualities of effective rules - ✔✔-enforced in the same way each time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - ✔✔monitor
weather radar and use lightning detectors
swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games - ✔✔true
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, which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices (PFDs) such as
lifejackets - ✔✔-united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and when groups
come to your facility - ✔✔-restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth
no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information when they
arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak swimmers
with life jackets
what does RWI stand for - ✔✔recreational water illness
which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted through loose
stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - ✔✔-diarrhea spreads more quickly through the
water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - ✔✔consider and
treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution for cleaning
up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface - ✔✔1 part bleach to 9 parts water
what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have available -
✔✔-protective eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
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Answers 100% Pass
Drowning can happen - ✔✔quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? -
✔✔development of an attitude of complacency
what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place where you
lifeguard? - ✔✔workplace culture
what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - ✔✔proactively
looking at the water to give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning
situation
who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety - ✔✔the
employer, staff, and patrons
what are the qualities of effective rules - ✔✔-enforced in the same way each time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - ✔✔monitor
weather radar and use lightning detectors
swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games - ✔✔true
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, which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices (PFDs) such as
lifejackets - ✔✔-united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and when groups
come to your facility - ✔✔-restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth
no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information when they
arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak swimmers
with life jackets
what does RWI stand for - ✔✔recreational water illness
which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted through loose
stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - ✔✔-diarrhea spreads more quickly through the
water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - ✔✔consider and
treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution for cleaning
up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface - ✔✔1 part bleach to 9 parts water
what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have available -
✔✔-protective eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
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