SGE lifeguarding study guide Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Q. Drowning can happen... - ✔✔quickly and silently to anyone
Q. What does RWI stand for? - ✔✔Recreational water illness
Q. What is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) you should have
available? - ✔✔Disposable gloves, CPR barrier mask, eyewear, footwear
Q. All of the statements below are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during
parties and when groups come to your facility: - ✔✔-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 lifejackets
-Restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist-high
Q. 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
Q. Who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety? - ✔✔The
employer, staff, and patrons
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, Q. Which IS NOT a quality of an effective rule? - ✔✔Includes as much detail as possible
Q. Which answer best describes why diseases are more likely to be transmitted through
loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - ✔✔A person who is sick is likely to have
diarrhea and diarrhea spreads more quickly through the water
Q. What would you do if you were following "Universal Precautions"? - ✔✔Consider
and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
Q. Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games. - ✔✔True
Q. Which crucial observation skills must you continuously perform to be able to
recognize distress or drowning? - ✔✔Scan, target, assess
Q. Whom should you target for further assessment when you scan? - ✔✔Persons
underwater
Q. What is the difference between distress and drowning? - ✔✔A drowning person's
nose and mouth are covered with water, and she cannot breathe, while a distressed
person's nose and mouth aren't covered and she can breathe
Q. A person submerged under clear water will be easy to see. - ✔✔False
Q. Which conditions best describe a zone that is the appropriate size? - ✔✔A lifeguard
can scan the entire zone in 10 seconds and can get to the farthest point in 20 seconds
Q. What are the three RID factors? - ✔✔Recognition, intrusion, and distraction
Q. What does a drowning swimmer commonly look like? - ✔✔A swimmer bobbing or
playing under the water
Q. What technique is best for communicating with a large crowd? - ✔✔Get the crowd's
attention, then give instructions in short phrases spoken in a loud, clear voice
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Q. Drowning can happen... - ✔✔quickly and silently to anyone
Q. What does RWI stand for? - ✔✔Recreational water illness
Q. What is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) you should have
available? - ✔✔Disposable gloves, CPR barrier mask, eyewear, footwear
Q. All of the statements below are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during
parties and when groups come to your facility: - ✔✔-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 lifejackets
-Restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist-high
Q. 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
Q. Who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety? - ✔✔The
employer, staff, and patrons
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, Q. Which IS NOT a quality of an effective rule? - ✔✔Includes as much detail as possible
Q. Which answer best describes why diseases are more likely to be transmitted through
loose stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - ✔✔A person who is sick is likely to have
diarrhea and diarrhea spreads more quickly through the water
Q. What would you do if you were following "Universal Precautions"? - ✔✔Consider
and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
Q. Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests or games. - ✔✔True
Q. Which crucial observation skills must you continuously perform to be able to
recognize distress or drowning? - ✔✔Scan, target, assess
Q. Whom should you target for further assessment when you scan? - ✔✔Persons
underwater
Q. What is the difference between distress and drowning? - ✔✔A drowning person's
nose and mouth are covered with water, and she cannot breathe, while a distressed
person's nose and mouth aren't covered and she can breathe
Q. A person submerged under clear water will be easy to see. - ✔✔False
Q. Which conditions best describe a zone that is the appropriate size? - ✔✔A lifeguard
can scan the entire zone in 10 seconds and can get to the farthest point in 20 seconds
Q. What are the three RID factors? - ✔✔Recognition, intrusion, and distraction
Q. What does a drowning swimmer commonly look like? - ✔✔A swimmer bobbing or
playing under the water
Q. What technique is best for communicating with a large crowd? - ✔✔Get the crowd's
attention, then give instructions in short phrases spoken in a loud, clear voice
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