American Red Cross - Lifeguarding
Skills - Final Exam A Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ✔✔A passive victim who
needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ✔✔Inspecting the pool and rescue
equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the water
by actively scanning the assigned area.
A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck into the water and
is in distress. After you activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what are included in
your next steps? - ✔✔Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining on deck, then
provide any additional care.
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ✔✔Enforcing facility
rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
For a head, neck or spinal injury in deep water: - ✔✔Minimize movement of the victim's
head and neck using the head splint technique.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps you
follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order: - ✔✔Activate the
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, EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit
point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as needed.
While scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then go
under water. Which of the following applies? - ✔✔You have a duty to act and perform
the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron
surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ✔✔Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare
spot from his surveillance area.
A patron starts running on the deck. You blow your whistle to get her attention. Next,
you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ✔✔Telling her she could slip or fall and she
must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
stabilization is: - ✔✔Provided using the head splint technique.
Working with other lifeguards, facility staff and supervisors as a team is: - ✔✔One of
the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard.
You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is
important to: - ✔✔Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage and carry your
rescue tube with you at all times.
A head, neck or spinal injury rarely happens: - ✔✔In deep water at a supervised facility.
Which of the following is true about accidental fecal releases (AFRS)? - ✔✔closure and
immediate lifeguard attention. AFRS require water treatment, temporary pool
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Skills - Final Exam A Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ✔✔A passive victim who
needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ✔✔Inspecting the pool and rescue
equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the water
by actively scanning the assigned area.
A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck into the water and
is in distress. After you activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what are included in
your next steps? - ✔✔Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining on deck, then
provide any additional care.
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ✔✔Enforcing facility
rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
For a head, neck or spinal injury in deep water: - ✔✔Minimize movement of the victim's
head and neck using the head splint technique.
While scanning your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps you
follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order: - ✔✔Activate the
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, EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit
point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as needed.
While scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then go
under water. Which of the following applies? - ✔✔You have a duty to act and perform
the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron
surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ✔✔Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare
spot from his surveillance area.
A patron starts running on the deck. You blow your whistle to get her attention. Next,
you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ✔✔Telling her she could slip or fall and she
must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
stabilization is: - ✔✔Provided using the head splint technique.
Working with other lifeguards, facility staff and supervisors as a team is: - ✔✔One of
the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard.
You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is
important to: - ✔✔Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage and carry your
rescue tube with you at all times.
A head, neck or spinal injury rarely happens: - ✔✔In deep water at a supervised facility.
Which of the following is true about accidental fecal releases (AFRS)? - ✔✔closure and
immediate lifeguard attention. AFRS require water treatment, temporary pool
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