LIFEGUARD TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
sunscreen can be applied most effectively by applying - ✔✔20 minutes before going
into the sun and every hour
most important part of the job - ✔✔maintaining 10/20
sign of hypoxia - ✔✔fast or slow breathing, weak or labored
Guest In Distress (GID) - ✔✔active struggling w/ headback and insufficient arm and
leg movement
when performing CPR as part of a team, you should discontinue compressions if -
✔✔AED is attached, ready to analyze, directs rescuers to not touch patient
as a single rescuer, you perform CPR on an infant with - ✔✔2 fingers on the center of
the chest, just below the nipple line
an ease in entry is used when - ✔✔when entering the water nearby a GID that has a
suspected spinal injury
C. A. R. E - ✔✔confident, attentive, responsive, empathetic
providing supplement oxygen using a non-rebreather mask should be used when -
✔✔guest with labored breathing and a pulse of reading of 89%
crossed arms is a common hand signal used to communicate to another lifeguard to -
✔✔stop dispatch (stop ride)
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, Duck pluck rescue - ✔✔hold center of the tube with one hand and reach over tube with
other hand
the "10" is 10/20 stands for - ✔✔being able to scan your entire assigned zone and
recognize a GID within 10 seconds
stage of drowning that a guest would rarely need any further care if rescued -
✔✔surprised stage
circumstance the a tourniquet should be considered is - ✔✔when the guest has a
catastrophic wound to a limb and bleeding cannot be controlled using direct pressure
and bandaging
prior to approaching a GID you should - ✔✔activate EAP and enter the water safely
broken bone - ✔✔apply rigid, soft, or anatomical splint to minimize movement of the
affected area
one of 5 general care steps of suspected spinal injury in the water is -
✔✔communicating with the guest throughout the process
after performing an unresponsive rear hug rescue, guest is not breathing, you should -
✔✔seal mask on guests face while using jaw thrust with head tilt, deliver two
ventilations then begin rescue breathing while moving toward the extraction point
GID who is responsive, on the surface, and racing away from you - ✔✔rear hug
acting quickly as part of "D.E.A.L" includes - ✔✔proposing a solution based on
information gathered and options considered
appropriate time to perform CPR on a 10 year old guest - ✔✔guest is unresponsive,
only gasping, and pulseless
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
sunscreen can be applied most effectively by applying - ✔✔20 minutes before going
into the sun and every hour
most important part of the job - ✔✔maintaining 10/20
sign of hypoxia - ✔✔fast or slow breathing, weak or labored
Guest In Distress (GID) - ✔✔active struggling w/ headback and insufficient arm and
leg movement
when performing CPR as part of a team, you should discontinue compressions if -
✔✔AED is attached, ready to analyze, directs rescuers to not touch patient
as a single rescuer, you perform CPR on an infant with - ✔✔2 fingers on the center of
the chest, just below the nipple line
an ease in entry is used when - ✔✔when entering the water nearby a GID that has a
suspected spinal injury
C. A. R. E - ✔✔confident, attentive, responsive, empathetic
providing supplement oxygen using a non-rebreather mask should be used when -
✔✔guest with labored breathing and a pulse of reading of 89%
crossed arms is a common hand signal used to communicate to another lifeguard to -
✔✔stop dispatch (stop ride)
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Duck pluck rescue - ✔✔hold center of the tube with one hand and reach over tube with
other hand
the "10" is 10/20 stands for - ✔✔being able to scan your entire assigned zone and
recognize a GID within 10 seconds
stage of drowning that a guest would rarely need any further care if rescued -
✔✔surprised stage
circumstance the a tourniquet should be considered is - ✔✔when the guest has a
catastrophic wound to a limb and bleeding cannot be controlled using direct pressure
and bandaging
prior to approaching a GID you should - ✔✔activate EAP and enter the water safely
broken bone - ✔✔apply rigid, soft, or anatomical splint to minimize movement of the
affected area
one of 5 general care steps of suspected spinal injury in the water is -
✔✔communicating with the guest throughout the process
after performing an unresponsive rear hug rescue, guest is not breathing, you should -
✔✔seal mask on guests face while using jaw thrust with head tilt, deliver two
ventilations then begin rescue breathing while moving toward the extraction point
GID who is responsive, on the surface, and racing away from you - ✔✔rear hug
acting quickly as part of "D.E.A.L" includes - ✔✔proposing a solution based on
information gathered and options considered
appropriate time to perform CPR on a 10 year old guest - ✔✔guest is unresponsive,
only gasping, and pulseless
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