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What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ✔✔To prevent drowning and other
injuries from ocuring at the aquatic facility
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility: -
✔✔■Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance.
■ Preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors.
■ Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them.
■ Recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to all emergencies.
■ Administering first aid and CPR, including using an automated external defibrillator
(AED) and, if trained, administering emergency oxygen when needed.
■ Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff and management.
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never interfere with pa-
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, tron surveillance: - ✔✔■ Testing pool water chemistry.
■ Assisting patrons, such as performing safety orientations, administering swim tests
and fitting for life jackets.
■ Cleaning or performing maintenance.
■ Completing records and reports.
■ Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety checks and inspections.
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard: - ✔✔■ Knowledgeable and Skilled
■ Reliable
■ Mature
■ Courteous and Consistent
■ Positive
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