LIFEGUARD FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility -
ANSWERPrimary responsibility
1. Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance,
2.preventing injuries by minimizing or illuminating hazardous situations or behaviors,
3. enforcing rules and regulations, 4.recognizing in responding quickly to all
emergencies 5.working as a team with other lifeguards facility staff and supervisors -
ANSWERPrimary responsibilities include
All information received this confidential to the patient/victim - ANSWERLegal
considerations confidentiality
Modified front crawl modified breaststroke trailing rescue tube - ANSWERRescue
approaches
Simple or reaching - ANSWERAssists
- ANSWERKnow how to do the skills listed
Done to identify any life-threatening conditions check victim for responsiveness
breathing and pulse and severe bleeding - ANSWERA primary assessment
Turn off your do I dress any other concerns - ANSWERA secondary assessment
Properly document all injuries and incidents - ANSWERLegal considerations
documentation
You must ask permission to provide care do this state your name level of training ask
to help, explain what you plan to do. if the person is unable to respond or
unconscious consent is implied. if it is a child ask parental permission if a parent is
not immediately available consent is implied - ANSWERLegal consideration consent
If a victim refuses care after you explain why you think it's necessary document if you
deem situation potentially life-threatening call EMS to evaluate - ANSWERLegal
consideration refusal of care
Clean debris's from pool water raise CL2 level and maintain for 25 minutes -
ANSWERFecal and Vomit
Clear the pool and outside area and keep clothes for 30 minutes after last sighting -
ANSWERWhen lightning is sited
, No your facility rules and enforce that it is the faculties responsibility to endure all
that policies rules procedures and and emerand emergency action plans are in place
- ANSWERRules and regulations
Recognition of dangerous behaviors bobbing, crawling hand over hand, using
flotation devices - ANSWERSurveillance includes
Can't keep their face out of the water can call for help horizontal vertical or diagonal
position floating sculling or treading water - ANSWERDistressed swimmer
Can I call for help works to keep face above water arms to the side or in front
pressing down for support can struggle underwater one submerged will eventually
lose consciousness and stop moving - ANSWERActive drowning victim
Maybe floating FaceTime face up at or near the surface or sink to the bottom maybe
limp of slight convulsive type movements no locomotion in no breathing -
ANSWERPassive drowning victim
A visual technique for watching patrons in the water - ANSWEREffective scanning
If an active active around as well on duty is probably due to one or more of the
following causes
1. Recognition failure to recognize a swimmers in destress
2. Distraction anything that takes your focus off the patron surveillance 3. Intrusion
when secondary duties intrude on your primary responsibility of patron surveillance -
ANSWERRID factor
The swimming area is divided into several separate zones with one zone for each
lifeguard station each zone should slightly overlap - ANSWERZone coverage
You're so in the entire area. In emergency backup coverage you movie responsible
for any additional area well another lifeguard performs a rescue - ANSWERTotal
coverage
Elevated ground level Roving - ANSWERLifeguard stations
W1.Testing pool water 2.assisting patrons 3.cleaning - ANSWERSecondary
responsibilities include
You have the legal responsibility to act in an emergency - ANSWERLegal
considerations duty to act
You expect to meet a minimum standard of care these include communication to
prevent injuries recognition of someone in need of care attempt to rescue those who
need assistance and provide emergency care to your level of training -
ANSWERLegal considerations standard of care
& ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility -
ANSWERPrimary responsibility
1. Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance,
2.preventing injuries by minimizing or illuminating hazardous situations or behaviors,
3. enforcing rules and regulations, 4.recognizing in responding quickly to all
emergencies 5.working as a team with other lifeguards facility staff and supervisors -
ANSWERPrimary responsibilities include
All information received this confidential to the patient/victim - ANSWERLegal
considerations confidentiality
Modified front crawl modified breaststroke trailing rescue tube - ANSWERRescue
approaches
Simple or reaching - ANSWERAssists
- ANSWERKnow how to do the skills listed
Done to identify any life-threatening conditions check victim for responsiveness
breathing and pulse and severe bleeding - ANSWERA primary assessment
Turn off your do I dress any other concerns - ANSWERA secondary assessment
Properly document all injuries and incidents - ANSWERLegal considerations
documentation
You must ask permission to provide care do this state your name level of training ask
to help, explain what you plan to do. if the person is unable to respond or
unconscious consent is implied. if it is a child ask parental permission if a parent is
not immediately available consent is implied - ANSWERLegal consideration consent
If a victim refuses care after you explain why you think it's necessary document if you
deem situation potentially life-threatening call EMS to evaluate - ANSWERLegal
consideration refusal of care
Clean debris's from pool water raise CL2 level and maintain for 25 minutes -
ANSWERFecal and Vomit
Clear the pool and outside area and keep clothes for 30 minutes after last sighting -
ANSWERWhen lightning is sited
, No your facility rules and enforce that it is the faculties responsibility to endure all
that policies rules procedures and and emerand emergency action plans are in place
- ANSWERRules and regulations
Recognition of dangerous behaviors bobbing, crawling hand over hand, using
flotation devices - ANSWERSurveillance includes
Can't keep their face out of the water can call for help horizontal vertical or diagonal
position floating sculling or treading water - ANSWERDistressed swimmer
Can I call for help works to keep face above water arms to the side or in front
pressing down for support can struggle underwater one submerged will eventually
lose consciousness and stop moving - ANSWERActive drowning victim
Maybe floating FaceTime face up at or near the surface or sink to the bottom maybe
limp of slight convulsive type movements no locomotion in no breathing -
ANSWERPassive drowning victim
A visual technique for watching patrons in the water - ANSWEREffective scanning
If an active active around as well on duty is probably due to one or more of the
following causes
1. Recognition failure to recognize a swimmers in destress
2. Distraction anything that takes your focus off the patron surveillance 3. Intrusion
when secondary duties intrude on your primary responsibility of patron surveillance -
ANSWERRID factor
The swimming area is divided into several separate zones with one zone for each
lifeguard station each zone should slightly overlap - ANSWERZone coverage
You're so in the entire area. In emergency backup coverage you movie responsible
for any additional area well another lifeguard performs a rescue - ANSWERTotal
coverage
Elevated ground level Roving - ANSWERLifeguard stations
W1.Testing pool water 2.assisting patrons 3.cleaning - ANSWERSecondary
responsibilities include
You have the legal responsibility to act in an emergency - ANSWERLegal
considerations duty to act
You expect to meet a minimum standard of care these include communication to
prevent injuries recognition of someone in need of care attempt to rescue those who
need assistance and provide emergency care to your level of training -
ANSWERLegal considerations standard of care
