RED CROSS LIFEGUARD WRITTEN TEST
Guidelines for effective scanning include... - Answer scanning your zone, staying
focused, maintaining active posture, searching the entire volume of water and
moving your head and eyes.
How long does it take for brain damage, or even death, to occur once a victim is
drowning? - Answer 4-6 minutes
How long does it take for cardiac arrest to occur once a victim is drowning? -
Answer 3 minutes
How long does you lifeguard certification last? - Answer 2 years
When asking for consent, state the following... - Answer your name, your skill
level, ask permission to aide, explain what you think is wrong, explain your care
and plan
What are some secondary responsibilities of a lifeguard? - Answer testing
chemicals, assisting patrons with safety equipment, performing opening/closing
duties, cleaning the facility and completing reports/records
What are some primary responsibilities of a lifeguard? - Answer monitor
activities in facility, prevent injuries, enforcing rules, recognizing and
responding quickly to an emergency, administering CPR and giving care and
working as a team
What are the characteristics of a professional lifeguard? - Answer
knowledgeable/skilled, reliable, mature, courteous/consistent, positive,
professional and health/fit
What are some common pool rules? - Answer 1. swim when there is a lifeguard
on duty
2. swim diapers are worn if needed
3. don't swim with an open/infected wound
4. obey lifeguard instructions
5. no breath holding games (hyperventilation)
6. no sitting/playing by drains
7. dive in specific areas
, 8. no glass
9. no drugs or alcoholic beverages.
What equipment should be easily reached at a facility? - Answer AED
first aid
rescue boards (backboards)
hip packs
rescue tubes
What is apart of PPE? - Answer -mask
-gloves
-gowns
-shields
-protective eyewear
What equipment should a lifeguard carry and why? - Answer Tube-capable of
keeping multi victims afloat
Hip pack- holds PPE
Whistle- used to activate the EAP
How long should it take a lifeguard to notice and get prepared for an
emergency? - Answer less than 30 seconds
What is a laryngospasm? - Answer a SUDDEN closure of the larynx
What is hyperventilation? - Answer breathing faster than normal
What is a lifeguards primary responsibility? - Answer to ensure safety and
protect lives
What is a lifeguard team? - Answer the other lifeguards you will work with
What is a safety team? - Answer the lifeguards on duty when you activate the
EAP, along with the EMS that will arrive when called
How many hours of inservice are lifeguards expected to participate in every
month? - Answer 4 hours a month
Guidelines for effective scanning include... - Answer scanning your zone, staying
focused, maintaining active posture, searching the entire volume of water and
moving your head and eyes.
How long does it take for brain damage, or even death, to occur once a victim is
drowning? - Answer 4-6 minutes
How long does it take for cardiac arrest to occur once a victim is drowning? -
Answer 3 minutes
How long does you lifeguard certification last? - Answer 2 years
When asking for consent, state the following... - Answer your name, your skill
level, ask permission to aide, explain what you think is wrong, explain your care
and plan
What are some secondary responsibilities of a lifeguard? - Answer testing
chemicals, assisting patrons with safety equipment, performing opening/closing
duties, cleaning the facility and completing reports/records
What are some primary responsibilities of a lifeguard? - Answer monitor
activities in facility, prevent injuries, enforcing rules, recognizing and
responding quickly to an emergency, administering CPR and giving care and
working as a team
What are the characteristics of a professional lifeguard? - Answer
knowledgeable/skilled, reliable, mature, courteous/consistent, positive,
professional and health/fit
What are some common pool rules? - Answer 1. swim when there is a lifeguard
on duty
2. swim diapers are worn if needed
3. don't swim with an open/infected wound
4. obey lifeguard instructions
5. no breath holding games (hyperventilation)
6. no sitting/playing by drains
7. dive in specific areas
, 8. no glass
9. no drugs or alcoholic beverages.
What equipment should be easily reached at a facility? - Answer AED
first aid
rescue boards (backboards)
hip packs
rescue tubes
What is apart of PPE? - Answer -mask
-gloves
-gowns
-shields
-protective eyewear
What equipment should a lifeguard carry and why? - Answer Tube-capable of
keeping multi victims afloat
Hip pack- holds PPE
Whistle- used to activate the EAP
How long should it take a lifeguard to notice and get prepared for an
emergency? - Answer less than 30 seconds
What is a laryngospasm? - Answer a SUDDEN closure of the larynx
What is hyperventilation? - Answer breathing faster than normal
What is a lifeguards primary responsibility? - Answer to ensure safety and
protect lives
What is a lifeguard team? - Answer the other lifeguards you will work with
What is a safety team? - Answer the lifeguards on duty when you activate the
EAP, along with the EMS that will arrive when called
How many hours of inservice are lifeguards expected to participate in every
month? - Answer 4 hours a month
