LIFEGUARD FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AN
Lifeguard final exam
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
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1. To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring Primary responsibility
at your aquatic facility
2. 1. Monitoring activities in and near the water through Primary responsibilities
patron surveillance, 2.preventing injuries by minimiz- include
ing 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 supervi-
sors
3. 1.Testing pool water 2.assisting patrons 3.cleaning Secondary responsibilities
include
4. You have the legal responsibility to act in an emer- Legal considerations duty
gency to act
5. You expect to meet a minimum standard of care these Legal considerations stan-
include communication to prevent injuries recognition dard of care
of someone in need of care attempt to rescue those
who need assistance and provide emergency care to
your level of training
6. When a person is injured or suffers additional horn Legal consideration negli-
because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care gence
or fail to act at all
7. Once care is initiated care must continue until some- Legal considerations
one with equal or greater training arrives and takes abandonment
over
8. All information received this confidential to the pa- Legal considerations con-
tient/victim fidentiality
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9. Properly document all injuries and incidents Legal considerations doc-
umentation
10. You must ask permission to provide care do this state Legal consideration con-
your name level of training ask to help, explain what sent
you plan to do. if the person is unable to respond or un-
conscious consent is implied. if it is a child ask parental
permission if a parent is not immediately available
consent is implied
11. If a victim refuses care after you explain why you think Legal consideration re-
it's necessary document if you deem situation poten- fusal of care
tially life-threatening call EMS to evaluate
12. Clean debris's from pool water raise CL2 level and Fecal and Vomit
maintain for 25 minutes
13. Clear the pool and outside area and keep clothes for When lightning is sited
30 minutes after last sighting
14. No your facility rules and enforce that it is the faculties Rules and regulations
responsibility to endure all that policies rules proce-
dures and and emerand emergency action plans are
in place
15. Recognition of dangerous behaviors bobbing, crawl- Surveillance includes
ing hand over hand, using flotation devices
16. Can't keep their face out of the water can call for Distressed swimmer
help horizontal vertical or diagonal position floating
sculling or treading water
17. Active drowning victim
Lifeguard final exam
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjp4hc
1. To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring Primary responsibility
at your aquatic facility
2. 1. Monitoring activities in and near the water through Primary responsibilities
patron surveillance, 2.preventing injuries by minimiz- include
ing 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 supervi-
sors
3. 1.Testing pool water 2.assisting patrons 3.cleaning Secondary responsibilities
include
4. You have the legal responsibility to act in an emer- Legal considerations duty
gency to act
5. You expect to meet a minimum standard of care these Legal considerations stan-
include communication to prevent injuries recognition dard of care
of someone in need of care attempt to rescue those
who need assistance and provide emergency care to
your level of training
6. When a person is injured or suffers additional horn Legal consideration negli-
because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care gence
or fail to act at all
7. Once care is initiated care must continue until some- Legal considerations
one with equal or greater training arrives and takes abandonment
over
8. All information received this confidential to the pa- Legal considerations con-
tient/victim fidentiality
, Lifeguard final exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjp4hc
9. Properly document all injuries and incidents Legal considerations doc-
umentation
10. You must ask permission to provide care do this state Legal consideration con-
your name level of training ask to help, explain what sent
you plan to do. if the person is unable to respond or un-
conscious consent is implied. if it is a child ask parental
permission if a parent is not immediately available
consent is implied
11. If a victim refuses care after you explain why you think Legal consideration re-
it's necessary document if you deem situation poten- fusal of care
tially life-threatening call EMS to evaluate
12. Clean debris's from pool water raise CL2 level and Fecal and Vomit
maintain for 25 minutes
13. Clear the pool and outside area and keep clothes for When lightning is sited
30 minutes after last sighting
14. No your facility rules and enforce that it is the faculties Rules and regulations
responsibility to endure all that policies rules proce-
dures and and emerand emergency action plans are
in place
15. Recognition of dangerous behaviors bobbing, crawl- Surveillance includes
ing hand over hand, using flotation devices
16. Can't keep their face out of the water can call for Distressed swimmer
help horizontal vertical or diagonal position floating
sculling or treading water
17. Active drowning victim
