LIFEGUARD MANAGEMENT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔You and another lifeguard find an unconscious adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You complete a primary assessment
and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following should
you do next? - ✔✔Perform 1 ventilation every 5 seconds.
✔✔When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands? -
✔✔Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top.
✔✔When using a resuscitation mask, which of the following should you do? - ✔✔Place
the broad end of the mask between the lower lip and chin.
✔✔You are performing CPR on the victim and you notice that the victim's chest begins
to rise and fall. Which of the following would you do first? - ✔✔Stop CPR and reassess
the victim's condition, including breathing and pulse. If breathing is not regular, continue
CPR as though breathing were not present.
✔✔As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? - ✔✔At
least 2 inches
✔✔You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During
the primary assessment, you find that the victim has a pulse. Which of the following
should you do next? - ✔✔Give 2 initial ventilations.
✔✔As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year-old child, you would perform
cycles of: - ✔✔30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
✔✔You are performing CPR on a victim, and a second lifeguard arrives. Which of the
following is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first? - ✔✔Check to see
whether EMS personnel have been called.
✔✔You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the
mask over the victim's mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do? -
✔✔Squeeze the bag with both hands.
✔✔To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most
appropriate? - ✔✔Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions.
✔✔When caring for musculoskeletal injuries, what does RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest,
immobilize, cold, elevate
, ✔✔CPR should be performed on which of the following victim's?
One who is in cardiac arrest.
One who responds to painful stimuli.
One who is conscious and has an airway obstruction.
One who is experiencing difficulty breathing. - ✔✔One who is in cardiac arrest
✔✔You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapsed in the
locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, "Victim has no
pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other lifeguard do next? -
✔✔Begin chest compressions.
✔✔You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unconscious person lying on the
floor. You size-up the scene and then you begin performing a primary assessment. The
patron asks, "Should we move him to the first aid room?" What should you do next? -
✔✔Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.
✔✔While preparing to use an AED on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the
victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? - ✔✔Removing the patch with a
gloved hand
✔✔A patron has cut her leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You
think the patron is in shock because she: - ✔✔Becomes restless and irritable.
✔✔Signs and symptoms of sudden illness do not include - ✔✔Bruising or rigid need of
the abdomen.
✔✔A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs you that he has a
history of asthma , but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
- ✔✔Summon EMS personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
✔✔You have sized up the scene and determined the scene is safe. When performing a
primary assessment, which of the following would you do next? - ✔✔Check for
responsiveness.
✔✔You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest when you notice that the victim
has several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the following should you
do? - ✔✔Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to avoid the jewelry.
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔You and another lifeguard find an unconscious adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You complete a primary assessment
and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following should
you do next? - ✔✔Perform 1 ventilation every 5 seconds.
✔✔When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands? -
✔✔Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top.
✔✔When using a resuscitation mask, which of the following should you do? - ✔✔Place
the broad end of the mask between the lower lip and chin.
✔✔You are performing CPR on the victim and you notice that the victim's chest begins
to rise and fall. Which of the following would you do first? - ✔✔Stop CPR and reassess
the victim's condition, including breathing and pulse. If breathing is not regular, continue
CPR as though breathing were not present.
✔✔As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? - ✔✔At
least 2 inches
✔✔You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During
the primary assessment, you find that the victim has a pulse. Which of the following
should you do next? - ✔✔Give 2 initial ventilations.
✔✔As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year-old child, you would perform
cycles of: - ✔✔30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
✔✔You are performing CPR on a victim, and a second lifeguard arrives. Which of the
following is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first? - ✔✔Check to see
whether EMS personnel have been called.
✔✔You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the
mask over the victim's mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do? -
✔✔Squeeze the bag with both hands.
✔✔To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most
appropriate? - ✔✔Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions.
✔✔When caring for musculoskeletal injuries, what does RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest,
immobilize, cold, elevate
, ✔✔CPR should be performed on which of the following victim's?
One who is in cardiac arrest.
One who responds to painful stimuli.
One who is conscious and has an airway obstruction.
One who is experiencing difficulty breathing. - ✔✔One who is in cardiac arrest
✔✔You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapsed in the
locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, "Victim has no
pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other lifeguard do next? -
✔✔Begin chest compressions.
✔✔You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unconscious person lying on the
floor. You size-up the scene and then you begin performing a primary assessment. The
patron asks, "Should we move him to the first aid room?" What should you do next? -
✔✔Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.
✔✔While preparing to use an AED on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the
victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? - ✔✔Removing the patch with a
gloved hand
✔✔A patron has cut her leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You
think the patron is in shock because she: - ✔✔Becomes restless and irritable.
✔✔Signs and symptoms of sudden illness do not include - ✔✔Bruising or rigid need of
the abdomen.
✔✔A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs you that he has a
history of asthma , but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
- ✔✔Summon EMS personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
✔✔You have sized up the scene and determined the scene is safe. When performing a
primary assessment, which of the following would you do next? - ✔✔Check for
responsiveness.
✔✔You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest when you notice that the victim
has several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the following should you
do? - ✔✔Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to avoid the jewelry.
