American Red Cross life guarding written Exam

American Red Cross lifeguarding
written Exam 2025-2026




WhatAisAtheAprimaryAresponsibilityAofAaAlifeguard?A-ACorrectAanswer-
toApreventAdrowningAandAotherAinjuriesAfromAoccurringAatAyourAaquaticAfacility.



ProvideAthreeAexamplesAofAhowAlifeguardsAfulfillAtheirAprimaryAresponsibilityA-ACorrectAanswer-
monitoringAactivitiesAinAandAnearAtheAwaterAthroughApatronAservaliance,ApreventingAinjuriesAbyAminimizi
ngAorAeliminatingAhazardousAsituationsAorAbehaviors,AenforcingAfacilityArulesAandAregulationsAandAeducat
ingApatronsAaboutAthem,ArecognizingAandArespondingAquicklyAandAeffectivelyAtoAallAtheAemergencies,Aad
ministeringAfirstAairAandACPRAincludingAusingAanAautomatedAexternalAdefibrillatorA(AED)AandAifAtrained,Aa
dministeringAemergencyAoxygenAwhenAneeded,AworkingAasAaAteamAwithAotherAlifeguards,Afaculty,AandAst
affAmanagement.



listA5AexamplesAofAsecondaryAresponsibilitiesA(otherAtasks)AthatAshouldAneverAinterfereAwithApatronA
serveillanceA-ACorrectAanswer-
testingAtheApoolAwaterAchemistry,AassistApatronsAbyAperformingAsafetyAorientations,AadministeringA
swimAtests,AfittingAlifeAjacketsAandAotherAduties,AcleaningAorAperformingAmaintenance,AcompletingAr
ecordsAandAreports,AperformingAopeningAduties,AclosingAduties,AorAfacilityAsafetyAchecksAandAinspec
tions.



listA5AcharacteristicsAofAaAprofessionalAlifeguardA-ACorrectAanswer-
knowledgableAandAskilled,Areliable,Amature,AcourteousAandAconsistent,Apositive,Aprofessional,Ahealt
hyAandAfit



lifeguardsAshould:A-ACorrectAanswer-
alwaysAbeAattentiveAandAsitAorAstandAuprightAwhenAonAsurveillanceAduty



aAlifeguardAisAtextingAwhileAonAsurveillanceAdutyAandAfailsAtoArecognizeAaAswimmerAinAdistress.AwhatAleg
alAprincipleAcouldAbeAaAproblemAforAthisAlifeguard?A-ACorrectAanswer-negligence



listAtheA5AstepsAthatAaAlifeguardAshouldAtakeAwhenAobtainingAconsentAfromAanAinjuredAorAillApersonAbefor
eAprovidingAfirstAairAorAemergencyAcareA-ACorrectAanswer-
stateAyourAname,AstateAyourAlevelAofAtraining,AaskAifAyouAmayAhelp,AexplainAthatAyouAwouldAlikeAtoAassessA

,themAtoAfindAoutAwhatAyouAthinkAmayAbeAwrongAorAwhatAyouAcanAdoAtoAhelp,AexplainAwhatAyouAplanAtoAd
o.

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whatAisAtheAvalidityAofAanAAmericanARedACrossAlifeguardingAcertification?AhowAdoesAanAAmericanAR
edACrossAcertifiedAlifeguardAgetArecertified?A-ACorrectAanswer-
(2Ayears.)AannualAcertificationAtraining.



whyAisAitAimportantAtoAattendAaApre-seasonAorientationAandAtrainingA-ACorrectAanswer-
toAensureAlifeguardsAunderstandAtheirAresponsibilitiesAandAknowAhowAtoAperformAtheirAjob,AtoAensureAtha
tAtheyAgetApracticeAwithAtheirAfacilitiesAsafetyAandArescueAequipmentAandAemergencyAactionAplans,AtoAens
ureAtheyAunderstandAcodes,ArulesAandAregulationsAofAtheirAfacility.



whatAdoesAEAPAstandAforA-ACorrectAanswer-emergencyAactionAplan



whyAisAitAimportantAforAlifeguardsAandAotherAteamAmembersAtoAunderstandAandApracticeAtheAEAPA-
ACorrectAanswer-toAknowAwhatAroleAyou'llAplay,AtoAknowAhowAyouAallAworkAasAaAteam




whatAisAtheAbestApracticeAforAtheAfrequencyAofAin-serviceAtrainingAparticipationAatAwell-
managedAaquaticAfacilitiesA-ACorrectAanswer-atAleast.AhoursAofAinAserviceAtrainingAeachAmonth



whatAareAtheAbenefitsAofAregular,AfrequentAin-serviceAtrainingA-ACorrectAanswer-
givesAyouAaAchanceAtoAmaintainAyourAknowledgeAandAskillsAatAaAprofessionalAlevelAandApracticeAwithA
theAlifeguardsAatAyourAfacility.



list.AtopicsAthatAcouldAbeAaAdiscussedAduringAin-serviceAtrainingA-ACorrectAanswer-
surveillanceAandArecognition,AwaterAandAlandArescueAskills,AemergencyAresponseAdrills,AdecisionAmakin
gAprotocols,AfacilityArulesAandAregulations,AcustomerAservice,ArecordsAandAreportsAandAphysicalAconditio
ning.



whatAitemsAareAconsideredAtoAbeApersonalAprotectiveAequipmentAforAaAlifeguardA-
ACorrectAanswer-

resuscitationAmaskAandAgloves.A(mayAalsoAincludeAgowns,Amasks,Ashields,AprotectiveAeyewear)



whatAequipmentAshouldAbeAwornAorAcarriedAbyAaAlifeguardAatAallAtimesAwhileAonAduty?AlistAatAleastAtwoAa
ndAincludeAtheAreasonsAwhyAthisAequipmentAshouldAbeAwornAorAcarriedA-ACorrectAanswer-