American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at
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their aquatic facility
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Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
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responsibility. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Monitoring activities in and near
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the water through patron surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and
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AED, and Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
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management
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never
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interfere with patron surveillance. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testing pool
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water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety orientations,
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administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning
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or performing maintenance, Completing records and reports, and
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Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
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inspections
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous | | | | | |
and consistent, and Positive
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,Lifeguards should always do what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be attentive
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and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
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A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a
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swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a problem for this
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lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negligence | | |
List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent
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from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
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care. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-State your name, State your level of
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training, Ask if you may help, Explain that you would like to assess them
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to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help
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What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding
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certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two years | | | |
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Going through the Lifeguard class or course
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again
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To ensure that lifeguards understand their
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responsibilities and know how to perform their job, To ensure that | | | | | | | | | | |
lifeguards get practice with their facility's safety and rescue equipment
| | | | | | | | | |
, and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand
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codes, rules, and regulations of the facility
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What does EAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Emergency Action
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Plan
Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
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understand and practice the EAP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-So everyone
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knows their responsibilities and can perform them effectively
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What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
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participation at well-managed aquatic facilities? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-At least four hours of in-service training each month | | | | | | | |
What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service
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training? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Surveillance and recognition, Water
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and land rescue skills, Emergency response drills, and Decision-making
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protocols (or Facility rules and regulations, Customer service, Records
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and reports, and Physical conditioning)
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What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Helps you maintain your knowledge and skills at
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a professional level, gives you a chance to practice with other lifeguards
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at your facility, and it will help you to efficiently respond as a team in an
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emergency
Questions With Correct Answers
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at
| | | | | | | | |
their aquatic facility
| |
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
| | | | | | | | |
responsibility. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Monitoring activities in and near
| | | | | | |
the water through patron surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
AED, and Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
management
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never
| | | | | | | | |
interfere with patron surveillance. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testing pool
| | | | | | | |
water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety orientations,
| | | | | | | |
administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning
| | | | | | | | | |
or performing maintenance, Completing records and reports, and
| | | | | | | |
Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
| | | | | | | | | |
inspections
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous | | | | | |
and consistent, and Positive
| | |
,Lifeguards should always do what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be attentive
| | | | | | | |
and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
| | | | | | | | |
A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a problem for this
| | | | | | | | | | | |
lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negligence | | |
List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent
| | | | | | | | | | | |
from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
| | | | | | | | | | | |
care. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-State your name, State your level of
| | | | | | | | | |
training, Ask if you may help, Explain that you would like to assess them
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding
| | | | | | | | | | |
certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two years | | | |
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Going through the Lifeguard class or course
| | | | | | | |
again
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To ensure that lifeguards understand their
| | | | | | |
responsibilities and know how to perform their job, To ensure that | | | | | | | | | | |
lifeguards get practice with their facility's safety and rescue equipment
| | | | | | | | | |
, and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand
| | | | | | | | |
codes, rules, and regulations of the facility
| | | | | |
What does EAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Emergency Action
| | | | | | | | |
Plan
Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to
| | | | | | | | | | |
understand and practice the EAP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-So everyone
| | | | | | | | |
knows their responsibilities and can perform them effectively
| | | | | | |
What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
| | | | | | | | | | |
participation at well-managed aquatic facilities? - CORRECT
| | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-At least four hours of in-service training each month | | | | | | | |
What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service
| | | | | | | | | | |
training? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Surveillance and recognition, Water
| | | | | | |
and land rescue skills, Emergency response drills, and Decision-making
| | | | | | | | |
protocols (or Facility rules and regulations, Customer service, Records
| | | | | | | | |
and reports, and Physical conditioning)
| | | |
What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Helps you maintain your knowledge and skills at
| | | | | | | | |
a professional level, gives you a chance to practice with other lifeguards
| | | | | | | | | | | |
at your facility, and it will help you to efficiently respond as a team in an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
emergency
