Written lifeguard exam (Ellis & Associates)
Questions With Correct Answers
mnemonic |that |helps |to |remember |what |to |do |for |a |guest |with |a |wound |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-R.I.C.E |(rest, |ice, |compression, |elevate)
common |lifeguard |hand |signal |used |to |communicate |information |with |all |lifeguards |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"x" |crossed |arms |- |stop |dispatch
What |does |CARE |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Confidence, |Attentive, |Responsive, |
Empathetic
When |would |you |give |a |10-year-old |CPR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |there |is |no |pulse, |no
|breathing, |nothing |at |all.
what |is |the |first |step |to |back |boarding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Primary |guard |approaches |
with |Guest |& |the |other |guard |places |the |backboard |in |the |pool.
When |would |you |give |a |secondary |check? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |there |is |no |life-
threatening |signs |in |the |primary |check.
What |is |the |order |of |a |drowning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surprise, |involuntary |breath |
holding, |unconsciousness, |hypoxic |convulsions, |cardiac |arrest, |death....(remember |the |order |
goes: |unconsciousness |THEN |hypoxic |convulsions.)
when |would |a |tourniquet |be |used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |there |is |a |CATASTROPHIC |
injury |and |bleeding |can't |be |stopped |with |gauze.
Questions With Correct Answers
mnemonic |that |helps |to |remember |what |to |do |for |a |guest |with |a |wound |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-R.I.C.E |(rest, |ice, |compression, |elevate)
common |lifeguard |hand |signal |used |to |communicate |information |with |all |lifeguards |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"x" |crossed |arms |- |stop |dispatch
What |does |CARE |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Confidence, |Attentive, |Responsive, |
Empathetic
When |would |you |give |a |10-year-old |CPR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |there |is |no |pulse, |no
|breathing, |nothing |at |all.
what |is |the |first |step |to |back |boarding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Primary |guard |approaches |
with |Guest |& |the |other |guard |places |the |backboard |in |the |pool.
When |would |you |give |a |secondary |check? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |there |is |no |life-
threatening |signs |in |the |primary |check.
What |is |the |order |of |a |drowning? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surprise, |involuntary |breath |
holding, |unconsciousness, |hypoxic |convulsions, |cardiac |arrest, |death....(remember |the |order |
goes: |unconsciousness |THEN |hypoxic |convulsions.)
when |would |a |tourniquet |be |used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |there |is |a |CATASTROPHIC |
injury |and |bleeding |can't |be |stopped |with |gauze.