YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART ONE Questions With Solutions

YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART ONE
Questions With Solutions

Basic first aid Valid for two years




9-1-1 State: gender, approximate age, your certification and name, and explain what

happened.




No assumptions




Standard of care The level of ordinary care, practice, and conduct in a profession and the

action likely to be taken by reasonable and prudent professional




Non-swimming rescue guideline Reaching, extension, and throwing assist wading or deck

assists




Establish a firm base; runner stance for throwing and holding onto pools edge for reaching and

extension




Lifeguard communication systems Whistle, radios, hand signals, and megaphones

, YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART ONE
Questions With Solutions

Emergency oxygen administration Valid for two years




Two search methods for waterfront Shallow and deep




Swim test Crawl/freestyle only




pass = green band

Red = non-swimmer




Must be done before entering the pool




Simple assists Distressed swimmers, near enough to be reached from the side of the pool

or deck, ask victim to grab on identify self as a lifeguard, and if the distressed swimmer is

beyond range of an extension use a throwing assist




inattentional blindness failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a

lack of attention