StarGuard Written Test Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Difference between DISTRESS and DROWNING? - CORRECT ANSWER -
DISTRESSED- nose and mouth AREN'T covered CAN breathe
DROWN- nose and mouth COVERED with water CAN'T breathe
3-D Scanning, Most urgent risk area of the zone you should look first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bottom then mid-depth close to surface
Knowing appropiate zone size? - CORRECT ANSWER - Possible to scan whole area in
10 sec. and swim in 20 seconds
Legal Principle DUTY to ACT mean for a lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER - On DUTY,
lifeguard is obligated to provied emergency care including CPR. OFF DUTY is a Good
Samaritan
STAAR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scan, Target, Asess, Alert, Rescue
Best approach for protecting agaist SUN EXPOSURE? - CORRECT ANSWER - At least
one shade, and sunscreen
MSDS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Material Safety Data Sheet
RID? What does it mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recogition, Intrusion, Distraction -
Identify Need for constant and dedicated survaillance
RWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recreational Water Illness
, Objective of MANUAL IN-LINE STABILIZATION? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevent
motion of the the head and neck, and spine
BEST techinizue for Manual in-line stablizaton of a person floating FACE UP on the surface? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Vise-Grip
WHEN SHOULD you APPPLY backboard CHEST STRAP during a spinal backboarding? -
CORRECT ANSWER - FIRST; Right when patient is on backboard
5 components of StarGuard rick management model? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Prevention
2)Survaillance
3.)Response and Rescue
4.)Emergency Care
5.)Work Place Expectations
Observing Universal Precautions means to treat all blood and bodily fluid as infectious, even if
you think they do not look infectious. TRUE/FALSE? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
EAP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency Action Plan
Should an EAP use standard language copied out of a lifeguard textbook? YES/NO? -
CORRECT ANSWER - ...
Guest having SEIZURE IN WATER? What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Head out
of water to breathe
BEST way to first try to get a STRUGGLING SWIMMER to RELEASE you if she has
GRABBED YOU? - CORRECT ANSWER - Submerge them with you and they'll let go
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Difference between DISTRESS and DROWNING? - CORRECT ANSWER -
DISTRESSED- nose and mouth AREN'T covered CAN breathe
DROWN- nose and mouth COVERED with water CAN'T breathe
3-D Scanning, Most urgent risk area of the zone you should look first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bottom then mid-depth close to surface
Knowing appropiate zone size? - CORRECT ANSWER - Possible to scan whole area in
10 sec. and swim in 20 seconds
Legal Principle DUTY to ACT mean for a lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER - On DUTY,
lifeguard is obligated to provied emergency care including CPR. OFF DUTY is a Good
Samaritan
STAAR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scan, Target, Asess, Alert, Rescue
Best approach for protecting agaist SUN EXPOSURE? - CORRECT ANSWER - At least
one shade, and sunscreen
MSDS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Material Safety Data Sheet
RID? What does it mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recogition, Intrusion, Distraction -
Identify Need for constant and dedicated survaillance
RWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recreational Water Illness
, Objective of MANUAL IN-LINE STABILIZATION? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevent
motion of the the head and neck, and spine
BEST techinizue for Manual in-line stablizaton of a person floating FACE UP on the surface? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Vise-Grip
WHEN SHOULD you APPPLY backboard CHEST STRAP during a spinal backboarding? -
CORRECT ANSWER - FIRST; Right when patient is on backboard
5 components of StarGuard rick management model? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Prevention
2)Survaillance
3.)Response and Rescue
4.)Emergency Care
5.)Work Place Expectations
Observing Universal Precautions means to treat all blood and bodily fluid as infectious, even if
you think they do not look infectious. TRUE/FALSE? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
EAP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency Action Plan
Should an EAP use standard language copied out of a lifeguard textbook? YES/NO? -
CORRECT ANSWER - ...
Guest having SEIZURE IN WATER? What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Head out
of water to breathe
BEST way to first try to get a STRUGGLING SWIMMER to RELEASE you if she has
GRABBED YOU? - CORRECT ANSWER - Submerge them with you and they'll let go
