STARGUARD CORE EXAM MANUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔TRUE - ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE: it is very important to keep track of the time rescued,
out of water, first breaths given, when rescue breaths started, when CPR started, and
how many cycles you have done
✔✔land rescues, C stands for cardiac because the issue probably has something do to
with the heart, not breathing - ✔✔CAB is used for what type of rescues and why
✔✔water rescues, A stands for airway because the issue mostly has to do firstly with
breathing/not getting air - ✔✔ABC is used for what rescues and why
✔✔non-dominant hand flattened out under dominant hand(in between fingers of non-
dominant, palm centered in the middle of the chest, kneeling as close to the body as
possible - ✔✔for CPR, how is the primary rescuer positioned
✔✔EMS arrives, scene becomes unsafe, AED becomes available and is ready, too tired
to continue, obvious signs of life - ✔✔what are the five reasons you would stop CPR
✔✔Scan
Target
Assess
Alert
Rescue - ✔✔what does STAAR stand for
✔✔go in front of lifeguard chair, scan pool and wall, say bottoms clear i have the pool,
lifeguard gets down and goes next to replacement, scans pool and wall, says bottoms
clear i have the pool, replacement goes up in chair, scans pool and wall says bottoms
clear i have the pool, last lifeguard asks if the new lifeguard needs anything then leaves
- ✔✔procedure for switching guards
✔✔Emergency Action Plan - ✔✔what does EAP stand for
✔✔emergency - ✔✔what does 3 whistle blows mean
✔✔Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - ✔✔what does CPR stand for
✔✔distressed, horizontal to vertical, look of terror, bobbing, subtle splashes, asking for
help, panic breathing - ✔✔what does drowning look like
✔✔10 seconds - ✔✔how long should it take to scan your entire zone
, ✔✔20 seconds - ✔✔how long should it take you to get to the victim
✔✔proactive scanning - ✔✔your scanning the pool and watching as soon as you leave
the guard room
✔✔Recognition=you failed to see someone in need
Interference=another job or task interferes with your primary job of lifeguarding
Distraction=something takes away from your job - ✔✔what does RID stand for and why
should these things happen
✔✔5 min sit 5 min stand and repeat til shift is over - ✔✔how do you scan with sitting
and standing
✔✔Personal Pertective Equipment - ✔✔what is PPE
✔✔universal precautions - ✔✔acting as if everything has a disease or is infected
✔✔Recreational Water Illness - ✔✔what does RWI stand for
✔✔cryptosporidium, giardia, shigella, norovirus, ecoli; all present in diarrea and
sometimes vomit - ✔✔what disease are we most careful about preventing
✔✔Blood
Poop
Vomit - ✔✔what does BPV stand for
✔✔a lot of blood, diarrea, vomit with chunks, and poop we have to get everyone out of
the water
minimal blood and minimal liquid vomit we can stay in water
get them to first aid - ✔✔how do we deal with BPV in the water
✔✔use FAST - ✔✔what do we do if you think/know someone has a stroke
✔✔Face(ask them to smile)
Arms(ask them to close eyes and stick arms out straight out in front of them)
Speech(ask them to say a simple sentence)
Time(EMS will want to know when they started feeling bad or weird) - ✔✔what does
FAST stand for
✔✔ask if they need help, if no, then tell them to get out of the pool carefully and head to
first aid - ✔✔what would you do for a passive spinal motion restriction
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔TRUE - ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE: it is very important to keep track of the time rescued,
out of water, first breaths given, when rescue breaths started, when CPR started, and
how many cycles you have done
✔✔land rescues, C stands for cardiac because the issue probably has something do to
with the heart, not breathing - ✔✔CAB is used for what type of rescues and why
✔✔water rescues, A stands for airway because the issue mostly has to do firstly with
breathing/not getting air - ✔✔ABC is used for what rescues and why
✔✔non-dominant hand flattened out under dominant hand(in between fingers of non-
dominant, palm centered in the middle of the chest, kneeling as close to the body as
possible - ✔✔for CPR, how is the primary rescuer positioned
✔✔EMS arrives, scene becomes unsafe, AED becomes available and is ready, too tired
to continue, obvious signs of life - ✔✔what are the five reasons you would stop CPR
✔✔Scan
Target
Assess
Alert
Rescue - ✔✔what does STAAR stand for
✔✔go in front of lifeguard chair, scan pool and wall, say bottoms clear i have the pool,
lifeguard gets down and goes next to replacement, scans pool and wall, says bottoms
clear i have the pool, replacement goes up in chair, scans pool and wall says bottoms
clear i have the pool, last lifeguard asks if the new lifeguard needs anything then leaves
- ✔✔procedure for switching guards
✔✔Emergency Action Plan - ✔✔what does EAP stand for
✔✔emergency - ✔✔what does 3 whistle blows mean
✔✔Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - ✔✔what does CPR stand for
✔✔distressed, horizontal to vertical, look of terror, bobbing, subtle splashes, asking for
help, panic breathing - ✔✔what does drowning look like
✔✔10 seconds - ✔✔how long should it take to scan your entire zone
, ✔✔20 seconds - ✔✔how long should it take you to get to the victim
✔✔proactive scanning - ✔✔your scanning the pool and watching as soon as you leave
the guard room
✔✔Recognition=you failed to see someone in need
Interference=another job or task interferes with your primary job of lifeguarding
Distraction=something takes away from your job - ✔✔what does RID stand for and why
should these things happen
✔✔5 min sit 5 min stand and repeat til shift is over - ✔✔how do you scan with sitting
and standing
✔✔Personal Pertective Equipment - ✔✔what is PPE
✔✔universal precautions - ✔✔acting as if everything has a disease or is infected
✔✔Recreational Water Illness - ✔✔what does RWI stand for
✔✔cryptosporidium, giardia, shigella, norovirus, ecoli; all present in diarrea and
sometimes vomit - ✔✔what disease are we most careful about preventing
✔✔Blood
Poop
Vomit - ✔✔what does BPV stand for
✔✔a lot of blood, diarrea, vomit with chunks, and poop we have to get everyone out of
the water
minimal blood and minimal liquid vomit we can stay in water
get them to first aid - ✔✔how do we deal with BPV in the water
✔✔use FAST - ✔✔what do we do if you think/know someone has a stroke
✔✔Face(ask them to smile)
Arms(ask them to close eyes and stick arms out straight out in front of them)
Speech(ask them to say a simple sentence)
Time(EMS will want to know when they started feeling bad or weird) - ✔✔what does
FAST stand for
✔✔ask if they need help, if no, then tell them to get out of the pool carefully and head to
first aid - ✔✔what would you do for a passive spinal motion restriction
