American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam
2024-2025
,American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
to prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic
facility.
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility
monitoring activities in and near the water through patron servaliance,
preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or
behaviors, enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons
about them, recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to all the
emergencies, administering first air and CPR including using an
automated external defibrillator (AED) and if trained, administering
emergency oxygen when needed, working as a team with other lifeguards,
faculty, and staff management.
list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should
never interfere with patron serveillance
testing the pool water chemistry, assist patrons by performing safety
orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets and other duties,
cleaning or performing maintenance, completing records and reports,
performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
inspections.
list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard
knowledgable and skilled, reliable, mature, courteous and consistent,
positive, professional, healthy and fit
lifeguards should:
always be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
, American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024
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?
negligence
list the 5 steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from
an injured or ill person before providing first air or emergency care
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, explain what you plan to do.
what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification?
how does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
(2 years.) annual certification training.
why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training
to ensure lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to
perform their job, to ensure that they get practice with their facilities
safety and rescue equipment and emergency action plans, to ensure they
understand codes, rules and regulations of their facility.
what does EAP stand for
emergency action plan
why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand
and practice the EAP
to know what role you'll play, to know how you all work as a team
what is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
participation at well-managed aquatic facilities
at least. hours of in service training each month
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam
2024-2025
,American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
to prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic
facility.
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility
monitoring activities in and near the water through patron servaliance,
preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or
behaviors, enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons
about them, recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to all the
emergencies, administering first air and CPR including using an
automated external defibrillator (AED) and if trained, administering
emergency oxygen when needed, working as a team with other lifeguards,
faculty, and staff management.
list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should
never interfere with patron serveillance
testing the pool water chemistry, assist patrons by performing safety
orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets and other duties,
cleaning or performing maintenance, completing records and reports,
performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
inspections.
list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard
knowledgable and skilled, reliable, mature, courteous and consistent,
positive, professional, healthy and fit
lifeguards should:
always be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
, American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024
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?
negligence
list the 5 steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from
an injured or ill person before providing first air or emergency care
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, explain what you plan to do.
what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification?
how does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
(2 years.) annual certification training.
why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training
to ensure lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to
perform their job, to ensure that they get practice with their facilities
safety and rescue equipment and emergency action plans, to ensure they
understand codes, rules and regulations of their facility.
what does EAP stand for
emergency action plan
why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand
and practice the EAP
to know what role you'll play, to know how you all work as a team
what is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
participation at well-managed aquatic facilities
at least. hours of in service training each month
