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YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART
ONE Questions and Answers Latest
2026
Physical conditions that affect swimming ability Ans:
Muscle cramp, disability, and recent injury
Equipment lifeguards regularly inspect Ans: Water
clarity, drain areas, and starting blocks
Universal precautions Ans: use a barrier, wash your
hands, clean up, use a sharps container, avoid
contamination, wash or dispose of soiled linens, cover
wounds, provide CPR using a barrier, and protect
yourself
Leadership competency model Ans: Model for career
development
Early warning signs Ans: Trying to reach towards safety,
hair and eyes, glossy stare, unable to see while swimming
backwards, waiting for help, holding onto wall, and
breath holding
Head splint Ans: Spinal injury (stabilize the victims head
and neck using victims arms to trap head)
Resting stroke Ans: Survival float
Basic first aid Ans: Valid for two years
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YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART
ONE Questions and Answers Latest
2026
Physical conditions that affect swimming ability Ans:
Muscle cramp, disability, and recent injury
Equipment lifeguards regularly inspect Ans: Water
clarity, drain areas, and starting blocks
Universal precautions Ans: use a barrier, wash your
hands, clean up, use a sharps container, avoid
contamination, wash or dispose of soiled linens, cover
wounds, provide CPR using a barrier, and protect
yourself
Leadership competency model Ans: Model for career
development
Early warning signs Ans: Trying to reach towards safety,
hair and eyes, glossy stare, unable to see while swimming
backwards, waiting for help, holding onto wall, and
breath holding
Head splint Ans: Spinal injury (stabilize the victims head
and neck using victims arms to trap head)
Resting stroke Ans: Survival float
Basic first aid Ans: Valid for two years
© 2025 All rights reserved
