Lifeguard TEST GUIDE EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - correct answer️️A passive victim who needs help. Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - correct answer️️Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the water by actively searching their assigned zone. A child accidentally falls from the deck into the water and is in distress. After you activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what steps should you take next? - correct answer️️Enter the water, approach the victim and bring them to a safe exit point. The size and shape of a lifeguard's zone should allow them to recognize and reach a victim in the furthest and deepest part of their zone within: - correct answer️️30 seconds While searching your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order: - correct answer️️Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as needed. While searching your zone, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then go under water. Which of the following applies? - correct answer️️You have duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue. A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area from their station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron surveillance, the lifeguard should: - correct answer️️Adjust their position slightly to remove the glare from the surveillance area. A couple of patrons start running on the pool deck. You blow your whistle to get their attention. Next, you enforce the rules and regulations by: - correct answer️️Telling them they could slip or fall and must walk on the deck. When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line stabilization is: - correct answer️️Provided using the head splint technique. The objective of the facility safety team is to: - correct answer️️Assist lifeguards in maintaining a safe environment and providing emergency care. You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is important to: - correct answer️️Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage, wear your hip pack and carry your rescue tube with you at all times. A head, neck or spinal injury rarely happens: - correct answer️️In deep water at a supervised facility. Which of the following is true about accidental fecal releases (AFRs)? - correct answer️️Require water treatment, temporary pool closure and immediate lifeguard attention. Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - correct answer️️Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them You are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool under water. What should you do? - correct answer️️Immediately stop them from continuing the activity and explain the dangers of the activity.