LIFEGUARD FINAL TEST EXAM | NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
When caring for a person in respiratory distress: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Maintain an open airway and summon
EMS personnel.
Why might a supervisor chose NOT to re-open a facility that was closed
during an
emergency? Provide one example. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Not
enough lifeguards ready to return to surveillance duty.
■ Missing or damaged equipment.
■ Spills involving blood or other potentially infectious materials have
been cleaned.
power outage
List five possible causes of respiratory distress. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A partially obstructed airway
■ Illness
■ Chronic conditions, such as asthma and emphysema
,■ Congestive heart failure
■ Electrocution, including lightning strikes
■ Heart attack
■ Injury to the head, chest, lungs or abdomen
■ Allergic reactions
■ Drug overdose
■ Poisoning
■ Emotional distress
Members of the safety team, including non-lifeguard personnel, should
be: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Trained and certified in first aid and
CPR/AED at the same level of the lifeguard
team (for professionals).
After an emergency has been resolved, there are still three important
tasks to
complete. Explain each task. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report:
Fill out the appropriate incident report form as quickly as possible after
providing care.
Advise:
Give the victim safety instructions to prevent a similar incident from
recurring or
recommend that the person follow-up with a health care provider.
,Release:
In some cases, you will release the person under their own care or to a
parent, guardian,
camp counselor, group leader, instructor or other staff member.
List the general procedures, in order, for situations involving a water
rescue. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Activate the emergency action
plan (EAP).
Move the victim to a safe exit point.
Enter the water, if necessary.
Remove the victim from the water.
Perform an appropriate rescue.
Provide emergency care as needed.
report advice release
What are some factors that should be considered when deciding how
to enter the
water? Select all that apply. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Location of
the victim
B | Location of other swimmers
| Condition of the victim
Your location
G | Facility design/set-up
, H | Type of equipment used
In addition to the correct answer(s) above, what additional factors
should be considered
when deciding how to enter the water and why? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > water depth
obstacles in the water
You are seated on an elevated lifeguard stand in the deep
end during recreational swim and spot a passive-drowning
victim. The area surrounding your station is clear of patrons
and objects. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > compact jump
You are searching your zone from an elevated station when
you spot a patron who appears to have a head injury as a
result of diving in shallow water. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slide-In
Entry
You spot an active drowning victim while searching your
zone from a ground-level station located in the middle of the
pool where the water is 4' deep. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slide-In
Entry
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
When caring for a person in respiratory distress: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Maintain an open airway and summon
EMS personnel.
Why might a supervisor chose NOT to re-open a facility that was closed
during an
emergency? Provide one example. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Not
enough lifeguards ready to return to surveillance duty.
■ Missing or damaged equipment.
■ Spills involving blood or other potentially infectious materials have
been cleaned.
power outage
List five possible causes of respiratory distress. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A partially obstructed airway
■ Illness
■ Chronic conditions, such as asthma and emphysema
,■ Congestive heart failure
■ Electrocution, including lightning strikes
■ Heart attack
■ Injury to the head, chest, lungs or abdomen
■ Allergic reactions
■ Drug overdose
■ Poisoning
■ Emotional distress
Members of the safety team, including non-lifeguard personnel, should
be: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Trained and certified in first aid and
CPR/AED at the same level of the lifeguard
team (for professionals).
After an emergency has been resolved, there are still three important
tasks to
complete. Explain each task. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report:
Fill out the appropriate incident report form as quickly as possible after
providing care.
Advise:
Give the victim safety instructions to prevent a similar incident from
recurring or
recommend that the person follow-up with a health care provider.
,Release:
In some cases, you will release the person under their own care or to a
parent, guardian,
camp counselor, group leader, instructor or other staff member.
List the general procedures, in order, for situations involving a water
rescue. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Activate the emergency action
plan (EAP).
Move the victim to a safe exit point.
Enter the water, if necessary.
Remove the victim from the water.
Perform an appropriate rescue.
Provide emergency care as needed.
report advice release
What are some factors that should be considered when deciding how
to enter the
water? Select all that apply. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Location of
the victim
B | Location of other swimmers
| Condition of the victim
Your location
G | Facility design/set-up
, H | Type of equipment used
In addition to the correct answer(s) above, what additional factors
should be considered
when deciding how to enter the water and why? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > water depth
obstacles in the water
You are seated on an elevated lifeguard stand in the deep
end during recreational swim and spot a passive-drowning
victim. The area surrounding your station is clear of patrons
and objects. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > compact jump
You are searching your zone from an elevated station when
you spot a patron who appears to have a head injury as a
result of diving in shallow water. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slide-In
Entry
You spot an active drowning victim while searching your
zone from a ground-level station located in the middle of the
pool where the water is 4' deep. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slide-In
Entry
