YMCA LIFEGUARD TEST PART ONE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Physical conditions that affect swimming ability Muscle cramp, disability, and recent injury Equipment lifeguards regularly inspect Water clarity, drain areas, and starting blocks Universal precautions 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 Model for career development Early warning signs 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 Spinal injury (stabilize the victims head and neck using victims arms to trap head) Resting stroke Survival float Basic first aid Valid for two years 9-1-1 State: gender, approximate age, your certification and name, and explain what happened. No assumptions