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Red Cross Lifeguarding Multiple Choiceand answers
12. What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation at
well-managed aquatic facilities?
10. What does EAP stand for?
A | At least 1 hour of in-service training
each month
B | At least 4 hours of in-service training
each year
C | At least 1 hour of in-service training
each day
D | At least 4 hours of in-service training
each month - correct answer-D
9. Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training?
A | To ensure that lifeguards understand their
responsibilities and know how to perform
their job
B | To ensure that lifeguards get practice with
their facility's safety and rescue equipment
and emergency action plans
C | To ensure lifeguards understand codes,
rules and regulations of the facility
D | All of the above - correct answer-D
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?
A | Negligence
B | Abandonment
C | Refusal of care
D | Consent - correct answer-A
A victim in the water is not breathing.
A | Always remove a victim who is not
breathing from the water as soon as
possible to provide care. However, if
doing so will delay care, then perform inwater
ventilations until you can remove the
victim.
B | Give ventilations in the water, then remove
the victim from the water.
C | Give ventilations and CPR in the water for
1 minute, 30 seconds and then remove
them from the water.
, D | Wait for additional assistance to remove
the victim from the water. - correct answer-A
All of the following describe appropriate care for a conscious person with an
airway obstruction (choking) EXCEPT:
A | Check the victim for breathing and a pulse
for no more than 10 seconds.
B | Perform a combination of 5 back blows
followed by 5 abdominal thrusts.
C | Obtain consent; if the victim is a child,
get consent from a parent or guardian.
D | If the victim cannot cough, speak or
breathe, activate the EAP and have
someone summon EMS. - correct answer-A
An EAP for a missing person includes quickly checking if the person is in the water.
Checking for a submerged victim is most difficult for which area?
A | Spa with the bottom obscured by
water jets
B | Lap swimming area in a pool with
lane lines
C | Underneath play structures in a swimming
pool
D | Underneath play structures at a waterfront
with murky water - correct answer-D
As a lifeguard, you are responsible for:
A | Ensuring that your facility is in compliance
with local, state and federal regulations.
B | Creating and reviewing your facility's
policies and procedures manual.
C | Consistently enforcing your facility's rules
and regulations.
D | Creating rules, regulations and emergency
action plans. - correct answer-C
At waterfront facilities using swim tests for group visits, areas for
nonswimmers should:
A | Begin in shallow water and grade
seamlessly into deep water appropriate
for swimmers.
B | Be separated from the swimmer area with
a continuous barrier, such as a pier or
buoyed lifeline.
C | Extend slightly into deep water for practice.
D | Include designated deep water areas
for diving. - correct answer-B
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