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9/9/24, 3:22 AMUSLA Lifeguard Test #1
Jeremiah
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Drowning in the 1700's was largely due to: shipwrecks
the earliest organized lifesaving association China in 1708
was established in
the first organized efforts at lifesaving began Massachusetts Humane Society
in Massachusetts in 1786 with the
congress appropriated funds in 1878 to US Lifesaving Service
create the ____ after 98 persons were lost
USLA Lifeguard Test #1
off North Carolina
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, 9/9/24, 3:22 AM
the lifesaving service and revenue cutter 1915
service combined to create the US Coast
Guard in
Captain Henry Sheefield was touring South rescue can
Africa and developed the first
the Peterson Tube was perfected to closed cell foam
The hard plastic molded buoy is known as burnside buoy
the
the national organization representing open USLA
water lifeguards in America which was
renamed in 1979 is the
The USLA launched the Lifeguard Agency 1993
Certification Program in
name the leading tourist destination in the beaches
US
how many people in America are involved 80 or more million
with open water swimming yearly?
floating debris in the water is known as flotsam
flotsam is most likely to be a problem after a storm or storm surf
sandy beaches are usually created and erosion
regenerated by
why should lifeguards discourage beach sand is an unstable substance
patrons from digging holes in the sand?
burning hot coals on the beach is dangerous buried coals retain heat for many hours
because
beach environments can be affected development
negatively due to
The Coastal Conservation Initiative in 1972 land and water uses in the coastal zones
regulates
The Beach Act required by which agency is EPA
to oversee the program that deals with the
national water quality testing standard and
notification?
trained lifeguards demonstrate the following impulsiveness
characteristics when dealing with
emergencies except
a large number of aquatic rescues depend age
on all of the following characteristics of the
lifeguard except
due to thinning budgets lifeguards may have to preform many public safety responsibilities
what negatively affects the public safety role secondary responsibilities
lifeguards preform?
lifeguards handle safety and interactions managers
with beach patrons acting as ___ for their
areas
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