American Red Cross Test Exam Questions with Latest Update
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What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - Answer-To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility.
Provide 3 examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibilities. - Answer-1. Prevent Injuries
2. Provide CPR
3. Enforce Rules
Provide 5 ex...
American Red Cross Test Exam
Questions with Latest Update
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - Answer-To prevent drowning and
other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility.
Provide 3 examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibilities. - Answer-1.
Prevent Injuries
2. Provide CPR
3. Enforce Rules
Provide 5 examples of how lifeguards fulfill their secondary responsibilities. - Answer-1.
Opening and Closing
2. Records and Reports
3. Cleaning Pool Water
4. Swim Tests
5. Cleaning the Pool Deck
Lifeguards should (personally)... - Answer-Always be attentive and sit or stand upright
when on surveillance duty.
A lifeguard is helping a patron when experiencing a heart attack, he/she runs off to call
EMS but stops and sees a friend. He/She does not make it back to the victim in time,
and they fall into cardiac arrest. What legal principle could be a problem? - Answer-
Abandonment
Why is it important to attend pre-season orientation and training? - Answer-To insure
that all lifeguards understand codes, rules, regulations, that they get practice with
equipment and emergency action plans, as well as to understand their responsibilities
and know how to perform their job correctly.
What does EAP stand for? - Answer-Emergency Action Plan
What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation at well-
managed aquatic facilities? - Answer-At least 4 hours of in-service training each month.
List four topics that could be discussed during in-service training. - Answer-1. EAP's
2. Records and Reports
3. Rules and Regulations
4. Rescue Skills
What items are considered to be personal protective equipment for a lifeguard? -
Answer-Gloves, Gowns, Respiratory Mask, Eye-Protective Gear
, What equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times while on duty? List
at least two and include the reasons why this equipment should be worn or carried. -
Answer-1. Rescue Tube
- As to be prepared for drownings and to jump in the water at any time.
2. Hip-Pack
- You will have gloves on hand and other materials
What safety equipment/items should be easily accessible for a lifeguard while on duty?
List at least two. - Answer-First Aid
- You will need this at all times, when patrons have injuries like abrasions, or something
much worse like an avulsion.
Backboard
- You will need this for a passive drowning victim or a spinal injury victim in the water,
they should be easily accessable.
As a lifeguard, you are responsible for: - Answer-Consistently enforcing your facility's
rules and regulations.
In general, there are three types of swimmers in distress or drowning victims. List each
type with three observable characteristics. - Answer-1. Distressed
- Still horizontal.
- Can yell for help.
- Above water.
2. Active
- Flailing.
- Gasping.
- Cannot reach anywhere.
3. Passive
- Not moving
- Either floating or sinking
- Usually unconscious.
A lifeguard on duty should be able to recognize and reach a drowning victim within: -
Answer-30 seconds
What is the difference between total and zone coverage? - Answer-Total coverage is
when one guard has the entire pool covered, zone is with multiple lifeguards that have
sections of the pool.
Lifeguards should be actively ___________ their zones. Why? - Answer-Searching / So
you can stay in focus, as well as survey and search for sketchy behavior in the water.
You are guarding a lap swim with only two patrons. What can help you deal with
boredom? - Answer-Staying fully engaged, sitting upright and slightly forward, and
changing body position periodically.
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