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STARGUARD WRITTEN LIFEGUARD TRAINING
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
If a struggling person grabs you around the neck, why is it a
good idea to submerge under the water with the person? -
ANSWER- He will likely let go, because his objective is to stay
on the surface.
Before releasing a person back into the facility after a rescue,
which TWO important things should you do? - ANSWER-
Provide safety instructions so the person knows how to avoid
another rescue situation and provide warning and instructions to
watch for excessive cough, difficulty breathing, or any other
worrisome symptoms that develop within 8 hours after the
incident and to seek medical care immediately if these develop.
Spinal injuries can result if a person forcefully strikes his or her
- ANSWER- head, neck, and back.
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Events that could cause trauma in an aquatic environment
include forcefully hitting the head, neck, or back on -
ANSWER- the pool wall or edge, the bottom (pool or shoreline),
and/or another person or hard object.
What might prevent a facedown person with a spinal injury from
being able to roll over in the water? - ANSWER- Paralysis
When performing a vise grip, your hands should be located on
the injured person's - ANSWER- upper arms.
No research studies have proven that immobilizing a person
with a suspected spinal injury is beneficial; in fact, many studies
show that immobilization on a backboard can actually cause
harm. - ANSWER- True
Injury to the cervical spine or spinal cord has been found to be
made worse by movements the injured person makes after the
initial impact has occurred. - ANSWER- False
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head
immobilization devices (HIDs) for the sole purpose of
immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-based practice. -
ANSWER- True
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In addition to head, neck, or back pain, which additional
symptoms indicate the potential for spinal injury? - ANSWER-
Numbness or tingling, serious trauma anywhere on the body
(distracting injury), intoxication, and/or altered mental status.
Which term may be used to describe a person who is
experiencing any or all of these symptoms: confusion, slowed
thinking, loss of balance, impaired vision? - ANSWER- Altered
mental status
What is the proper way to provide passive spinal motion
restriction? - ANSWER- Tell the person not to make any
movements that cause pain and guide her to a seated or lying
position.
What is the proper way to provide active spinal motion
restriction? - ANSWER- Manually hold the person's head to
limit movement.
If a person is submerged face down in the water, and you are not
aware of any forceful trauma event, you should consider that the
person is unresponsive due to drowning, and act quickly without
delay for spinal motion restriction. - ANSWER- True
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What is the difference between spinal motion restriction and
immobilization? - ANSWER- Immobilization uses straps and
devices to eliminate movement; spinal motion restriction directs
a person to not move in any way that causes pain.
If a backboard is needed to extricate someone from the pool, it
should be used as a stretcher-to move the person from one place
to another-rather than as an immobilization device. - ANSWER-
True
You are caring for a patron who has a painful, blistered burn on
her arm. What should you do? - ANSWER- Cool her burn with
water as quickly as possible and continue cooling it until the
pain is relieved.
You are helping a man with asthma to use his prescribed inhaler.
There is no improvement from the medication after 10 minutes,
and the man appears to be struggling to breathe. What should
you do? - ANSWER- Alert EMS or activate your emergency
action plan.
You are caring for a girl who has been stung by a wasp and is
having a severe allergic reaction to it. She has an epinephrine
auto-injector but is having trouble handling the device due to her
constant coughing. Her lips and face appear swollen. What
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