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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Skills Final Exam
A Questions & Answers
1. You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under waterwithout a
struggle and does not resurface.This person is probably
Answer A passivevictim who needs help.
2. Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include
Answer Inspecting the pool and rescueequipment before the facility opens and paying close
attention to patrons in the waterby actively scanning the assigned area.
3. A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck into the water and
is in distress. After you activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what are included in
your next steps?
Answer Extend a rescue tube to him whileremaining on deck, then provide any additional care.
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4. Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
Answer Enforcingfacility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
5. For a head, neck or spinal injury in deep water
Answer Minimize movement of thevictim's head and neck using the head splint technique.
6. While scanning your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps you
follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order
Answer Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move thevictim to a
safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergencycare as needed.
7. While scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimmingand then go
under water. Which of the following applies?
Answer You have a duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue.
8. A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron
surveillance, the lifeguard should
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