Lifeguard Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ANSWER✔✔-A passive
victim who needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ANSWER✔✔-Inspecting the pool and
rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the
water by actively searching their assigned zone.
A child accidentally falls from the deck into the water and is in distress. After you
activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what steps should you take next? -
ANSWER✔✔-Enter the water, approach the victim and bring them to a safe exit point.
The size and shape of a lifeguard's zone should allow them to recognize and reach a
victim in the furthest and deepest part of their zone within: - ANSWER✔✔-30 seconds
While searching 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 the victim to a
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, safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as
needed.
While searching your zone, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then
go under water. Which of the following applies? - ANSWER✔✔-You have duty to act
and perform the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from their station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron
surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ANSWER✔✔-Adjust their position slightly to
remove the glare from the surveillance area.
A couple of patrons start running on the pool deck. You blow your whistle to get their
attention. Next, you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ANSWER✔✔-Telling them
they could slip or fall and must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
stabilization is: - ANSWER✔✔-Provided using the head splint technique.
The objective of the facility safety team is to: - ANSWER✔✔-Assist lifeguards in
maintaining a safe environment and providing emergency care.
You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is
important to: - ANSWER✔✔-Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage, wear
your hip pack and carry your rescue tube with you at all times.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a
struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - ANSWER✔✔-A passive
victim who needs help.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - ANSWER✔✔-Inspecting the pool and
rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the
water by actively searching their assigned zone.
A child accidentally falls from the deck into the water and is in distress. After you
activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what steps should you take next? -
ANSWER✔✔-Enter the water, approach the victim and bring them to a safe exit point.
The size and shape of a lifeguard's zone should allow them to recognize and reach a
victim in the furthest and deepest part of their zone within: - ANSWER✔✔-30 seconds
While searching 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 the victim to a
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, safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as
needed.
While searching your zone, you witness a patron struggling while swimming and then
go under water. Which of the following applies? - ANSWER✔✔-You have duty to act
and perform the appropriate rescue.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area
from their station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron
surveillance, the lifeguard should: - ANSWER✔✔-Adjust their position slightly to
remove the glare from the surveillance area.
A couple of patrons start running on the pool deck. You blow your whistle to get their
attention. Next, you enforce the rules and regulations by: - ANSWER✔✔-Telling them
they could slip or fall and must walk on the deck.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line
stabilization is: - ANSWER✔✔-Provided using the head splint technique.
The objective of the facility safety team is to: - ANSWER✔✔-Assist lifeguards in
maintaining a safe environment and providing emergency care.
You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is
important to: - ANSWER✔✔-Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage, wear
your hip pack and carry your rescue tube with you at all times.
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