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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Written Exam
1. What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
ANS to prevent drowning andother injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility.
2. Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility-
ANS monitoring activities in and near the water through patron servaliance, preventinginjuries
by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors, enforcing facility rules and
regulations and educating patrons about them, recognizing and responding quickly and
effectively to all the emergencies, administering first air and CPR including using an automated
external defibrillator (AED) and if trained, administering emergency oxygen when needed,
working as a team with other lifeguards, faculty, and staff management.
3. list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should neverinterfere
with patron serveillance
ANS testing the pool water chemistry, assist patronsby performing safety orientations,
administering swim tests, fitting life jackets and other duties, cleaning or performing
maintenance, completing records and reports,performing opening duties, closing duties, or
facility safety checks and inspections.
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4. list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard
ANS knowledgable and skilled,reliable, mature, courteous and consistent, positive,
professional, healthy and fit
5. lifeguards should
ANS
always be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveil-lance duty
6. a lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize aswimmer in
distress. what legal principle could be a problem for this life-guard?
ANS negligence
7. list the 5 steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from an injured or
ill person before providing first air or emergency care
ANS state yourname, state your level of training, ask if you may help, explain that you would like
toassess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help, explain
what you plan to do.
8. what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification? how does an
American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
ANS (2 years.)annual certification training.
9. why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training
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ANS to ensurelifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to perform their job,
to ensure that they get practice with their facilities safety and rescue equipment and emergency
action plans, to ensure they understand codes, rules and regulations oftheir facility.
10. what does EAP stand for
ANS emergency action plan
11. why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understandand
practice the EAP
ANS to know what role you'll play, to know how you all work as ateam
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12. what is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participa-tion at well-
managed aquatic facilities
ANS at least. hours of in service training eachmonth
13. what are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training
ANS gives you achance to maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level and
practicewith the lifeguards at your facility.
14. list. topics that could be a discussed during in-service training
ANS surveillanceand recognition, water and land rescue skills, emergency response drills,
decision making protocols, facility rules and regulations, customer service, records and reports
and physical conditioning.
15. what items are considered to be personal protective equipment for a lifeguard
ANS resuscitation mask and gloves. (may also include gowns, masks, shields,protective eyewear)
16. what equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times whileon duty?
list at least two and include the reasons why this equipment shouldbe worn or carried
ANS rescue tube (keeping people afloat), resuscitation mask (one way mouth to mouth contact
for oxygen) and gloves (protect yourself from infectiousmaterials). (whistle to signal other
lifeguards)
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