STARGUARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What iiis iithe iidifference iibetween iia iirule iiand iia iipolicy? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iirule iiapplies iito
iievery iiperson iiusing iian iiaquatic iifacility. iiA iipolicy iiis iifor iispecific iicircumstances iior
iisituations iithat iimay iinot iiapply iito iieveryone.
To iibe iieffective, iirules iishould iibe ii- iiAnswers ii-Written iiin iia iiclear, iiconcise iilanguage,
iienforced iithe iisame iiway iieach iitime, iiand iiposted iiin iia iivisible iilocation.
Which iiof iithe iilayers iiof iiprotection iihelps iiguide iidecisions iiand iiserves iias iia iirule iifor
iispecific iicircumstances? ii- iiAnswers ii-Policies iiand iiprocedures.
A iipolicy iithat iirequires iinon-swimmers iito iistay iiin iiwaist-deep iiwater iimay iireduce iithe
iirisk iiof iidrowning. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
What iiare iithree iiways iito iiminimize iithe iirisk iiof iiinjury iiin iian iiaquatic iifacility? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Inspect iifor iihazards, iieliminate iiknown iihazards, iiand iienforce iirules.
Swimmers iishould iinot iibe iiallowed iito iiparticipate iiin iibreath-holding iior iiunderwater
iiswimming iicontests. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
In iian iiaquatic iifacility, iislipping iiand iifalling iiis iiusually iicaused iiby ii- iiAnswers ii-running.
The iiStarGuard iiRisk iiManagement iiModel iiconsists iiof iithe iifollowing: ii- iiAnswers ii-
prevention, iisurveillance, iirespond iiand iirescue, iiemergency iicare, iiworkplace
iiexpectations.
What iiis iia iigood iicourse iiof iiaction iiif iithe iibehavior iiof iianother iiperson iiis iisuspicious
iienough iifor iiyou iito iibe iiconcerned? ii- iiAnswers ii-Notify iiyour iisupervisor iiand iicall iifor
iipolice iiassistance.
What iidoes iiRWI iistand iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-Recreational iiWater iiIllness.
Personal iiprotection iiequipment ii(PPE) iishould, iiat iia iiminimum, iiinclude iiwhich iiitems? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Disposable iigloves, iibarrier ii(CPR) iimask, iiprotective iieyewear, iiand
iifootwear.
Why iiis iidisease iimore iilikely iito iibe iitransmitted iithrough iiloose iistools ii(diarrhea), iirather
iithan iia iisolid iistool? ii- iiAnswers ii-If iia iiperson iiis iiill iiwith iidiarrhea, iithe iistool iican
iicontain iimillions iiof iigerms iithat iispread iiquickly iithrough iithe iiwater.
,What iiwould iiyou iido iiif iiyou iiwere iiusing iistandard ii(universal) iiprecautions? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Consider iiand iitreat iiall iibodily iifluids iiand iibodily iisubstances iias iithrough iithey iiwere
iicontaminated.
What iiis iithe iiproper iiratio iiof iibleach iito iiwater iifor iia iisolution iithat iiwill iibe iiused iito
iiclean iiup iibodily iifluids iiand iifecal iimatter iion iisurfaces iiaround iithe iipool? ii- iiAnswers ii-
1 iipart iibleach iito ii9 iiparts iiwater
If iia iibreak iiin iiyour iiskin iiis iidirectly iiexposed iito iia iipatron's iibodily iifluids, iiwhat iiis iithe
iifirst iithing iiyou iishould iido? ii- iiAnswers ii-Wash iithe iiarea iiwith iisoap iiand iiwater.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiare iigerms iithat iican iicause iirecreational iiwater iiillness? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Norovirus, iicryptosporidium, iiE. iicoli, iiand iigiardia.
Occupational iiexposure iito iiblood iior iithe iibodily iifluids iifrom iianother iiperson iiputs iiyou
iiat iirisk iifor iiwhich iidiseases? ii- iiAnswers ii-HIV/AIDS, iihepatitis iiB ii(HBV), iiand iihepatitis
iiC ii(HCV)
What iishould iiyou iiassume iiabout iiblood iiand iiother iibody iifluids iifrom iiall iipersons? ii-
iiAnswers ii-The iifluids iiare iipotentially iiinfectious.
How iilong iihas iithe iiparasite iicryptosporidium iibeen iiknown iito iisurvive, iieven iiin
iiproperly iimaintained iiswimming iipool iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-Up iito ii11 iidays.
What iiis iithe iidifference iibetween iidistress iiand iidrowning? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiperson iiis
iidrowning iiif iithe iiface iiand iiairway ii(mouth iiand iinose) iiare iicovered iiwith iiwater iiand
iithe iihead iicannot iibe iilifted iior iibrought iito iithe iisurface iito iibreathe.
How iiquickly iia iiperson iiprogresses iifrom iidistress iito iidrowning iivaries iidepending iion
iimany iicircumstances. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
What iihappens iiwhen iia iidrowning iiperson iitries iito iibreathe? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiperson
iimay iiswallow iilarge iiamounts iiof iiwater.
What iidetermines iiwhether iiwater iiis ii"shallow" iior iinot? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiperson's iiheight
Which iiis iithe iicorrect iidescription iiof iidrowning? ii- iiAnswers ii-Drowning iiis iia iiprocess
iiwith iithree iipossible iioutcomes: iisurvival iiwithout iibrain iidamage, iisurvival iiwith iibrain
iidamage, iior iideath.
Which iiorgans iiare iiat iigreatest iirisk iifor iipermanent iidamage iiduring iidrowning? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Brain iiand iiheart
It iiis iicorrect iito iisay iithat iia iiperson iihad iia ii"near iidrowning" iiif iihe iior iishe iisurvives. ii-
iiAnswers ii-False
, Why iiis iiit iiimportant iito iiget iiair iito iia iiperson iiwho iiis iidrowning iias iiquickly iias iipossible?
ii- iiAnswers ii-To iiprevent iior iiminimize iibrain iidamage, iito iiprevent iithe iiheart iifrom
iistopping, iiand iito iikeep iithe iiorgans iifunctioning.
The iilength iiof iitime iithat iia iiperson iiis iisubmerged iiis iithe iimost iiimportant iipredictor iiof
iisurvival. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
You iican iiinterrupt iithe iidrowning iiprocess iiby ii- iiAnswers ii-bringing iithe iiperson's iiface
iiand iiairway iiabove iithe iiwater iiand iigiving iirescue iibreaths iiif iithe iiperson iiis iinot
iibreathing iinormally.
A iiperson iialways iiexhibits iiinstinctive iiresponses iion iithe iisurface iiduring iithe iidrowning
iiprocess. ii- iiAnswers ii-False
Where iimight iia iidrowning iiperson iibe iilocated iiin iithe iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-Floating iion
iithe iisurface, iifloating iijust iibeneath iithe iisurface, iifloating iinear iithe iibottom, iiand iilying
iion iithe iibottom.
In iiwhat iiposition iimight iiyou iifind iia iidrowning iiperson iiin iithe iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Faceup, iifacedown, iivertical, iiand/or iihorizontal.
A iiperson iiwho iiis iiunresponsive iiunder iithe iiwater iiwill iibe iicompletely iimotionless. ii-
iiAnswers ii-False
What iiconditions iican iicause iia iiperson iiwho iiis iiunder iithe iiwater iito iibe iihidden iifrom
iiview? ii- iiAnswers ii-Ripples iion iithe iisurface iicaused iiby iiwind, iiwater iimovement
iicaused iiby iipeople, iiglare iifrom iithe iiangle iiof iithe iisun, iiand iireflection iioff iiof iiwindows.
If iiyou iiinterrupt iithe iidrowning iiprocess iiby iimaking iia iirescue, iia iiperson iimay iibegin iito
iispontaneously iibreathe iiby iiherself, iior iiyou iimay iineed iito iigive iirescue iibreaths. ii-
iiAnswers ii-True
To iirecognize iidistress iior iidrowning, iiwhich iithree iicrucial iiobservation iiskills iimust iiyou
iicontinuously iiperform? ii- iiAnswers ii-Scan, iitarget, iiand iiassess
What iirisk iiarea iiis iithe iimost iiurgent, iiand iiwhere iishould iiyou iilook iifirst iiwhile iiscanning
ii3-dimensionally? ii- iiAnswers ii-At iithe iibottom iiof iithe iipool.
If iiyou iiare iiproviding iiconstant iiand iidedicated iisurveillance, iihow iioften iishould iiyou
iiwatch iiyour iizone? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iitime, iiregardless iiof iidistractions iior
iiassigned iitasks
What iishould iidetermine iithe iisize iiand iilocation iiof iia iizone? ii- iiAnswers ii-Ability iito iisee
iievery iiarea iiof iithe iizone iiand iirespond iito iirescue iiwithin iiabout ii30 iiseconds.