American Red Cross: Lifeguarding-270 questions with 100% c0rrect answers
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American Red Cross: Lifeguarding
What will American Red Cross Lifeguarding class teach you? (pg. 2) - correct answer Teach you
skills needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. Teach land and water rescue
skills plus first aid and CPR
Primary Responsibilities of Lifeguards (pg. 2) - correct answer Monitor activities in and near
water, prevent injuries by minimalizing hazardous situations, enforce facility rules, recognize
and respond quickly, administering first aid and CPR, work as a team with other facility
employees
Secondary Responsibilities of Lifeguards (pg. 2-3) - correct answer test pool water chemistry,
assisting patrons, cleaning/maintenance of pool area, completing records and reports
(pg. 4) Professional Lifeguards SHOULD NOT - correct answer Leave your posted station or area
while on duty, use mobile phones or other types of communication while on duty, slouch in
chair, participate in conversation with other patrons or lifeguard staff, eat on stand, use alcohol
or drugs (any that could negatively impact your alertness)
F.I.N.D (pg. 6) - correct answer F=Figure out the problem
I= Identify possible solutions
N= Name the pros and cons for each solution.
D= Decide which solution is best, then act on it
EAP (pg. 6) - correct answer Emergency Action Plan
Duty to Act (pg. 6) - correct answer While on the job, you have legal responsibility to act in an
emergency
Negligence (pg. 6) - correct answer When a person receiving emergency care has additional
harm because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of care
Consent (pg. 6) - correct answer All people giving medical care MUST obtain consent before
helping an individual
Rescue Tube (pg. 13) - correct answer 45-54 inch vinyl, foam-filled tube with an attached tow
line and shoulder strap capable of keeping victims afloat
Resuscitation Masks (pg. 13) - correct answer Transparent, flexible device that creates a tight
seal over the victims mouth and nose to allow you to breathe air into a victim without making
mouth-to-mouth contact.
Gloves (pg. 13) - correct answer Disposable (single-use) gloves are used to protect employees
that may be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids.
,American Red Cross: Lifeguarding
Backboards (pg. 13) - correct answer Standard piece of equipment used at aquatics facilities to
remove victims from water when they are unable to exit the water on their own. Backboards
are also used during head, neck, or back injuries
PPE (pg. 14) - correct answer Personal Protective Equipment: specialized clothing, equipment,
and supplies used to prevent you from coming into direct contact with a victims body fluids
BVM (pg. 14) - correct answer Bag-Valve-Mask Resuscitator: handheld device attached to a
resuscitation mask used to ventilate a victim in respiratory arrest when performing CPR. BVM
REQUIRES TWO RESCUERS.
Oxygen Cylinder and Delivery Device (pg. 14) - correct answer Breathing device used to
administer emergency oxygen to a victim experiencing breathing or cardiac emergency
AED (pg. 14) - correct answer Automated External Defibrillators: portable electronic device
that analyzes a victims heart rhythm and delivers electrical shock to re-establich proper rhythm.
RWI (pg. 24) - correct answer Recreational Water Illness: earaches, rashes, diarrhea that can
cause illness in aquatics facility
Formed Stool Emergency (pg. 24) - correct answer 1. Continue Operation of Filtration System
2. pH must be below 7.5
3. Free chlorine level to AT LEAST 2 ppm
4. Maintain those levels 25 minutes before re-opening pool
Diarrheal Discharge Emergency (pg. 24) - correct answer 1. Continue operation of circulation
system
2. pH must be below 7.5
3. Free chlorine level to AT LEAST 20 ppm
4. Maintain those levels for 13 hours
5. Backwash filter and return chlorine levels to normal levels before opening pool
Lightening / Thunder in Area (pg. 25) - correct answer 1. Clear Pool / Pool Area
2. Listen / Follow National Weather Service Reports
3. Wait for 30 minutes after the last sight or sound of thunder before resuming activity
Common Rules (pg. 27) - correct answer Swim only when lifeguard on duty, swim diapers
required, no swimming with open or infected wound, obey lifeguard instructions at all times, no
running, pushing or horseplay, no hyperventilating or underwater breath holding, no sitting or
playing near or with drains/suction fittings, dive only in designated areas
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Management and Safety (pg.30) - correct answer As a lifeguard, your job is to follow and
enforce your facility's rules and regulations
Addressing Unsafe Conditions (pg. 31) - correct answer Lifeguards experiencing any unsafe
conditions should report all issues to management
MSDS (pg. 31) - correct answer Material Safety Data Sheet: list of every chemical stored at
facility listing the contents of the chemical
Bloodborne Pathogens (pg. 32) - correct answer body fluids that may contain disease-causing
bacteria and viruses
Patron Surveillance (pg. 33) - correct answer keeping a close watch over the people in the
facility and intervening when necessary
(pg. 34) The process of drowning begins when... - correct answer water enters the victims
airway
Laryngospasm (pg. 34) - correct answer a sudden closure of the larynx or windpipe (air cannot
reach the lungs when this occurs)
(pg. 34) Cardiac Arrest can occur within... - correct answer 3 minutes of being submerged
(pg. 34) Brain Damage or Death can occur within... - correct answer 4-6 minutes of being
submerged
Effective Surveillance (pg. 34) - correct answer recognition of dangerous behaviors, victim
recognition, effective scanning, zone of surveillance responsibility, lifeguard stations
Active Drowning Victim (pg. 37) - correct answer a drowning victim who is struggling to remain
at the surface of the water (still conscious)
Passive Drowning Victim (pg. 38) - correct answer a drowning victim who is not conscious. They
do not struggle and slip under the water suddenly.
RID Factor (pg. 44) - correct answer 1. Recognition (fail to recognize victim)
2. Intrusion (secondary duties, like maintenance, intrudes on lifeguards primary duties)
3. Distraction (distracted from surveillance)
Zone of Responsibility (pg.44) - correct answer a specific area that you are responsible for
when lifeguarding one station.
Zone Coverage (pg. 45) - correct answer Pool is divided into separate zones. Each lifeguard is
responsible for their own zone. Typically zones overlap in certain spots to have double coverage
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