LIFEGUARD RED CROSS TEST BANK 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Primary Responsibilities of Lifeguards (pg. 2). 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). Answer: test pool
water chemistry, assisting patrons, cleaning/maintenance of pool area,
completing records and reports
◉ (pg. 4) Professional Lifeguards SHOULD NOT. 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). 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). Answer: Emergency Action Plan
◉ Duty to Act (pg. 6). Answer: While on the job, you have legal
responsibility to act in an emergency
◉ Negligence (pg. 6). Answer: When a person receiving emergency care
has additional harm because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of
care
◉ Consent (pg. 6). Answer: All people giving medical care MUST
obtain consent before helping an individual
◉ Rescue Tube (pg. 13). 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). 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). Answer: Disposable (single-use) gloves are used to
protect employees that may be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids.
,◉ Backboards (pg. 13). 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). 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). 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). Answer: Breathing
device used to administer emergency oxygen to a victim experiencing
breathing or cardiac emergency
◉ AED (pg. 14). 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). Answer: Recreational Water Illness: earaches, rashes,
diarrhea that can cause illness in aquatics facility
, ◉ Formed Stool Emergency (pg. 24). 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). 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). 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). 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
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Primary Responsibilities of Lifeguards (pg. 2). 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). Answer: test pool
water chemistry, assisting patrons, cleaning/maintenance of pool area,
completing records and reports
◉ (pg. 4) Professional Lifeguards SHOULD NOT. 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). 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). Answer: Emergency Action Plan
◉ Duty to Act (pg. 6). Answer: While on the job, you have legal
responsibility to act in an emergency
◉ Negligence (pg. 6). Answer: When a person receiving emergency care
has additional harm because lifeguards failed to follow the standard of
care
◉ Consent (pg. 6). Answer: All people giving medical care MUST
obtain consent before helping an individual
◉ Rescue Tube (pg. 13). 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). 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). Answer: Disposable (single-use) gloves are used to
protect employees that may be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids.
,◉ Backboards (pg. 13). 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). 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). 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). Answer: Breathing
device used to administer emergency oxygen to a victim experiencing
breathing or cardiac emergency
◉ AED (pg. 14). 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). Answer: Recreational Water Illness: earaches, rashes,
diarrhea that can cause illness in aquatics facility
, ◉ Formed Stool Emergency (pg. 24). 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). 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). 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). 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
