AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING
WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ANSWERS✔-to prevent
drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility.
\.Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility -
ANSWERS✔-monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
servaliance, preventing injuries 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.
\.list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should never
interfere with patron serveillance - ANSWERS✔-testing the pool water chemistry,
assist patrons by 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.
\.list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard - ANSWERS✔-knowledgable and
skilled, reliable, mature, courteous and consistent, positive, professional, healthy
and fit
,\.lifeguards should: - ANSWERS✔-always be attentive and sit or stand upright
when on surveillance duty
\.a lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a swimmer
in distress. what legal principle could be a problem for this lifeguard? -
ANSWERS✔-negligence
\.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 - ANSWERS✔-
state your name, state your level of training, ask if you may help, explain that you
would like to assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you
can do to help, explain what you plan to do.
\.what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification? how
does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? - ANSWERS✔-(2
years.) annual certification training.
\.why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training - ANSWERS✔-
to ensure lifeguards 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 of their facility.
\.what does EAP stand for - ANSWERS✔-emergency action plan
, \.why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand and
practice the EAP - ANSWERS✔-to know what role you'll play, to know how you all
work as a team
\.what is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation at
well-managed aquatic facilities - ANSWERS✔-at least. hours of in service training
each month
\.what are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training - ANSWERS✔-gives
you a chance to maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level and
practice with the lifeguards at your facility.
\.list. topics that could be a discussed during in-service training - ANSWERS✔-
surveillance and recognition, water and land rescue skills, emergency response
drills, decision making protocols, facility rules and regulations, customer service,
records and reports and physical conditioning.
\.what items are considered to be personal protective equipment for a lifeguard -
ANSWERS✔-resuscitation mask and gloves. (may also include gowns, masks,
shields, protective eyewear)
\.what equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times while on
duty? list at least two and include the reasons why this equipment should be worn
or carried - ANSWERS✔-rescue tube (keeping people afloat), resuscitation mask
(one way mouth to mouth contact for oxygen) and gloves (protect yourself from
infectious materials). (whistle: to signal other lifeguards)
WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - ANSWERS✔-to prevent
drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility.
\.Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility -
ANSWERS✔-monitoring activities in and near the water through patron
servaliance, preventing injuries 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.
\.list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should never
interfere with patron serveillance - ANSWERS✔-testing the pool water chemistry,
assist patrons by 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.
\.list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard - ANSWERS✔-knowledgable and
skilled, reliable, mature, courteous and consistent, positive, professional, healthy
and fit
,\.lifeguards should: - ANSWERS✔-always be attentive and sit or stand upright
when on surveillance duty
\.a lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a swimmer
in distress. what legal principle could be a problem for this lifeguard? -
ANSWERS✔-negligence
\.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 - ANSWERS✔-
state your name, state your level of training, ask if you may help, explain that you
would like to assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you
can do to help, explain what you plan to do.
\.what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification? how
does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? - ANSWERS✔-(2
years.) annual certification training.
\.why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training - ANSWERS✔-
to ensure lifeguards 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 of their facility.
\.what does EAP stand for - ANSWERS✔-emergency action plan
, \.why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand and
practice the EAP - ANSWERS✔-to know what role you'll play, to know how you all
work as a team
\.what is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation at
well-managed aquatic facilities - ANSWERS✔-at least. hours of in service training
each month
\.what are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training - ANSWERS✔-gives
you a chance to maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level and
practice with the lifeguards at your facility.
\.list. topics that could be a discussed during in-service training - ANSWERS✔-
surveillance and recognition, water and land rescue skills, emergency response
drills, decision making protocols, facility rules and regulations, customer service,
records and reports and physical conditioning.
\.what items are considered to be personal protective equipment for a lifeguard -
ANSWERS✔-resuscitation mask and gloves. (may also include gowns, masks,
shields, protective eyewear)
\.what equipment should be worn or carried by a lifeguard at all times while on
duty? list at least two and include the reasons why this equipment should be worn
or carried - ANSWERS✔-rescue tube (keeping people afloat), resuscitation mask
(one way mouth to mouth contact for oxygen) and gloves (protect yourself from
infectious materials). (whistle: to signal other lifeguards)
