SGE LIFEGUARD COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all
times? Answer: drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at
any time
●● swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving
extended breath holding or underwater swimming Answer: true
●● what does RWI stand for? Answer: recreational water illness
●● if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of
another person, what is the first thing you should do? Answer: wash the
area with soap and water
●● what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily
fluids? Answer: the fluids are potentially infectious
●● how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in
properly maintained swimming pool water? Answer: up to 11 days
, ●● why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea) rather than a solid stool? Answer: diarrhea can contain
millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
●● which is the correct description of drowning? Answer: drowning is a
process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain damage,
survival with brain damage, or death.
●● what is the difference between distress and drowning? Answer: a
drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head
cannot be brought to the surface to breathe.
●● what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die? Answer: non-
fatal drowning
●● what determines whether water is shallow or not? Answer: a person's
height
●● which organs are at greatest ricks for permanent damage during
drowning? Answer: brain and heart
●● why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to
move location in the water? Answer: movement of the water created by
others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● what is a crucially important fact for lifeguards to be aware of at all
times? Answer: drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone at
any time
●● swimmers should not be allowed to participate in contests involving
extended breath holding or underwater swimming Answer: true
●● what does RWI stand for? Answer: recreational water illness
●● if a break in your skin comes into contact with the bodily fluids of
another person, what is the first thing you should do? Answer: wash the
area with soap and water
●● what should you assume about other people's blood and bodily
fluids? Answer: the fluids are potentially infectious
●● how long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive in
properly maintained swimming pool water? Answer: up to 11 days
, ●● why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea) rather than a solid stool? Answer: diarrhea can contain
millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
●● which is the correct description of drowning? Answer: drowning is a
process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain damage,
survival with brain damage, or death.
●● what is the difference between distress and drowning? Answer: a
drowning person's mouth and nose are covered wit water, and the head
cannot be brought to the surface to breathe.
●● what would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die? Answer: non-
fatal drowning
●● what determines whether water is shallow or not? Answer: a person's
height
●● which organs are at greatest ricks for permanent damage during
drowning? Answer: brain and heart
●● why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to
move location in the water? Answer: movement of the water created by
others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move
