STARGUARD ELITE LIFEGUARD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
How deep the water is - ANSWERdepends on your height
Drowning chain of survival - ANSWER1. Prevent drowning
2. Recognize distress and give 5 breaths ventilation
3. Provide flotation
4. Remove from water
5. Provide care as needed
What makes a good emergency reaction plan? - ANSWERit can be used in realistic
situations
Drowning without brain damage what symptoms should the person look for when the
return home? - ANSWERBreathing issues, cough, fever
The red floaty is for... - ANSWERkeeping the lifeguard safe/away from the guest. Used
as a protective barrier
The length of time that passes when someone is drowning is crucial to survival -
ANSWER1. survival without brain damage when drowning
2. survival with damage
3. Death
RID (reasons for lifeguard not seeing drowning) - ANSWERR - Recognition (lifeguard
did not recognize something bad was happening)
I - Intrusion (lifeguard was not attentive to pool)
D - distraction (lifeguard was distracted)
Pool zone - ANSWER10 - 20
- 10 seconds to see emergency 20 seconds to get there (if not, zone is too big)
Zone assignments change every... - ANSWER20 minutes
Rescue (STAR) - ANSWERScan, Target, Access, Alert, Rescue
Laryngospasm - ANSWERlarynx closes as you're drowning and you start swallowing
water
INPUT - ANSWER1. Intoxication
2. Numbness
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
How deep the water is - ANSWERdepends on your height
Drowning chain of survival - ANSWER1. Prevent drowning
2. Recognize distress and give 5 breaths ventilation
3. Provide flotation
4. Remove from water
5. Provide care as needed
What makes a good emergency reaction plan? - ANSWERit can be used in realistic
situations
Drowning without brain damage what symptoms should the person look for when the
return home? - ANSWERBreathing issues, cough, fever
The red floaty is for... - ANSWERkeeping the lifeguard safe/away from the guest. Used
as a protective barrier
The length of time that passes when someone is drowning is crucial to survival -
ANSWER1. survival without brain damage when drowning
2. survival with damage
3. Death
RID (reasons for lifeguard not seeing drowning) - ANSWERR - Recognition (lifeguard
did not recognize something bad was happening)
I - Intrusion (lifeguard was not attentive to pool)
D - distraction (lifeguard was distracted)
Pool zone - ANSWER10 - 20
- 10 seconds to see emergency 20 seconds to get there (if not, zone is too big)
Zone assignments change every... - ANSWER20 minutes
Rescue (STAR) - ANSWERScan, Target, Access, Alert, Rescue
Laryngospasm - ANSWERlarynx closes as you're drowning and you start swallowing
water
INPUT - ANSWER1. Intoxication
2. Numbness
