STARGUARD TEST REVIEW
CORRECT 100%
Drowning can happen --- and --- to ---- at --- time - ANSWERquickly and silently to
anyone at anytime
What does RWI stand for - ANSWERrecreational water illness
Swimmers should or should not be allowed to participate in breath holding contests or
swimming underwater - ANSWERSHOULD NEVER
What will you do the majority of the time lifeguarding - ANSWERScanning and
searching the water
What should you always assume about people's blood and body fluids? -
ANSWERThey are potentially infectious
When cleaning poop or body fluids what is the ratio of bleach to water - ANSWER1 part
bleach to 9 parts water
What should you do first thing when you have a break in the skin that comes in contact
with the fluids of another person? - ANSWERWash the area with soap and water
What does universal precautions mean - ANSWERAct as if all body fluids are infectious
What contains how many germs that can spread quickly through the water? -
ANSWERDiarrhea contains millions of germs
What can survive up to 11 days in properly maintained pool water? - ANSWERparasite
cryptosporidium
What determines whether water is shallow or not? - ANSWERa persons height
What are the greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning - ANSWERthe heart
and the brain
What is non-fatal drowning? - ANSWERWhen a person experiences a drowning
incident but was resuscitated and did not die
where can an unresponsive drowning person be found? - ANSWERfloating near the
bottom of the pool, laying on the bottom of the pool, floating near the surface, just
underneath the surface
, What are important for an unresponsive and drowning person to minimize or prevent
brain damage - ANSWERrescue breaths
What is the most important predictor of survival? - ANSWERThe length of time a person
is submerged
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive
drowning person - ANSWER5
what takes away from your professional image - ANSWERtwirling your whistle
what is the e-stop - ANSWERa button or switch that shuts down the wave action or
water flow
What can a drowning person do when they try to breathe? - ANSWERThey can swallow
large amounts of water
What is the next critical link in the survival chain of an unresponsive drowning person
after early recognition - ANSWERearly rescue breathing
What is scanning - ANSWERsearching the water in a systematic way
What is the most important thing when calling 9-1-1 - ANSWERlisten carefully to the
disbatcher
What does a front rescue consist of - ANSWERpushing the rescue tube firmly into the
person's chest
What is the method that has the lowest risk of back, leg, or foot injury? -
ANSWERcompact jump entry
what are the symptons of altered mental status - ANSWERconfusion, slowed thinking,
loss of balance, impared vision
what are the two kinds of spinal and where can they happen? - ANSWERActive and
passive spinals can happen on land or in the water
What is malfunction of the heart's electrical system - ANSWERsudden cardiac arrest or
SCA
what should rescuers do when the AED s analyzing the victim's heart rythm -
ANSWERStand clear
What will raise in the air if you are giving during rescue breaths is going into the
person's lungs - ANSWERchest
CORRECT 100%
Drowning can happen --- and --- to ---- at --- time - ANSWERquickly and silently to
anyone at anytime
What does RWI stand for - ANSWERrecreational water illness
Swimmers should or should not be allowed to participate in breath holding contests or
swimming underwater - ANSWERSHOULD NEVER
What will you do the majority of the time lifeguarding - ANSWERScanning and
searching the water
What should you always assume about people's blood and body fluids? -
ANSWERThey are potentially infectious
When cleaning poop or body fluids what is the ratio of bleach to water - ANSWER1 part
bleach to 9 parts water
What should you do first thing when you have a break in the skin that comes in contact
with the fluids of another person? - ANSWERWash the area with soap and water
What does universal precautions mean - ANSWERAct as if all body fluids are infectious
What contains how many germs that can spread quickly through the water? -
ANSWERDiarrhea contains millions of germs
What can survive up to 11 days in properly maintained pool water? - ANSWERparasite
cryptosporidium
What determines whether water is shallow or not? - ANSWERa persons height
What are the greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning - ANSWERthe heart
and the brain
What is non-fatal drowning? - ANSWERWhen a person experiences a drowning
incident but was resuscitated and did not die
where can an unresponsive drowning person be found? - ANSWERfloating near the
bottom of the pool, laying on the bottom of the pool, floating near the surface, just
underneath the surface
, What are important for an unresponsive and drowning person to minimize or prevent
brain damage - ANSWERrescue breaths
What is the most important predictor of survival? - ANSWERThe length of time a person
is submerged
How many initial rescue breaths should you give upon contact with an unresponsive
drowning person - ANSWER5
what takes away from your professional image - ANSWERtwirling your whistle
what is the e-stop - ANSWERa button or switch that shuts down the wave action or
water flow
What can a drowning person do when they try to breathe? - ANSWERThey can swallow
large amounts of water
What is the next critical link in the survival chain of an unresponsive drowning person
after early recognition - ANSWERearly rescue breathing
What is scanning - ANSWERsearching the water in a systematic way
What is the most important thing when calling 9-1-1 - ANSWERlisten carefully to the
disbatcher
What does a front rescue consist of - ANSWERpushing the rescue tube firmly into the
person's chest
What is the method that has the lowest risk of back, leg, or foot injury? -
ANSWERcompact jump entry
what are the symptons of altered mental status - ANSWERconfusion, slowed thinking,
loss of balance, impared vision
what are the two kinds of spinal and where can they happen? - ANSWERActive and
passive spinals can happen on land or in the water
What is malfunction of the heart's electrical system - ANSWERsudden cardiac arrest or
SCA
what should rescuers do when the AED s analyzing the victim's heart rythm -
ANSWERStand clear
What will raise in the air if you are giving during rescue breaths is going into the
person's lungs - ANSWERchest
