AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING FINAL WRITTEN
EXAM | 200 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED | LATEST UPDATE 2024
1.What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility
2.Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility.
Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance, Administering
first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
management
3.List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never interfere with
patron surveillance.
Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety orientations,
administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing
maintenance, Completing records and reports, and Performing opening duties, closing
duties, or facility safety checks and inspections
4.List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and consistent, and Positive
5.Lifeguards should always do what?
Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
6.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?
Negligence
7.List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from an
injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency care.
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
8.What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification?
Two years
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
9.Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training?
To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to perform
their job, To ensure that lifeguards get practice with their facility's safety and rescue
, equipment and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand codes,
rules, and regulations of the facility
10.What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
11.Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand and
practice the EAP?
So everyone knows their responsibilities and can perform them effectively
13.What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation
at well-managed aquatic facilities?
At least four hours of in-service training each month
14.What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service training?
Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills, Emergency response drills,
and Decision-making protocols (or Facility rules and regulations, Customer service,
Records and reports, and Physical conditioning)
15.What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training?
Helps you maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level, gives you a
chance to practice with other lifeguards at your facility, and it will help you to efficiently
respond as a team in an emergency
In a water park setting, what additional items might be included in a safety
checklist?
Inspecting and test run of rides and slides, Checking that rafts, tubes, and/or sleds are
properly inflated and the handles are secure, Landing areas are free of rough surfaces
and debris, Water level and flow is appropriate for attraction, and Electronic dispatch
systems are tested and are operating properly
Why should water parks have signs posted at every attraction stating the water
depth?
To prevent patrons from finding themselves in water that is deeper or shallower than
they expected
What rules are typically covered at water park attractions?
The minimum or maximum number of people allowed on an attraction or tube at a time,
The maximum and minimum height or weight requirements for patrons using an
attraction, Rules for winding rivers, No jumping or diving into the water, No climbing on
any features, Rules for water slides, and No stacking of tubes or life jackets
What are some factors that make lifeguarding water parks different than typical
pool?
Various attractions, Ride Vehicles, Currents on attractions, Potentially larger crowds,
and Different rules and EAPs
EXAM | 200 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED | LATEST UPDATE 2024
1.What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility
2.Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility.
Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance, Administering
first aid, CPR, and AED, and Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and
management
3.List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never interfere with
patron surveillance.
Testing pool water chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety orientations,
administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning or performing
maintenance, Completing records and reports, and Performing opening duties, closing
duties, or facility safety checks and inspections
4.List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and consistent, and Positive
5.Lifeguards should always do what?
Be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty
6.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?
Negligence
7.List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from an
injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency care.
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
8.What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification?
Two years
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?
Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
9.Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training?
To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to perform
their job, To ensure that lifeguards get practice with their facility's safety and rescue
, equipment and emergency action plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand codes,
rules, and regulations of the facility
10.What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
11.Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand and
practice the EAP?
So everyone knows their responsibilities and can perform them effectively
13.What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training participation
at well-managed aquatic facilities?
At least four hours of in-service training each month
14.What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service training?
Surveillance and recognition, Water and land rescue skills, Emergency response drills,
and Decision-making protocols (or Facility rules and regulations, Customer service,
Records and reports, and Physical conditioning)
15.What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training?
Helps you maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional level, gives you a
chance to practice with other lifeguards at your facility, and it will help you to efficiently
respond as a team in an emergency
In a water park setting, what additional items might be included in a safety
checklist?
Inspecting and test run of rides and slides, Checking that rafts, tubes, and/or sleds are
properly inflated and the handles are secure, Landing areas are free of rough surfaces
and debris, Water level and flow is appropriate for attraction, and Electronic dispatch
systems are tested and are operating properly
Why should water parks have signs posted at every attraction stating the water
depth?
To prevent patrons from finding themselves in water that is deeper or shallower than
they expected
What rules are typically covered at water park attractions?
The minimum or maximum number of people allowed on an attraction or tube at a time,
The maximum and minimum height or weight requirements for patrons using an
attraction, Rules for winding rivers, No jumping or diving into the water, No climbing on
any features, Rules for water slides, and No stacking of tubes or life jackets
What are some factors that make lifeguarding water parks different than typical
pool?
Various attractions, Ride Vehicles, Currents on attractions, Potentially larger crowds,
and Different rules and EAPs
