American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam 2024

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? - correct answer-- Negligence A lifeguard on duty should be able to recognize and reach a drowning victim within how much time? - correct answer--30 seconds A victim in the water is not breathing. - correct answer--Always remove a victim who is not breathing from the water as soon as possible to provide care. However, if doing so will delay care, then perform in-water ventilations until you can remove the victim. After an emergency has been resolved, there are still three important tasks to complete. Explain each task. - correct answer--Report: complete an incident report form Advise: advise the victim on next steps (ex. go to doctor) Release: release the victim to the appropriate parties (ex: child to their parent) An EAP for a missing person includes quickly checking if the person is in the water. Checking for a submerged victim is most difficult for which area? - correct answer-- Underneath play structures at a waterfront with murky water As a lifeguard you are responsible for consistently enforcing what? - correct answer-- Your facility's rules and regulations At waterfront facilities using swim tests for group visits, areas for nonswimmers should: - correct answer--Be separated from the swimmer area with a continuous barrier, such as a pier or buoyed lifeline. Backboards are a standard piece of rescue equipment used at aquatic facilities for immobilizing and removing the victim from the water. Backboards work best when they are equipped with: - correct answer--1) A chest strap to secure the victim to the board 2) A head-immobilizer device that can be attached to the top, or head-end, of the board Describe four ways that additional lifeguards can help during spinal backboarding and extrication from the water. - correct answer--1) Helping to submerge, position, and stabilize the backboard on deck 2) Communicating with and reassuring the victim 3) Guiding the backboard as it is being removed from the water 4) Providing care after the victim has been removed from the water