StarGuard Elite Exam Questions
and Answers
,Drowning can happen - ANSWER✔✔-quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? - ANSWER✔✔-development of an
attitude of complacency
what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place where you lifeguard? -
ANSWER✔✔-workplace culture
what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - ANSWER✔✔-proactively looking at the water to
give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning situation
who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety - ANSWER✔✔-the employer, staff, and
patrons
what are the qualities of effective rules - ANSWER✔✔--enforced in the same way each time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - ANSWER✔✔-monitor weather radar and
use lightning detectors
swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or underwater swimming contests or games -
ANSWER✔✔-true
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which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices (PFDs) such as lifejackets -
ANSWER✔✔--united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and when groups come to your facility
- ANSWER✔✔--restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information when they arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak swimmers with life jackets what does
RWI stand for - ANSWER✔✔-recreational water illness
which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea)
than a solid stool? - ANSWER✔✔--diarrhea spreads more quickly through the water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - ANSWER✔✔-consider and treat all bodily
fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution for cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal
matter from a hard surface - ANSWER✔✔-1 part bleach to 9 parts water
what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have available - ANSWER✔✔-- protective
eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
and Answers
,Drowning can happen - ANSWER✔✔-quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? - ANSWER✔✔-development of an
attitude of complacency
what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place where you lifeguard? -
ANSWER✔✔-workplace culture
what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - ANSWER✔✔-proactively looking at the water to
give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress or drowning situation
who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety - ANSWER✔✔-the employer, staff, and
patrons
what are the qualities of effective rules - ANSWER✔✔--enforced in the same way each time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - ANSWER✔✔-monitor weather radar and
use lightning detectors
swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or underwater swimming contests or games -
ANSWER✔✔-true
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which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices (PFDs) such as lifejackets -
ANSWER✔✔--united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and when groups come to your facility
- ANSWER✔✔--restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to areas of depth no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information when they arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak swimmers with life jackets what does
RWI stand for - ANSWER✔✔-recreational water illness
which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea)
than a solid stool? - ANSWER✔✔--diarrhea spreads more quickly through the water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - ANSWER✔✔-consider and treat all bodily
fluids and bodily substances as though they were contaminated
what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution for cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal
matter from a hard surface - ANSWER✔✔-1 part bleach to 9 parts water
what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have available - ANSWER✔✔-- protective
eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
