Lifeguard Test: Red Cross EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | MULTIPLE CHOICES
/ALREADY GRADED A+ /ASSURED SUCCESS
|2025 BRAND NEW!!
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of
a lifeguard? a. Testing the pool water chemistry
b. Monitoring the performance of the other lifeguards on duty
c. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating
patrons about them
d. Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety
checks and inspections - ANSWER-C
You are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you
notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool under
water. What should you do?
a. Activate the facility EAP, clear the pool and remove them
from the pool.
b. Immediately stop them from continuing the activity and
explain the dangers of the activity.
,c. Immediately get the attention of the swimmer and instruct
them to leave the pool for breaking pool rules.
d. Alert the pool manager of the situation once your shift is over
and document
the event. - ANSWER-B (but in real life
be cool)
After removing a responsive victim you suspect has a spinal
injury from the
water, you should do all the
following except:
a. Make sure 911 or the local emergency
number.
b. Dry the victim off and apply the pads
of an AED.
c. Protect the victim from
becoming cold.
d. Reassure the victim and perform a secondary assessment
- ANSWER-B
You enter the water to rescue a victim with a suspected spinal
injury. You determine that the victim is not breathing. What
should you do next?
a. Delay removal from the water and provide 2 minutes of in-
water ventilations.
,b. Remove the victim water using a modified spinal
backboarding procedure.
c. Remove the victim from the water using the Extrication Using
a Backboard at the Pool Edge technique.
d. Remove the victim from the water using the spinal
backboarding procedure. -
ANSWER-C
.A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool, actively
searching and checking the bottom, middle and surface of the
water. The lifeguard is demonstrating:
a. Effective communication.
b. Implied consent.
c. The RID factor.
d. Effective scanning. - ANSWER-D
A parent and child walk over to you; the parent states that the
child fell on the pool deck and hit their head. You notice there is
blood and fluid running from the child's ear and they are feeling
dizzy. You activate the EAP and summon EMS personnel. What
steps should you take next?
a. Bring the child a chair, ask them to sit down and tell them
not to move. Perform a secondary assessment while waiting
for EMS personnel to arrive. b. Have the parent transport the
child to the emergency room since they are already walking.
, c. Have the child lie down on the pool deck and perform a
secondary assessment while waiting for EMS personnel to
arrive.
d. Provide manual stabilization while the other lifeguards
prepare to backboard -
ANSWER-A
The lifeguard supervisor expects the pool to be very busy in the
afternoon. For effective patron surveillance, the supervisor sets
up multiple lifeguard stations to reduce the number of patrons
watched by each lifeguard. This type of coverage is called:
a. Back-up coverage.
b. Rescue coverage.
c. Zone coverage.
d. Total coverage. - ANSWER-C
The following statements describe appropriate rescue
techniques for a victim with a suspected spinal injury, EXCEPT:
a. If the victim is at the surface in deep water, you may need
a rescue tube to support yourself and the victim.
b. If the victim is submerged, you should not use the rescue
tube when submerging and bringing the victim to the surface.
c. If the victim is small and is in shallow water, you do not
need to use a backboard to extricate the victim.
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | MULTIPLE CHOICES
/ALREADY GRADED A+ /ASSURED SUCCESS
|2025 BRAND NEW!!
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of
a lifeguard? a. Testing the pool water chemistry
b. Monitoring the performance of the other lifeguards on duty
c. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating
patrons about them
d. Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety
checks and inspections - ANSWER-C
You are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you
notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool under
water. What should you do?
a. Activate the facility EAP, clear the pool and remove them
from the pool.
b. Immediately stop them from continuing the activity and
explain the dangers of the activity.
,c. Immediately get the attention of the swimmer and instruct
them to leave the pool for breaking pool rules.
d. Alert the pool manager of the situation once your shift is over
and document
the event. - ANSWER-B (but in real life
be cool)
After removing a responsive victim you suspect has a spinal
injury from the
water, you should do all the
following except:
a. Make sure 911 or the local emergency
number.
b. Dry the victim off and apply the pads
of an AED.
c. Protect the victim from
becoming cold.
d. Reassure the victim and perform a secondary assessment
- ANSWER-B
You enter the water to rescue a victim with a suspected spinal
injury. You determine that the victim is not breathing. What
should you do next?
a. Delay removal from the water and provide 2 minutes of in-
water ventilations.
,b. Remove the victim water using a modified spinal
backboarding procedure.
c. Remove the victim from the water using the Extrication Using
a Backboard at the Pool Edge technique.
d. Remove the victim from the water using the spinal
backboarding procedure. -
ANSWER-C
.A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool, actively
searching and checking the bottom, middle and surface of the
water. The lifeguard is demonstrating:
a. Effective communication.
b. Implied consent.
c. The RID factor.
d. Effective scanning. - ANSWER-D
A parent and child walk over to you; the parent states that the
child fell on the pool deck and hit their head. You notice there is
blood and fluid running from the child's ear and they are feeling
dizzy. You activate the EAP and summon EMS personnel. What
steps should you take next?
a. Bring the child a chair, ask them to sit down and tell them
not to move. Perform a secondary assessment while waiting
for EMS personnel to arrive. b. Have the parent transport the
child to the emergency room since they are already walking.
, c. Have the child lie down on the pool deck and perform a
secondary assessment while waiting for EMS personnel to
arrive.
d. Provide manual stabilization while the other lifeguards
prepare to backboard -
ANSWER-A
The lifeguard supervisor expects the pool to be very busy in the
afternoon. For effective patron surveillance, the supervisor sets
up multiple lifeguard stations to reduce the number of patrons
watched by each lifeguard. This type of coverage is called:
a. Back-up coverage.
b. Rescue coverage.
c. Zone coverage.
d. Total coverage. - ANSWER-C
The following statements describe appropriate rescue
techniques for a victim with a suspected spinal injury, EXCEPT:
a. If the victim is at the surface in deep water, you may need
a rescue tube to support yourself and the victim.
b. If the victim is submerged, you should not use the rescue
tube when submerging and bringing the victim to the surface.
c. If the victim is small and is in shallow water, you do not
need to use a backboard to extricate the victim.
