LIFEGUARD RED CROSS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ distressed swimmer characteristics. Answer: -head above water, at the
surface of the water
-able to call for help
-breathing
-able to wave for help
-horizontal, vertical or diagonal, depending on what they use to support
themselves
-floating, sculling or treading water
◉ compact jump entry. Answer: enter water from the deck or an elevated
height. If it is an elevated height (above 3 ft from the water) the water
must be at least 5 ft deep.
◉ AVPU. Answer: Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive
◉ giving ventilation: if the victim is not breathing but has a pulse....
Answer: adult: give 1 ventilation about ever 5-6 seconds
,child or infant: give 1 ventilation about every 3 seconds
recheck breathing and pulse about ever 2 min.
if victim is unresponsive and no breathing but has a pulse, continue
giving ventilations.
if victim is unresponsive and no breathing or pulse, begin CPR.
◉ standard of care. Answer: Communication to help prevent injuries,
victim recognition, rescue attempts, and emergency care according to
level of training.
◉ Negligence. Answer: failed to follow the standard of care or failed to
act at all
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: the act of holding information in confidence,
not to be released to unauthorized individuals
◉ documentation. Answer: documenting injuries and incidents
◉ implied consent. Answer: Type of consent in which a patient who is
unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that
he or she would want treatment.
, ◉ refusal of care. Answer: the declining of care by a competent person;
a person has the right to refuse the care of anyone who responds to an
emergency scene
◉ RID. Answer: Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
◉ CPR Should be performed on a victim who is.... Answer: In Cardiac
Arrest. An unconscious victim with an obstructed airway has similar
steps but the process is not called CPR
◉ C.A.B. What does it stand for and when is it used?. Answer:
Circulation, Airway, Breathing.
Chest compressions (30). Airway (open). Breaths (2)
Used for CPR
◉ Rate of chest compressions during CPR?. Answer: 100 BPM
(Roughly the tempo of the song "Staying Alive" by the BeeGees.
Ironically, it is also the tempo of "Another One Bites The Dust" by
Queen.
◉ You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is
most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?. Answer: Check to
see whether EMS personell have been called.
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ distressed swimmer characteristics. Answer: -head above water, at the
surface of the water
-able to call for help
-breathing
-able to wave for help
-horizontal, vertical or diagonal, depending on what they use to support
themselves
-floating, sculling or treading water
◉ compact jump entry. Answer: enter water from the deck or an elevated
height. If it is an elevated height (above 3 ft from the water) the water
must be at least 5 ft deep.
◉ AVPU. Answer: Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive
◉ giving ventilation: if the victim is not breathing but has a pulse....
Answer: adult: give 1 ventilation about ever 5-6 seconds
,child or infant: give 1 ventilation about every 3 seconds
recheck breathing and pulse about ever 2 min.
if victim is unresponsive and no breathing but has a pulse, continue
giving ventilations.
if victim is unresponsive and no breathing or pulse, begin CPR.
◉ standard of care. Answer: Communication to help prevent injuries,
victim recognition, rescue attempts, and emergency care according to
level of training.
◉ Negligence. Answer: failed to follow the standard of care or failed to
act at all
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: the act of holding information in confidence,
not to be released to unauthorized individuals
◉ documentation. Answer: documenting injuries and incidents
◉ implied consent. Answer: Type of consent in which a patient who is
unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that
he or she would want treatment.
, ◉ refusal of care. Answer: the declining of care by a competent person;
a person has the right to refuse the care of anyone who responds to an
emergency scene
◉ RID. Answer: Recognition, Intrusion, Distraction
◉ CPR Should be performed on a victim who is.... Answer: In Cardiac
Arrest. An unconscious victim with an obstructed airway has similar
steps but the process is not called CPR
◉ C.A.B. What does it stand for and when is it used?. Answer:
Circulation, Airway, Breathing.
Chest compressions (30). Airway (open). Breaths (2)
Used for CPR
◉ Rate of chest compressions during CPR?. Answer: 100 BPM
(Roughly the tempo of the song "Staying Alive" by the BeeGees.
Ironically, it is also the tempo of "Another One Bites The Dust" by
Queen.
◉ You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is
most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?. Answer: Check to
see whether EMS personell have been called.
