LIFEGUARD EXAM NEWEST 2024 EXAM VERSION A AND
B 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A lifeguard should be able to reach their victim in: - ANSWER: 30 seconds
Things a lifeguard should always have in their hip pack: - ANSWER: Resuscitation
mask
Signs of a passive swimmer - ANSWER: Slips silently underwater and does not
resurface
A lifeguard remains alert and actively watches all areas of their zone. This is called: -
ANSWER: Scanning
A primary assessment, assigning people tasks, working together to provide care.
These are steps in: - ANSWER: Emergency Action Plan
True or False- you can remove a spinal victim from shallow water using armpit drag?
- ANSWER: false
Multiple lifeguard watching overlapping areas of a pool is called: - ANSWER: Zone
coverage or Zone
When a lifeguard covers another zone because of a rescue in progress, this is called:
- ANSWER: Backup coverage or Backup
True or False- In the event of vomit or fecal accident, patrons can continue to swim -
ANSWER: False
A patron slips in the locker room and hits their head. They tell you they are okay and
leave the facility. You may be - ANSWER: Negligent
You are the only lifeguard and you rescue a person who is not breathing. You must
leave to call 911. Before leaving you: - ANSWER: put them in recovery position
True or False- you are on the lifeguard stand and you forget your whistle. It is okay to
get down and go get it - ANSWER: False
True or false- A primary responsibility of a lifeguard is patron surveillance and
enforcing the rules - ANSWER: True
Correct order of steps in a water rescue - ANSWER: activate EAP
enter water and perform rescue
B 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A lifeguard should be able to reach their victim in: - ANSWER: 30 seconds
Things a lifeguard should always have in their hip pack: - ANSWER: Resuscitation
mask
Signs of a passive swimmer - ANSWER: Slips silently underwater and does not
resurface
A lifeguard remains alert and actively watches all areas of their zone. This is called: -
ANSWER: Scanning
A primary assessment, assigning people tasks, working together to provide care.
These are steps in: - ANSWER: Emergency Action Plan
True or False- you can remove a spinal victim from shallow water using armpit drag?
- ANSWER: false
Multiple lifeguard watching overlapping areas of a pool is called: - ANSWER: Zone
coverage or Zone
When a lifeguard covers another zone because of a rescue in progress, this is called:
- ANSWER: Backup coverage or Backup
True or False- In the event of vomit or fecal accident, patrons can continue to swim -
ANSWER: False
A patron slips in the locker room and hits their head. They tell you they are okay and
leave the facility. You may be - ANSWER: Negligent
You are the only lifeguard and you rescue a person who is not breathing. You must
leave to call 911. Before leaving you: - ANSWER: put them in recovery position
True or False- you are on the lifeguard stand and you forget your whistle. It is okay to
get down and go get it - ANSWER: False
True or false- A primary responsibility of a lifeguard is patron surveillance and
enforcing the rules - ANSWER: True
Correct order of steps in a water rescue - ANSWER: activate EAP
enter water and perform rescue
