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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT LIFEGUARDING EXAM
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Question 1: if a person is breathing and has a pulse
Answer:
perform secondary assessment Question 2: Glare is making it hard for you to see all areas of your zone. What should you do?
Answer:
- Wear polarized sunglasses
- Stand up to look around and through the glare spots
- Ask your lifeguard manager for permission to reposition the lifeguard station
Question 3: Walking Patrol Station
Answer:
Used when it is advantageous for the lifeguard to move within the zone to ensure the best visibility
Question 4: A lifeguard should obtain consent by saying...
Answer:
1) Their name
2) Certification
3) What they plan to do
Question 5: What is multi-zone coverage?
Answer:
Multiple lifeguards on one pool with their own zones that slightly overlap,
Question 6: What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
Answer:
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic facility
Question 7: 3 major strategies a lifeguard uses to help prevent injuries
Answer:
1) enforcing the rules
2) knowledgeable about the area (unique surviellance)
3) conducting safety orientations (swim tests, lifejackets)
Question 8: List five safety rules you might see at water parks
Answer:
1) enter/exit designated areas
2) no going on others shoulders
3) keep hands in slide
4) no climbing
5) no stacking tubes or life jackets Question 9: Who normally provides training in the use of watercraft at a waterfront facility?
Answer:
Facility management
Question 10: 3 pieces of emergency equipment that should be easily accessible
Answer:
1) Backboard
2) AED
3) bag valve (first aid) Question 11: When you are distracted and miss someone drowning that is called....
Answer:
Negligence
Question 12: Swim test criteria
Answer:
1) step/jump into water above your head
2) return to surface and tread for 1 minute
3) turn around in a full circle and find an exit
4) swim 25 yards to an exit
5) exit without using ladder or steps
Question 13: I
Answer:
Intrusion
- secondary responsibilities impact primary duties
Question 14: While on surviellance duty, a lifeguard should...
Answer:
Be attentive and sit or stand with good posture Question 15: You enter the water to rescue a person who is facing away from you and struggling to keep their head above water. Which rescue method should you use?
Answer:
Active rear rescue
Question 16: Report
Answer:
write a report explaining the facts of what occurred
Question 17: SAMPLE during secondary assessment
Answer:
1) signs or symptoms
2) allergies
3) medications currently taking
4) previous medical history
5) last oral intake (when) 6) events leading up
Question 18: Signs of a distressed swimmer
Answer:
1) head above water
2) trying to support self by clinging /concerned facial expression
3) breathing
4) floating/treading/may wave for help
5) little or no forward progress
Question 19: Chain of drowning survival
Answer:
1) Recognize
2) Rescue and Remove
3) Call EMS
4) Begin rescue breathing and CPR
5) Use AED