WorksheetsLifeguard Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Distressed Swimmer
May be able to keep their face out of the water and might be able to call or wave for help
Active Drowning Victim
Not be able to call for help because their efforts are focused on getting a breath
Passive Drowning Victim
Might float face-down at or near the surface or might sink to the bottom
Which of the following is a PRIMARY responsibility of a lifeguard?
To participate in frequent inservice trainings
To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their facility
Performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, and fitting patrons for life jackets.
Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety checks and inspections.
How quickly should you be able to recognize and reach a victim in your zone?
10 seconds
30 seconds
45 seconds
1 minute
Place the steps you follow in a water emergency in order
Activate the EAP
Enter the water
Perform a rescure
Move the victim to exit the water
Provide emergency care as needed
What is the best way to handle enforcing the rules?
Call your manager
Give them a warning
Kick them out
Explain how the rule keeps them safe
If a glare is blocking your view, what should you do?
Leave the area to find the supervisor
Document the issue
Adjust your position to remove the glare from your surveillance area
Stay where you are because the patrons are strong swimmers
When you suspect a head, neck, or spinal injury, the proper manual in-line stabilization is (a)
What is the objective of the facility safety team?
to provide backup coverage while the lifeguards are performing a rescue
assist lifeguards in maintaining a safe environment
to train lifeguards and help them understand the facility's EAP
perform surveillance when the lifeguards need a break
If it is a very busy day at the pool, it is especially important to... (choose all that apply).
Rope off and close the deep end
Actively scan your assigned zone
Require all children to wear a lifejacket
Keep an AED, first aid kit, and backboard at your stand
carry your rescue tube at all times
What is the best way to prevent head, neck, or spinal injuries?
Supervise your zone and enforce the rules
Don't allow diving anywhere.
Only allow swimmers to play chicken in the 5ft
Only allow babies in the shallow end.
After removing a responsive victim with a suspected spinal injury, you should do all of the following EXCEPT
call 911
dry the victim off and apply AED pads
protect the victim from becoming cold
reassure the victim and perform a secondary assessment
You are in the water rescuing a victim with a suspected spinal injury. You determine the victim is not breathing. What should you do next?
provide 2 minutes of in-water ventilations
remove the victim using the spinal backboard procedure
remove the victim using extrication at the pool edge technique
drag the victim out of the water as quickly as possible
The manager expects the pool will be very busy and sets up multiple lifeguard stands to reduce the number of patrons watch by each lifeguard. What is this type of coverage called?
Back-up coverage
Rescue coverage
Total coverage
Zone coverage
If there is a weather-related power failure, what should you do?
clear everyone from the pool
allow patrons to continue to swimming
let patrons sit on the edge with their feet in the water
monitor the weather reports while allowing strong swimmers to stay in the pool
What does EAP stand for?
Everyone Acts Proactively
Ensure Act Prevent
Emergency Action Plan
Emergencies in Aquatics and Pool
True or false: If you are very hot, you can quickly jump in the pool while on surveillance to cool down.
True
False
When placing a victim with a head, neck, or spinal injury on a backboard what in-line stabilization technique should you use?
head-chin
hand hold
over-arm head splint
recovery position
When would you use emergency back-up coverage?
When a lifeguard is unable to show up for their shift
When a lifeguard enters the water for a rescue
Whenever the EAP is activated
When the facility has too many patrons
What should you use to conduct a swim test?
Water Safety Steps
Safe Swimming Sequence
Water Competency Sequence
Safe Swimming Steps
Which of the following is a sign of a head, neck, or spinal injury?
fever
blood in ears and nose
irregular heartbeat
impaired hearing
