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WorksheetsLGU Exam Practice Quick Quiz 2025
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Why is working as a professional lifeguard rewarding?
The job is dynamic.
The job is challenging.
The job is important.
All of the above
What does the primary responsibility of a lifeguard include?
Conduct surveillance.
Administer swim tests.
Assist patrons with questions.
Ensure that resuscitation equipment is working.
What immediate action should a lifeguard take when they hear thunder in the distance?
Clear patrons from the water.
Count the seconds between claps of thunder.
Monitor weather reports to watch for storms.
Allow patrons to remain in the water until lightning is sighted.
How often should a lifeguard complete a scan of their entire zone?
Every 15 seconds
Every 30 seconds
Every 45 seconds
Every 90 seconds
Which factor should a lifeguard on duty in a zone that includes a swim team practice consider?
Swimming in lanes prevents swimmers from colliding.
The coach is responsible for surveillance and scanning of the team.
Competitive swimmers are still susceptible to experiencing a medical emergency and drowning.
Swim team members are well behaved, and rule enforcement is not needed.
Which written document guides the actions of lifeguards and other staff members of an aquatic facility in an emergency?
Blood-borne Pathogen Plan
Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
Federal and State Safety Plan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Plan
What role might a facility safety team member who is not a lifeguard perform when there is an emergency at the facility?
Complete the incident report
Help lifeguards understand the facility’s emergency action plan (EAP)
Summon EMS professionals and bring them to the scene of the emergency
Perform patron surveillance if lifeguards are not able to return to duty
Which technique should a lifeguard use for an active front rescue?
Thrust the rescue tube into the person’s chest to provide support.
Squeeze the rescue tube between their chest and the person’s back.
Extend the rescue tube to the person and ask them to grab it.
Position the rescue tube below the person’s shoulders so their head falls back into an open-airway position.
Which technique should a lifeguard use when towing a passive drowning person at or near the surface of the water to the exit point?
Use spinal motion restriction techniques.
Talk to the drowning person to keep them calm.
Lay the drowning person’s head back in an open airway position.
Maintain the drowning person in a vertical position in the water to keep the head up.
At what rate should a lifeguard provide ventilations to an infant in respiratory arrest?
1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
1 ventilation every 6 seconds
2 ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds
1 ventilation every 10 seconds
A lifeguard is performing a rapid assessment on an adult patron who suddenly collapsed. After opening the patron’s airway, the lifeguard simultaneously checks for breathing and a pulse, which are both absent. Based on these signs, what medical emergency is the person experiencing?
Stroke
Seizure
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Which action is a lifeguard responsible for when implementing the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Providing support to the family
Providing advanced life support
Preventing major causes of cardiac arrest
Defibrillating early with an AED
When performing two-rescuer CPR on an infant, which technique should a lifeguard use for performing chest compressions?
Two-finger technique
Two-hand technique
Encircling thumbs technique
Chest thrust technique
Which action should a lifeguard take when providing care to a person who has a dry chemical burn on their hand?
Cover the burn until EMS arrives.
Apply a freezing compress to the burn.
Brush the chemical away with another object.
Flush the hand with warm water for no longer than 5 minutes.
Which action should a lifeguard perform when rescuing a person with a suspected spinal injury?
Provide in-line stabilization.
Support the person at the surface of the water and wait for EMS professionals to arrive.
Instruct the person to answer questions by nodding their head.
Prioritize spinal motion restriction over providing resuscitation.
In which situation is consent implied?
A 64-year-old is having chest pain and is awake and alert
An 8-year-old is choking and their parent is not present
An unresponsive 12-year-old has a head laceration and their parent is present
A 23-year-old is alone, has a possible fracture from a fall and is awake and alert
Where should a lifeguard check for a pulse on an infant?
Brachial pulse
Carotid pulse
Radial pulse
Femoral pulse
An adult is unresponsive after collapsing at the waterfront while playing with their children. After opening the airway, for how many seconds should a lifeguard simultaneously check for breathing and a pulse?
No more than 5 seconds
No more than 10 seconds
No more than 15 seconds
No more than 20 seconds
A lifeguard is using a resuscitation mask on a 6-year-old who is unresponsive and not breathing. How should the lifeguard position the child’s head to open the airway to give ventilations?
Neutral position
Slightly past-neutral position
Past-neutral position
Hyperextended position
When providing CPR to an infant, to what depth should the lifeguard compress the infant’s chest?
About ½ inch
About 1 inch
About 1 ½ inches
About 2 inches
A child playing water basketball in the pool was hit in the head with the ball. The child is responsive and holding their head. The lifeguard recognizes that the child may have a concussion. Which action should the lifeguard take to care for a child with a suspected concussion?
Extricate the child from the water using spinal motion restriction techniques.
Apply a cold pack to the child’s forehead.
Obtain consent from the child’s parent to administer aspirin.
Have the child stop all activity and make sure 9-1-1 is called.
Which behavior does a passive drowning person exhibit?
May be clinging to a line for support
Struggles at the surface of the water
Has defined arm and leg movements leading to purposeful movement
Appears unresponsive in the water at the surface, sinking or on the bottom
Sun glare on the water surface is making it difficult for a lifeguard to see patrons on one side of their surveillance area. The lifeguard stands up and attempts to look around and through the glare spot without success. Which action should the lifeguard take in this situation?
Signal for assistance.
Keep trying to adjust their position.
Wait for the sun position to change.
Move patrons to an area not affected by glare.
