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WorksheetsLifeguarding Final Exam QUIZS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
It is very hot in your facility and you are starting to doze on the stand. All of the following can help you stay alert EXCEPT for:
Staying hydrated while drinking plenty of water.
Jumping in the pool while on surveillance duty to cool off.
Rotating more frequently.
Staying in a cooler area during breaks.
A couple of patrons start running on the pool deck. You blow your whistle to get their
attention. Next, you enforce the rules and regulations by:
Calling your supervisor.
Giving them a warning.
Telling them they could slip or fall and must walk on the deck.
Telling them they might be asked to leave and demanding they stop it now.
The lifeguard supervisor expects the pool to be very busy in the afternoon. For effective patron surveillance, the supervisor sets up multiple lifeguard stations to reduce the number of patrons watched by each lifeguard. This type of coverage is called:
Back-up coverage.
Rescue coverage.
Zone coverage.
Total coverage.
You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably:
A passive victim who needs help.
A distressed swimmer who needs help.
An active victim who needs help.
An intermediate swimmer who does not need help.
When completing an incident report:
Collect all factual information about what was seen, heard and the actions taken.
Include all details about the incident, including your opinion about how the incident happened.
Allow witnesses to discuss their thoughts about the incident before compiling their statements onto one report.
Do not allow the victim to leave until you have completed the report and your supervisor has signed it.
A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool, actively searching and checking the bottom, middle and surface of the water. The lifeguard is demonstrating:
Effective communication.
Implied consent.
The RID factor.
Effective scanning.
During in-service training, lifeguards practice the steps of recognizing a distressed swimmer, rescuing an active victim, informing management and speaking with witnesses. The lifeguards are practicing parts of a(n):
Communication plan.
Secondary assessment.
Emergency action plan.
Staff debriefing.
You are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool under water. What should you do?
Activate the facility EAP, clear the pool and remove them from the pool.
Immediately stop them from continuing the activity and explain the dangers of the activity.
Immediately get the attention of the swimmer and instruct them to leave the pool for breaking pool rules.
Alert the pool manager of the situation once your shift is over and document the event.
When caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line stabilization is:
Provided using the head splint technique.
Less important than on land due to the support provided by the water.
The only necessary technique needed if EMS personnel are close by.
Provided by bystanders if the lifeguard needs to clear the pool.
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard?
Testing the pool water chemistry
Monitoring the performance of the other lifeguards on duty
Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
Performing opening duties, closing duties or facility safety checks and inspections
During a weather-related power failure at a facility, you should:
Clear everyone from the pool.
Let patrons continue swimming.
Let patrons sit on the edge with their feet in the water.
Monitor weather reports while patrons continue to swim.
While searching your zone, you notice a person motionless in the water. The steps you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order:
Perform a secondary assessment, perform a primary assessment, size-up the scene, activate the emergency action plan (EAP), and summon EMS personnel.
Perform a primary assessment, activate the EAP, summon EMS personnel, perform a secondary assessment and size-up the scene.
Size-up the scene, activate the EAP, form an initial impression, summon EMS personnel, perform a primary assessment and perform a secondary assessment.
Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as needed.
A patron collides with another swimmer while diving into the pool and asks the lifeguard for help. Without performing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the patron that they can continue swimming. The patron leaves the facility and seeks medical attention from a hospital after they begin to feel tingling sensations in their arms and legs. The lifeguard may be:
A Good Samaritan.
Negligent.
Following the refusal-of-care principle.
Using the RID factor.
A patron dives into the shallow end of the lap pool. You suspect a head, neck or spinal injury because the patron performed a high-risk, high-impact activity and has:
An elevated body temperature.
Blood in the ears and nose.
An irregular heartbeat.
Impaired hearing.
You enter the mechanical room and find a maintenance worker lying on their back on the floor next to a ladder. You check the scene and determine it is safe to enter. During your primary assessment, you find the victim is unresponsive but breathing. You must leave to get help, what should you do?
Place the victim in a recovery position.
Leave the victim just as they are.
Do not leave the victim since they are breathing, monitor their condition and wait for additional help to come.
Use a clothes drag to move the victim to where you can summon more help.
When placing a responsive victim with a suspected head, neck or spinal injury on a backboard, what in-line stabilization technique should you use?
The head and chin support
The hand hold position
The over-arm head splint
The recovery position
Which of the following is true about accidental fecal releases (AFRs)?
Require water treatment, temporary pool closure and immediate lifeguard attention.
AFRs do not require immediate attention.
Managers only need to be concerned with AFRs.
It is part of the routine daily operation of a pool that must be done for safety.
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area from their station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron surveillance, the lifeguard should:
Document the issue and present it at next month’s staff meeting.
Adjust their position slightly to remove the glare from the surveillance area.
Leave the area to find the supervisor for assistance.
Stay in the same position since the patrons are strong swimmers.
You are approaching a victim who is horizontal in the water, at the surface in 4 feet of water. The victim is facing you and appears to be unconscious. What rescue technique would be appropriate in this situation?
Active victim front rescue.
Passive victim front rescue.
Passive victim in extreme shallow water – face up.
Submerged victim in shallow water.
The following statements describe appropriate rescue techniques for a victim with a suspected spinal injury, EXCEPT:
If the victim is at the surface in deep water, you may need a rescue tube to support yourself and the victim.
If the victim is submerged, you should not use the rescue tube when submerging and bringing the victim to the surface.
If the victim is small and is in shallow water, you do not need to use a backboard to extricate the victim.
If the victim is in shallow water, you do not need to use a rescue tube to support yourself.
