Lifeguard Written Test 135 questions with all correct answers
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Lifeguard Written Test 135 questions with all correct answers
Lifeguard Written Test 135 questions with all correct answers
Lifeguard Written Test 135 questions with all correct answers
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1. The primary responsibility of a lifeguard is patron safety and protect lives
to ensure
and to
protect .
2. In what ways should a professional life- Knowledgeable and skilled ,
guard be prepared for his or her job? reliable, mature, courteous
and consistent, positive, pro-
fessional
3. What different environments employ life- lakes, beaches, coves, pool
guards? clubs, community pools
4. The certificates you earn in this class will *very environment that hires
prepare you for working in which environ- red cross certified lifeguards
ment(s)?
5. List one decision that a lifeguard may have F.I.N.D
to make?
6. The FIND model stands for: Figure out the problem, iden-
tify the possible solutions,
name the pros and cons for
each solution, decide which
solutions is best
7. Duty to act A legal responsibility to re-
spond to an emergency while
on the job.
8. Standard of care The benchmark by which the
actions of a caregiver with
similar training and experi-
ence is measured.
9. Negligence A failure to act or to use rea-
sonable care that results in
injury or that causes further
harm.
,10. Good Samaritan laws Statutes that generally pro-
vide legal protection to
people who willingly (without a
duty to act) give
emergency care without being
negligent or accepting
anything in return
11. Consent Permission to provide care
given by an injured adult or
the parent of an injured child
to a rescuer or caregiver.
This permission is implied
when the adult is
unresponsive or the child is
unattended.
12. Refusal of care An unwillingness to receive
first aid or medical
treatment expressed by a vic-
tim (or the victim's parent
or guardian) who must give
consent.
13. Abandonment The failure to continue care
once it has been initiated.
14. Confidentiality The safeguarding of a victim's
right to privacy as it
concerns his or her medical
condition, etc.
15. Documentation A form, like an accident report,
that describes what was
seen, heard, and done during
an emergency.
16. As you keep in mind the legal consider- A- fill out a report and ask
ations explained in this chapter, read the her to sign if not, write
following that down on the documenta-
, scenario and answer the related ques- tions.B- Then you would help
tions: A female patron slips and falls on her because she is uncon-
the deck. She hits scious it is called implied con-
her head, and it is lightly bleeding. You ask sent
for consent, but the patron refuses. She
says she will
get dressed and go home.
a. What should you do?
A few minutes after the patron enters the
locker room, another patron comes out
and says the
woman is now unconscious in the locker
room.
b. Should you help the patron now? Why or
why not?
17. What is the importance of the lifeguard working together, following
team? rules and regulations, acting
fast when it comes to an
emergency, and understand-
ing how to wok like a team
18. The lifeguard team is part of a larger team the lifeguard team and the
- the safety team
team.
19. how to prevent injuries patron safety
20. risk management identifying dangerous con-
ditions/ behaviors that can
cause injury and then taking
steps to minimize them
21. preventive life guarding most time will be spent on try-
ing to make sure emergencies
don't happen
22. what are some examples of life- threaten- submersion (nonfatal/drown-
ing injures ing). injuries to the head,
neck or back (spiral injuries),
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