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Lifeguard Test (YMCA Exam Verified byExperts)
What is a manual suction device used for? - Correct answer Remove foreign objects
from the throat
What do you do if the AED says "no shock advised"? - Correct answer Continue CPR in
intervals of 2 mins or until help arrives.
What are the steps for a simple rescue in a wave pool? - Correct answer don't
evacuate, stay calm, activate eap
Define negligence. - Correct answer failing to control or stop behavior that could result
in harm or injury
-failing to provide care
-providing inappropriate care
-providing care beyond your skills // from a legal standpoint: a plaintiff must prove all
elements of negligence (duty, breach, proximate cause, and damages) in order to
prevail in a lawsuit against an individual or pool facility
Name the 3 stages of a tornado warning. - Correct answer Watch
Warning
Siren
How do you get out of a rip-current? - Correct answer swim with the current in a
diagonal towards the shore
What is the Leadership Competency model? - Correct answer - Mission Advancement
- Collaboration
- Operational Effectiveness
- Personal Growth
• Organized into four levels of
leadership:
- Leader
- Team Leader
- Multi-Team or
Branch Leader
- Organizational Leader
We follow our EAP & complete reports to avoid ____ after an emergency? - Correct
answer lawsuits
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, What are the causes of hypothermia? - Correct answer Hypothermia is a potentially
dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold
temperatures. The risk of cold exposure increases as the winter months arrive.
How do you care for a heat related emergency? - Correct answer give them water, put a
wet towel on them
How do you stabilize a standing spinal victim? - Correct answer activate EAP and get a
chair so they don't fall
protect from further injury and comfort them until more advanced help arrives. if victim's
condition becomes unstable (dizziness, LOC, etc), and chair not available, slowly lower
victim to ground with the assistance of other lifeguards. limit excessive movement while
lowering
How soon do you complete the reports after an emergency? - Correct answer As soon
as possible. Waiting often leads to forgetting details.
What is a 360 degree view? - Correct answer How many degrees need to be
guarded/scanned at a water attraction
What is required to maintain your lifeguard certs? - Correct answer YMCA Lifeguarding
(valid for two years)
American Safety and Health Institute CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (valid for
one year)
American Safety and Health Institute Basic First Aid and Emergency Oxygen
Administration (valid for two years)
What safety protocols do we follow when working with chemicals? - Correct answer
What certification is only valid for 1 year? - Correct answer CPR/AED
Where would you use a diagonal search pattern? - Correct answer in currents and
effective on the waterfront.
What report can a facility use to track all injuries & emergencies? - Correct answer
Accident/Incident report
Do we remove impaled objects from injuries? - Correct answer No. Do not go further
than your training
What are universal precautions? How many are there? - Correct answer all employees
and volunteers are required to treat all human blood or other body fluids as if it were
contagious.
Universal precautions mean that you are expected to exercise work practice controls
and to use personal protective
equipment when necessary.
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