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American Red Cross - Shallow Water Lifeguarding Skills - Final Exam B-STUDY QUIZZES & ANSWERS
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American Red Cross - Shallow WaterLifeguarding Skills - Final Exam B-STUDY
QUIZZES & ANSWERS
Which of the following pieces of equipment must a lifeguard have instantly
accessible at all times? - ✔✔Gloves, resuscitation mask, rescue tube
While performing patron surveillance during a beginner swim class, you would
prevent patron injuries by: - ✔✔Scanning the students in your area of
responsibility.
While actively scanning the pool, you witness a patron struggling while swimming
and then go under water. Which of the following applies? - ✔✔You have a duty
to act and perform the appropriate rescue.
While you are conducting a safety check, you find a section of the pool gutter
cover is missing. You should: - ✔✔Close off the area and tell the lifeguard
supervisor right away.
Two lifeguards are on surveillance duty during a public swim. You are on a break.
One lifeguard activates the facility's EAP for a submerged passive victim and
enters the water. Which steps should you take next to assist in the rescue? -
✔✔Bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist in removing the victim from
the water as the other lifeguard clears the pool.
, You are assigned zone coverage of a shallow water attraction. To provide
adequate patron surveillance, you should: - ✔✔Provide effective scanning of
your assigned zone.
You are responsible for a part of the pool that can be easily viewed from your
lifeguard station. To effectively scan, you must: - ✔✔move your head and eyes
as you scan to look directly at each area rather than staring in a fixed direction.
You are the lifeguard on duty pool when you notice a patron holding her breath at
the spa therapy repeatedly for extended periods of time. What should you do? -
✔✔Immediately stop her from continuing the activity and explain the dangers
of the activity.
You are walking through the park on your way to the pool to report for duty and
witness an adult suddenly collapse while playing catch with his son. You survey
the scene to be sure it is safe and then decide to perform CPR on the adult victim.
Which legal consideration applies? - ✔✔Good Samaritan law
You can remain alert and reduce fatigue during your shift by: - ✔✔Rotating
from station to station.
You enter the mechanical room and find a maintenance worker lying on his back
on the floor next to a ladder. During your primary assessment, you find the victim
unconscious but breathing. You must leave to get help. What should you do? -
✔✔Move him into the H.A.IN.ES. position.
You find a patron lying on the locker room floor. You suspect she has a head, neck
or spinal injury because she has: - ✔✔Blood in the ears and nose.
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