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LIFEGUARD WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)


Refusal of care ______ - ANS ✓An unwillingness to receive first aid or medical
treatment expressed by a victim (or the victim's parent
or guardian) who must give consent.


Abandonment ______ - ANS ✓The failure to continue care once it has been
initiated.


Confidentiality _____ - ANS ✓The safeguarding of a victim's right to privacy as it
concerns his or her medical condition, etc.


Documentation _____ - ANS ✓A form, like an accident report, that describes what
was
seen, heard, and done during an emergency.


As you keep in mind the legal considerations explained in this chapter, read
the following
scenario and answer the related questions: A female patron slips and falls
on the deck. She hits
her head, and it is lightly bleeding. You ask 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

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woman is now unconscious in the locker room.
b. Should you help the patron now? Why or why not? - ANS ✓A- fill out a
report and ask her to sign if not, write that down on the documentations.B- Then
you would help her because she is unconscious it is called implied consent


What is the importance of the lifeguard team? - ANS ✓working together,
following rules and regulations, acting fast when it comes to an emergency, and
understanding how to wok like a team


The lifeguard team is part of a larger team - the _______________ ________________
team. - ANS ✓the lifeguard team and the safety team


how to prevent injuries - ANS ✓patron safety


risk management - ANS ✓identifying dangerous conditions/ behaviors that can
cause injury and then taking steps to minimize them


preventive life guarding - ANS ✓most time will be spent on trying to make sure
emergencies don't happen


what are some examples of life- threatening injures - ANS ✓submersion
(nonfatal/drowning). injuries to the head, neck or back (spiral injuries),
unconsciousness. breathing emergencies, cardiac emergencies, severe bleeding


what are the most two serious aquatic emergencies to prevent - ANS
✓drowning and head,neck and back injuries


Drowning - ANS ✓happens when a person suffocates in the water


How are patrons informed of a potential injury at an aquatic facility - ANS
✓Rules and regulations



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Rules and regulations - ANS ✓Lifeguards need to understand the rules and
regulations of the facility where they work, rules do not keep patron from having
fun, but are for every ones health and safety


when are safety checks conducted - ANS ✓before opening the facility, during
daily operations,at closing


what to do if you find an unsafe condition - ANS ✓correct it if possible before
the facility opens, if you cannot correct the problem, tell the LG supervisor
immediately


While you are conducting a safety check, you find a large crack on the pool
deck near the deep end. you should- - ANS ✓close off the area and tell the
lifeguard supervisor right away


Weather conditions - ANS ✓Lightning and thunderstorms happen more often in
the summer.


what should lifeguards do in the event of a thunder and lightning - ANS
✓clear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sight of
lighting.


Patron surveillance - ANS ✓a lifeguards primary responsibility is to ensure
patron safety and protect lives.


what is the primary tool to accomplish that function is patron surveillance -
- ANS ✓keeping a close watch over people in the facility, you will spend most of
your time on patron surveillance, you must be alert and attentive at all times


what is the RID factor - ANS ✓most drownings at supervised swim areas
happen when neither lifeguards nor patrons notice that a victim had slipped
below the surface



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