StarGuard Elite Exam Questions Correct Solutions New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
Drowning can happen - Answers - quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? - Answers - development of an attitude of complacency
what term describes ...
StarGuard Elite Exam Questions Correct
Solutions New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
Drowning can happen - Answers -✔✔ quickly and silently to anyone
what can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT occurred? - Answers -
✔✔ development of an attitude of complacency
what term describes the attitudes and expectations that are in a place where you
lifeguard? - Answers -✔✔ workplace culture
what will occupy the majority of lifeguard's time while on duty? - Answers -✔✔
proactively looking at the water to give yourself the best chance to recognize a distress
or drowning situation
who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety - Answers -
✔✔ the employer, staff, and patrons
what are the qualities of effective rules - Answers -✔✔ -enforced in the same way each
time
-posted in a visible location
-written in clear concise language
what is the most effective method to monitor an approaching storm - Answers -✔✔
monitor weather radar and use lightning detectors
swimmers should not be allow to participate in breath-holding or underwater swimming
contests or games - Answers -✔✔ true
which organization (s) create standards for personal flotation devices (PFDs) such as
lifejackets - Answers -✔✔ -united states coast guard (USCG)
-international organization for Standardization (ISO)
what are effective strategies for minimizing the risk during parties and when groups
come to your facility - Answers -✔✔ -restrict non-swimmers or weak swimmers to
areas of depth no more than waist high
-identify and task adults with the group as child watchers
-conduct a meeting to inform the group of the rules and safety information when they
arrive
-test the swimming ability of children and provide non-swimmers or weak swimmers with
life jackets
what does RWI stand for - Answers -✔✔ recreational water illness
, which answers best describe why disease is more likely to be transmitted through loose
stools (diarrhea) than a solid stool? - Answers -✔✔ -diarrhea spreads more quickly
through the water
-a person who is sick is likely to have diarrhea
what would you do if you were following "universal precautions" - Answers -✔✔
consider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as though they were
contaminated
what is the approximate ration of bleach to water when creating a solution for cleaning
up bodily fluids and fecal matter from a hard surface - Answers -✔✔ 1 part bleach to 9
parts water
what is the minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) should you have available -
Answers -✔✔ -protective eyewear
-latex (or alternative) gloves
-footwear
-CPR barrier mask
what is the difference between distress and drowning - Answers -✔✔ a drowning
person's nose and mouth are covered with water and he or she cannot breath; a
distressed person can still remain on the surface and is able to breath
what are some possible outcomes for a drowning survivor - Answers -✔✔ -completely
recovers after CPR and hospital stay
-has permanent brain or organ damage for the rest or his or her life
-have a complete recovery at the scene, with no need for CPR
which of these descriptions applies to a drowning fatality - Answers -✔✔ a person who
dies as a result of a drowning incident, at the scene or even days or weeks later after a
hospital stay
the amount of time that passes before the interruption of the drowning process (rescue)
is crucial to the victims survival - Answers -✔✔ true
a person submerged under clear water will be easy to see - Answers -✔✔ false
which crucial observation skills must you continuously perform to be able to recognize
distress or drowning - Answers -✔✔ scan, target, asses
what does a drowning swimmer commonly look like - Answers -✔✔ a swimmer
bobbing or playing under the water
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