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Star Guard Elite Lifeguard Module 1 Prevention Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Star Guard Elite Lifeguard Module 1Prevention Exam Questions with Correct
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True or false : You will always be able to tell right away if someone is drowning. -
Answer-FALSE, Drowning can be very difficult to see. It can happen can happen quickly
and silently, and a lifeguard is not a guarantee of safety or positive outcome, despite
best efforts.
True or False : If your facility has never had a fatal drowning and everyone knows how
to swim, it is very unlikely that drowning will occur. - Answer-FALSE, Past history is not
relevant. Drowning can happen at any time, to anyone.
True or False : Most of your time on duty will be making rescues. - Answer-FALSE, The
majority of your time will be spent looking for distress and drowning, and enforcing rules
to change patron behavior. These important things that you will do every day saves
lives.
Elite lifeguards have to understand that..... - Answer-What you do matters, Drowning or
injury can happen quickly and silently, with deadly or lifelong consequences, Drowning
can happen to anyone, even in a facility that has never had a fatal drowning or where
everyone knows how to swim.
What are all the components of Aquatic Risk Management? - Answer-Prevention,
Surveillance, Response and Rescue, Emergency Care, Workplace Expectations
What is the description of the Prevention component of Aquatic risk management? -
Answer-Everything that is done to keep an emergency from happening
What is the description of the Surveillance component of Aquatic risk management? -
Answer-Scanning for distress or drowning, monitoring guest behavior, recognizing
emergencies
What is the description of the Response and Rescue component of Aquatic risk
management? - Answer-The plans and best practices needed to manage an emergency
What is the description of the Emergency Care component Aquatic risk management? -
Answer-Providing First Aid and Basic Life Support until emergency medical services
(EMS) arrives
What is the description of the Workplace Expectations component of Aquatic risk
management? - Answer-The site-specific training, supervision, and culture at your
workplace
, What does is mean to be complacent? - Answer-Complacency is being content and
satisfied with the way things are while being unaware or uninformed of potential
dangers or defects.
What are your Authorities and Manufacturers roles in preventing illness, injury, and
drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention) - Answer-Provide regulations for built-in
safety features and operational standards.
What are your Employer and Leaders roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning at
an aquatic facility.(Prevention) - Answer-Determine the warnings, rules, and policies
that will be in place and provide training and oversight of staff.
What are the Parents, Caregivers, and Group Leaders roles in preventing illness, injury,
and drowning at an aquatic facility.(Prevention) - Answer-Provide direct supervision of
children in their care.
What are the Guests roles in preventing illness, injury, and drowning at an aquatic
facility.(Prevention) - Answer-Follow rules and policies.
What are the 5 layers of protection? - Answer-Design features, Barriers, Warnings,
Rules, Policy and Procedures, Verification
Injury or Drowning: Running - Answer-Injury, causing slips and falls
Injury or Drowning:Rough play - Answer-Injury
Injury or Drowning: Lack of close, direct, and dedicated adult supervision for children -
Answer-Drowning
Injury or Drowning: Collision with another person - Answer-Injury
Injury or Drowning: Not resting and becoming exhausted - Answer-drowning
Injury or Drowning: Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs - Answer-drowning
Injury or Drowning: Being a non-swimmer or weak swimmer in the water without a life
jacket - Answer-drowning
Should lifeguards be the only ones watch young children? - Answer-NO! Lifeguards
should not be considered babysitters, and lifeguards cannot watch all children at all
times. Make sure children under age are with a adult.
Why are Parties and Group Outings at high risk? - Answer-1. Group leaders or party
hosts often inappropriately view a trip to the pool as a chance to relax and turn over
responsibility to the lifeguards,
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