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STARGUARD EXAM QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE ANSWERS
What is the definition of a Star Guard best practice? - Answer-Actions you can take to
develop and perform with a high level of competence.
What is the most important skill you need to have that can help you save lives while
lifeguarding at a pool, waterpark, or restricted waterfront? - Answer-The understanding
that drowning can happen quickly and silently to anyone, at anytime.
What dangerous condition can happen at a facility where a drowning fatality has NOT
occurred? - Answer-Development of an attitude of complacency.
What term describes complacency? - Answer-Being satisfied with the way things are
while being unaware or uninformed of potential dangers or defects.
What is the correct order of performing these critical skills when trying to save a life
during drowning? - Answer-Recognize, respond, rescue, resuscitate
While on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your time? - Answer-
Proactively searching the water for high-risk situations, to give yourself the best chance
to recognize when something happens.
Who is responsible in the team approach to best practices in aquatic safety? - Answer-
The employer, staff, and patrons.
For how long will you have access to the web resource for the StarGuard: Best
Practices for Lifeguards, Fifth Edition book? - Answer-1 Year
What is the difference between a rule and a policy? - Answer-A rule applies to every
person using an aquatic facility. A policy is for specific circumstances or situations that
may not apply to everyone.
To be effective, rules should be - Answer-Written in a clear, concise language, enforced
the same way each time, and posted in a visible location.
Which of the layers of protection helps guide decisions and serves as a rule for specific
circumstances? - Answer-Policies and procedures.
A policy that requires non-swimmers to stay in waist-deep water may reduce the risk of
drowning. - Answer-True
What are three ways to minimize the risk of injury in an aquatic facility? - Answer-
Inspect for hazards, eliminate known hazards, and enforce rules.
,You should know the location of the main power switch for your facility so that you are
able to - Answer-shut off the power in the event of an injury from electrical shock.
Abrupt changes in wind direction and speed may indicate that - Answer-you are in the
path of a storm.
What is the most effective method for monitoring an approaching storm? - Answer-
Weather radar or lightning detector.
When should you first consider yourself to be within lightning striking distance from a
thunderstorm? - Answer-When you can hear thunder.
How far away should a passing storm be before swimmers are allowed back into the
water? - Answer-10 miles (16 kilometers)
While providing rule enforcement, it's important to - Answer-be consistent.
Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or underwater
swimming contests. - Answer-True
In an aquatic facility, slipping and falling is usually caused by - Answer-running.
The StarGuard Risk Management Model consists of the following: - Answer-prevention,
surveillance, respond and rescue, emergency care, workplace expectations.
What is a good course of action if the behavior of another person is suspicious enough
for you to be concerned? - Answer-Notify your supervisor and call for police assistance.
What does RWI stand for? - Answer-Recreational Water Illness.
Personal protection equipment (PPE) should, at a minimum, include which items? -
Answer-Disposable gloves, barrier (CPR) mask, protective eyewear, and footwear.
Why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools (diarrhea), rather than
a solid stool? - Answer-If a person is ill with diarrhea, the stool can contain millions of
germs that spread quickly through the water.
What would you do if you were using standard (universal) precautions? - Answer-
Consider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as through they were
contaminated.
What is the proper ratio of bleach to water for a solution that will be used to clean up
bodily fluids and fecal matter on surfaces around the pool? - Answer-1 part bleach to 9
parts water
, If a break in your skin is directly exposed to a patron's bodily fluids, what is the first thing
you should do? - Answer-Wash the area with soap and water.
Which of the following are germs that can cause recreational water illness? - Answer-
Norovirus, cryptosporidium, E. coli, and giardia.
Occupational exposure to blood or the bodily fluids from another person puts you at risk
for which diseases? - Answer-HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV)
What should you assume about blood and other body fluids from all persons? - Answer-
The fluids are potentially infectious.
How long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to survive, even in properly
maintained swimming pool water? - Answer-Up to 11 days.
What is the difference between distress and drowning? - Answer-A person is drowning if
the face and airway (mouth and nose) are covered with water and the head cannot be
lifted or brought to the surface to breathe.
How quickly a person progresses from distress to drowning varies depending on many
circumstances. - Answer-True
What happens when a drowning person tries to breathe? - Answer-The person may
swallow large amounts of water.
What determines whether water is "shallow" or not? - Answer-A person's height
Which is the correct description of drowning? - Answer-Drowning is a process with three
possible outcomes: survival without brain damage, survival with brain damage, or death.
Which organs are at greatest risk for permanent damage during drowning? - Answer-
Brain and heart
It is correct to say that a person had a "near drowning" if he or she survives. - Answer-
False
Why is it important to get air to a person who is drowning as quickly as possible? -
Answer-To prevent or minimize brain damage, to prevent the heart from stopping, and
to keep the organs functioning.
The length of time that a person is submerged is the most important predictor of
survival. - Answer-True
You can interrupt the drowning process by - Answer-bringing the person's face and
airway above the water and giving rescue breaths if the person is not breathing
normally.
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