RETAKE- Lifeguard Recertification Study Question and Answers [100% Correct] 2025 ALREADY PASSED
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Life guard
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Life Guard
RETAKE- Lifeguard Recertification Study
Question and Answers [100% Correct] 2025
ALREADY PASSED
What should you do if you are on break and the EAP is activated for a passive submerged victim?
Bring the spinal board to the lifeguard and assist with victim extraction as the other lifeguard ...
RETAKE- Lifeguard Recertification Study
Question and Answers [100% Correct] 2025
ALREADY PASSED
What should you do if you are on break and the EAP is activated for a passive submerged victim?
Bring the spinal board to the lifeguard and assist with victim extraction as the other lifeguard
observes and clears the area.
After removing a conscious victim suspected of having a spinal injury, what actions should you take?
Cover the victim, reassure them, monitor for signs of shock, and perform a secondary assessment.
A person approaches you claiming they hit their head on the pool deck and has blood and fluid coming
from their ear, accompanied by dizziness. What should you do?
Provide manual stabilization until additional staff arrive with a spinal board to properly backboard
the victim.
Effective scanning requires focusing on which parts of the pool?
The surface, middle, and bottom of the pool water.
What does effective scanning also involve?
Using your head and eyes to scan.
What is the term for dividing the pool into sections so that each lifeguard monitors fewer patrons?
Zone coverage.
When should you move a conscious victim suspected of a head, neck, or spine injury?
Only if the scene becomes unsafe.
In a scenario with three lifeguards, when is emergency backup coverage required?
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, When one lifeguard enters the water to perform a rescue.
If a lifeguard fails to assess a person who is injured or reports an injury, what might they be guilty of?
Negligence.
What is the best technique to minimize head, neck, or spine movement for a victim in less than 3 feet of
water?
The head splint technique.
During a weather-related power failure at a facility, what should staff do?
Clear everyone from the pool.
What equipment should always be readily available to a lifeguard?
Gloves, rescue tube, first aid kit, breathing barrier, AED, and backboard.
Which procedure involves recognizing a distressed swimmer, rescuing an active victim, informing
management, and speaking with a witness?
The Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
What is total coverage in lifeguarding?
When one lifeguard is responsible for monitoring the entire pool area.
What must a lifeguard do before leaving an unconscious but breathing victim with a suspected head,
neck, or spine injury?
Place the victim in the H.A.I.N.E.S. position.
If a swimmer dives into the shallow end and has blood in their ears or nose, what should you suspect?
A head, neck, or spinal injury.
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