AMERICAN RED CROSS
LIFEGUARDING FINAL WRITTEN
EXAM 2024/2025
What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard?-Answer ✔✔To
prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at their aquatic
facility
Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary
responsibility.-Answer ✔✔Monitoring activities in and near the water
through patron surveillance, Administering first aid, CPR, and AED, and
Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management
List five examples of secondary responsibilities that should never
interfere with patron surveillance.-Answer ✔✔Testing pool water
chemistry, Assist patrons by performing safety orientations,
administrating swim tests, fitting life jackets, and other duties, Cleaning
or performing maintenance, Completing records and reports, and
Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and
inspections
List five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.-Answer
✔✔Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and
consistent, and Positive
,Lifeguards should always do what?-Answer ✔✔Be attentive and sit or
stand upright when on surveillance duty
A lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a
swimmer in distress. What legal principle could be a problem for this
lifeguard?-Answer ✔✔Negligence
List the five steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent
from an injured or ill person before providing first aid or emergency
care.-Answer ✔✔State your name, State your level of training, Ask if
you may help, Explain that you would like to assess them to find out
what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help
What is the validity period of an American Red Cross Lifeguarding
certification?-Answer ✔✔Two years
How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified?-
Answer ✔✔Going through the Lifeguard class or course again
Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training?-
Answer ✔✔To ensure that lifeguards understand their responsibilities
and know how to perform their job, To ensure that lifeguards get
practice with their facility's safety and rescue equipment and emergency
action plans, and To ensure lifeguards understand codes, rules, and
regulations of the facility
What does EAP stand for?-Answer ✔✔Emergency Action Plan
, Why is it important for lifeguards and other team members to understand
and practice the EAP?-Answer ✔✔So everyone knows their
responsibilities and can perform them effectively
What is the best practice for the frequency of in-service training
participation at well-managed aquatic facilities?-Answer ✔✔At least
four hours of in-service training each month
What are four topics that could be a discussed during in-service
training?-Answer ✔✔Surveillance and recognition, Water and land
rescue skills, Emergency response drills, and Decision-making protocols
(or Facility rules and regulations, Customer service, Records and
reports, and Physical conditioning)
What are the benefits of regular, frequent in-service training?-Answer
✔✔Helps you maintain your knowledge and skills at a professional
level, gives you a chance to practice with other lifeguards at your
facility, and it will help you to efficiently respond as a team in an
emergency
In a water park setting, what additional items might be included in a
safety checklist?-Answer ✔✔Inspecting and test run of rides and slides,
Checking that rafts, tubes, and/or sleds are properly inflated and the
handles are secure, Landing areas are free of rough surfaces and debris,
Water level and flow is appropriate for attraction, and Electronic
dispatch systems are tested and are operating properly