American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests, Exams of Advanced Education

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American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A

You notice a patron that is swimming laps who suddenly slips under water without a struggle and does not resurface. This person is probably: - b. A passive victim who needs help. Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: - c. Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment before the facility opens and paying close attention to patrons in the water by actively scanning the assigned area. b. Move the victim directly onto a backboard. What should you do if a man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck into the water and is in distress after you activate the emergency action plan? - d. Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining on deck, then provide any additional care. Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - a. Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them What should you do in the case of a head, neck or spinal injury in deep water? - a. Minimize movement of the victim's head and neck using the head splint technique. What steps should you take if you notice a person motionless in the water while scanning your zone? - c. Activate the EAP, enter the water, perform an appropriate rescue, move the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide emergency care as needed. What applies to the situation if you are scanning the pool and witness a patron struggling while swimming and then go under? - a. You have duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue. What should a lifeguard do if they can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area from the station because of glare from the afternoon sun to maintain effective patron surveillance? - a. Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare spot from his surveillance area. What should you after you blow your whistle at a patron running running on the deck to enforce the rules and regulations? - c. Telling her she could slip or fall and she must walk on the deck. When caring for a suspected head, neck or

spinal injury in water, proper manual in-line stabilization is provided by: - b. Provided using the head splint technique. Working with other lifeguards, facility staff and supervisors as a team is: - b. One of the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard. You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. It is important to scan and carry: - b. Scan all areas in your assigned zone of coverage and carry your rescue tube with you at all times.

13. A head, neck or spinal injury rarely happens where? - a. In deep water at a supervised facility. What is required in the event of accidental fecal releases (AFRs) - c. Require water treatment, temporary pool closure and immediate lifeguard attention. You are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool under water. What should you do? - c. Immediately stop him from continuing the activity and explain the dangers of the activity. After removing a conscious victim you suspect has a spinal injury from the water, you definitely shouldn't: - c. Dry the victim off and apply the pads of an AED. If you are on break while tow lifeguards are on surveillance during during a public swim and one lifeguard actives the facility's EAP for a submerged passive victim and enters the water, what steps should you take to assist in the rescue? - b. Bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist in removing the victim from the water as the other lifeguard clears the pool. A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool, checking the bottom, middle and surface of the water. He is demonstrating: - b. Effective scanning. What steps should you take if a mother and her son walk over to and say that her son fell on the pool deck and hit his head if you notice he has blood and fluid running from his ear and he is feeling dizzy? - d. Provide manual stabilization while the other lifeguards prepare to backboard him. The lifeguard supervisor expects the pool to be very busy in the afternoon. For effective patron

surveillance, she sets up multiple lifeguard stations to reduce the number of patrons watched by each lifeguard. This type of coverage is called: - d. Zone coverage. To effectively scan, you must: - d. Move your head and eyes as you scan to look directly at each area rather than staring in a fixed direction. When providing care to a conscious person you suspect of having a head, neck or spinal injury and who was injured from a fall on the pool deck: - d. You do not move the victim unless the scene becomes unsafe. A woman collides with another swimmer while diving into the pool and asks the lifeguard for help. Without doing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the woman she can continue swimming. The woman leaves the facility and seeks medical attention from a hospital after she begins to feel tingling sensations in her arms and legs. The lifeguard may be: - c. Negligent. During a weather-related power failure at a facility, you should: - a. Clear everyone from the pool. During in-service training, lifeguards practice the steps of recognizing a distressed swimmer, rescuing an active victim, informing management and speaking with witnesses. The lifeguards are practicing parts of a(n): - b. Emergency action plan. You enter the mechanical room and find a maintenance worker lying on his back on the floor next to a ladder. You check the scene and determine it is safe to enter. During your primary assessment, you find the victim is unconscious but breathing. You must leave to get help, what should you do? - a. Move him into the H.A.IN.E.S. position. Which of the following is true if the manager of the facility has assigned you as the only lifeguard conducting patron surveillance? - a. You have been assigned to total coverage. Which of the following pieces of equipment need to be easily accessible for emergency use:

• b. Backboard, AED A technique to minimize movement for a victim with a suspected head, neck or spinal injury who is face-down, at the surface and in water less than 3 feet deep is the: - b. Head splint technique.

If three lifeguards are on duty, when does emergency back-up coverage take place? - c. When a lifeguard enters the water for a rescue. Which of the following is the least important for a safe group visit to a pool? - c. Ensuring there are multiple activities planned for the group While caring for someone with a suspected spinal injury, what order do you secure the straps on a backboard? - d. Upper chest, hips, thighs It is the primary responsibility of facility management to provide all but which of the following? - d. Educating patrons about and enforcing facility rules The hazard communication standard includes having MSDS information available. What is included in this information? - b. Contains information about what type of chemicals that are in use at the facility If a patron dives into the shallow end of the lap pool, what would make you suspect she has a head, neck or spinal injury? - c. Blood in the ears and nose. What does RICE stand for? - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate What does SAMPLE stand for? - Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to incident What does LOC stand for? - Level of Consciousness