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Lifeguarding review questions chapter 1These are questions prepared by the Red Cross to help ensure you know the material well enough to pass the written test(s). Your text is the only source for the answers to these questions that you should use.
 HUGEMONGOUS WARNING You will get a lot more out of this homework assignment if you read the chapter first, then try to answer the questions. Most students will find that if they read the chapter first, and use the questions to see if they know the material/vocabulary the Red Cross wants them to know, they will know the answers to most questions. Since this is open book you can reread what you need to and confirm the answers. If you read the questions first your brain will skip through the chapter looking for the answers.
I put these two pictures from the De Anza Outdoor Club 2007 Grand Teton trip here to help you keep from accidentally seeing the questions before you have read the chapter:
Chapter 1: THE PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD
Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer to the question.
1. The “F” in the FIND decision-making model stands for
a. Features of lifeguarding.
b. Figure out the problem.
c. Find the problem.
d. Focus on lifeguarding.
2. Good Samaritan laws are designed to protect most professional rescuers from
a. The risk of legal action as a result of sharing information about the victim with bystanders and local media.
b. The risk of legal action as long as they act in good faith, within the scope of their training and are not negligent.
c. The need to legally document what was seen, heard and done at the scene.
d. The need to obtain consent before providing care.
3. Before providing care for a conscious injured or ill victim, you must first
a. Announce to bystanders what you are going to do.
b. Begin to write your record of what happened.
c. Find out if you have a duty to act.
d. Obtain the victim’s consent.
4. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of lifeguards?
a. Educating patrons about facility rules and regulations.
b. Ensuring the victim returns to his or her previous state of health.
c. Minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors.
d. Providing needed care for the victim.
5. Which of the following personal characteristics should be true of a professional lifeguard?
a. Eat and hydrate properly only on days when you are working.
b. Maintain a professional attitude, appearance and healthy lifestyle.
c. Update certifications within a year after they expire.
d. Use sun protection and sunglasses only on hot, sunny days.
6. If a victim of injury or illness refuses care, you should
a. Continue to provide care as needed.
b. Explain to the victim why he or she needs care and request the victim to at least allow someone more highly trained, such as EMS personnel, to evaluate the situation.
c. Interview bystanders and fill out the incident report.
d. Tell the victim you are trained to help, your level of training and what you think may be wrong.
7. Negligence includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. Failing to control or stop any behaviors that could result in further harm or injury.
b. Failing to provide care.
c. Providing inappropriate care.
d. Providing the standard of care.
Matching
8. Match each term with the correct definition.
A. Abandonment
B. Confidentiality
C. Duty to Act
D. Negligence
E. Standard of Care
_____Legal responsibility to act in an emergency while on the job.
_____The victim’s right to privacy, which is protected by not sharing information learned about the victim.
______Guidelines and expectations for professional rescuers, which may be established in part by their training program and in part by state or local authorities.
______A failure to follow the standard of care or failure to act, which results in someone being injured or causes further harm to the victim.
______Leaving the scene of an emergency or ceasing to provide care for a victim who requires ongoing care before someone with equal or greater training arrives and takes over.
Multiple Answers
Choose the correct answer or answers.
9. To look professional and be prepared to respond appropriately to any situation, a professional lifeguard must
A ____Wear the lifeguard uniform when on and off duty.
B ____Be well groomed.
C ____Keep rescue equipment locked in the storage room so it is ready for use when on duty.
D ____Sit or stand upright at the lifeguarding station.
E ____Keep eyes focused on the assigned area of responsibility at all times.
F ____Keep essential personal gear, such as sunglasses, away from the lifeguard station while on surveillance duty.
G ____Observe all facility rules, regulations and policies.
H _____Eat only when in the lifeguard office or on the lifeguard stand when the area of responsibility is clear of patrons.
10. Which of the following situations would require obtaining consent from the individual or from a parent or guardian before providing care?
A ____An unconscious victim of a head injury.
B ____A person who is conscious with a minor open wound.
C ____A person who is currently conscious but previously was unconscious, according to his friend.
D ____A child who is with his parents but is unconscious from an accident.
E ____A person who can talk and can give information regarding his or her injury or illness.
F ____An unconscious child at a lakefront who carpooled with another family but whose parents or guardian cannot be located.
G ____A college student who is confused and was seriously injured during a nonfatal submersion.
True or False
Choose true or false.
11. True / False The vast majority of states and the District of Columbia have Good
Samaritan laws.
12. True / False Good Samaritan laws protect people who willingly provide emergency care
without accepting anything in return.
13. True / False Good Samaritan laws protect people from legal liability resulting from a
victim’s injury if they act in good faith and provide care outside of their
level of training.
14. True / False Good Samaritan laws may not protect a rescuer from legal liability
resulting from a victim’s injury if the rescuer stopped providing care and
left the scene of the emergency before another rescuer of equal or more
advanced training arrived to take over.
15. True / False Good Samaritan laws protect all lifeguards.
16. True / False Since accuracy is important in completing your agency’s accident reports,
remember to record facts, names and personal opinions and feelings when
completing the forms.
17. True / False To learn what the lifeguard team members should expect from one another,
team members must communicate and practice the facility’s EAP
together.
18. True / False Annual certification training may include CPR and AED review courses,
lifeguarding review courses and review of lifeguarding knowledge and
skills.
19. True / False Only lifeguards at seasonal facility need to have annual certification
training.
20. True / False Seasonal lifeguards can lose knowledge and skills during the off-season.
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These questions are for your review; you do not have to answer and turn them in.
Fill in the Blanks
21. The primary responsibility of a lifeguard is to ensure patron safety and protect lives. This can be done in several ways, such as
a. ____________injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors.
b. ____________facility rules and regulations and ___________________ patrons about them.
c. Recognizing and __________ quickly and effectively to all emergencies.
d. Administering __________________ and CPR or using an AED in an emergency and, if trained, administering emergency oxygen when needed.
e. Informing other __________________, facility staff and management when more help or equipment is needed.
22. The lifeguard team will work together better when they understand the expectations of _______________as well as what they can expect from each other.
23. When using the FIND decision-making model applied to lifeguarding decisions, FIND means
a. _______________out the problem.
b. _____________possible solutions.
c. _______________the pros and cons for each solution.
d. _______________which solution is best.
Circle the Correct Answer from the Pair
24. Preventive lifeguarding (is/is not) one of the keys to minimizing emergency situations.
25. You, the first rescuer, arrive on the scene of an injured minor whose parents are present. The 15 year old gives consent for you to treat him or her. You (do/do not) need consent from a parent or guardian of the teenager.
26. Earning a lifeguarding certification (means/does not mean) someone has learned all there is to know about lifeguarding.
Short Answer
27. List at least five characteristics of a professional lifeguard.
28. List at least three reasons that a professional lifeguard must exercise as part of his or her responsibility to the job.
29. List at least five legal principles involved in emergency care.
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