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Lifeguarding review questions chapter 4These are questions prepared by the Red Cross to help ensure you know the material well enough to pass the written test(s).
You will get a lot more out of this homework assignment if you read the chapter first, then go looking for the answers, instead of just skipping through the book looking for the answers.
Chapter 4: EMERGENCY PREPARATION
Multiple Choice
Choose the one correct answer to the question.
1. The aquatic safety team includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. Concessions staff.
b. Hospital staff.
c. Lifeguards.
d. Swimming instructors.
2. What important information should be posted on or near all telephones in your aquatic facility?
a. Emergency numbers
b. Hours of operation
c. Staff work schedule
d. Facility course schedule
3. Controlling bystanders during an emergency is a responsibility of a lifeguard or other member of the aquatic safety team. Controlling bystanders might involve
a. Only assigning one lifeguard or aquatic safety team member to manage bystanders.
b. Keeping bystanders and any children away from the water’s edge if the facility is cleared.
c. Repeating your commands and requests only if the crowd asks for an explanation.
d. Using a firm voice to yell to the patrons to stay back.
Multiple Answers
Choose the correct answer or answers.
4. Responsibilities of the aquatic safety team members during an emergency may include
A. Stocking the first aid kit.
B. Summoning EMS personnel.
C. Performing or assisting with a rescue.
D. Taking head counts.
E. Providing back-up coverage.
F. Running a lifeguard challenge.
G. Controlling bystanders.
H. Clearing the pool or facility.
I. Scheduling staff.
True or False
5. True False With guidance, bystanders can help during an emergency.
6. True False An EAP does not state who gets the equipment and how to get it to the
injured victim because that is practiced during in-service training.
7. True False The EAP at a rural waterfront should factor in a longer response time
than an aquatic facility in the middle of a city.
8. True False After a victim has received care and has been released to EMS personnel,
lifeguards and other members of the safety team still have several tasks to
complete.
9. True False The decision to reopen a facility following a significant incident may
depend upon whether enough lifeguards are ready to go back to
surveillance duty.
10. True False A lifeguard may not recognize that he or she is suffering from critical
incident stress following a significant incident.
11. True False Following a significant incident, only lifeguards actually involved in the
incident, management or a designated spokesperson should talk to the
media or others about the incident.
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These are for your review, you do not have to answer them or turn them in.
Fill in the Blanks
12. The goals of a staff debriefing are to
a. _____________what happened.
b. Assess the effectiveness of the ________________.
c. Consider new ways to ____________similar incidents in the future.
d. Be alert for ________________reactions.
13. A critical incident may cause a strong reaction and hurt one’s ability to
_______________and function during and after the incident.
Ordering
Place the following in the correct order.
14. Place the ten steps of an EAP in the correct order.
_____Witnesses are interviewed.
_____The lifeguard follows the general procedures for emergencies that occur in the water or on land.
_____Corrective action taken.
_____The chain of command is notified.
_____Equipment is checked.
_____The lifeguard recognizes that someone needs immediate help.
_____Safety team members assist in the emergency.
_____The lifeguard activates the EAP.
_____Follow-up staff discussion.
_____Reports are completed.
Circle the Correct Answer from the Pair
15. If EMS personnel take the victim to the hospital on the facility’s only backboard, the facility (may/may not) be reopened.
Short Answer
16. What is an EAP?
17. You are a lifeguard on surveillance duty at a waterpark. List three emergency preparation steps to consider in an EAP for waterparks.
18. List at least five common signals used to communicate during an emergency.
19. Following an emergency at your facility, after the victim has received care and has been released to EMS personnel, list at least four tasks you need to complete.
20. List four situations that are considered critical incidents and may lead to health problems for lifeguards.
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