LG Test Review

Who is the sole authority of the pool or waterfront during an emergency action plan?

When a victim a lifeguard is caring for has puncture with an embedded object in the wound, the lifeguard should:

Which of the following is a condition of the nervous system in which electrical activity in the brain causes a seizure:

A YMCA lifeguard’s Basic Life Support certification is valid for:

When guarding a busy wave pool and a simple rescue is needed,lifeguards can stop the waves but they will not:

Another name for the resting stroke is called:

A YMCA Lifeguard certification is valid for:

What is the last step in the lawsuit process?

What is the name of the tool that can help a pool facility strive to prevent and improve responses to injury situations

When calling 911 or emergency medical services as a lifeguard, which of the following should you NOT do?

How quickly can a person slip below the surface?

When would you need to use a surface dive?

What is the technique used to perform rescue breathing on an unconscious suspected spinal injury victim?

Zones should takes no longer than ____ seconds to reach the farthest area?

Which is the best statement to use in a Q-1-2?

What is the lifeguard's role when guarding instructional classes?

What are Lifeguard #2’s primary responsibilities in an EAP?

The nine procedures outlined to protect emergency responders, from contact with victims’ body fluids in an emergency as:

Lifeguards may be asked to help mark the safe areas for swimming at waterfronts. Which of the variety are markers:

Which type of emergency care device allows you to remove foreign material from a person’s airway?

What is the YMCA Lifeguard Decision-Making Model?

The YMCA Accident Prevention System is called?

There are several nonswimming rescue guidelines. Which one of the following is a guideline?

What does the HIPAA law protect?

Which of the following is NOT an inspection responsibility of the lifeguard?

A YMCA lifeguard’s Basic First Aid certification is valid for:

Which of the following is NOT a safety message lifeguards shouldcommunicate to boaters out on the waterfront?

. What are Lifeguard #3’s primary responsibilities in an EAP?

Lifeguards are to complete all reports:

Which of the following is NOT recommended first aid for a person suffering from a heat-related illness?

A ____________ will take valuable time from a lifeguard’s life, causehim/her to expend considerable emotional energy

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of rip currents?

Which of the following is a physical condition that could quickly affect a person's ability to swim?

A_____________ entry is used when you are entering the water from a heightened position.

According to your On the Guard: The YMCA Lifeguard Manual, EAPs include a certain number of steps. What is that number?

Swimmers at risk of becoming distressed may display:

Every lifeguard requires a swimsuit, identifiable shirt or uniform, towel, whistle, rescue pack, rescue tube, and a:

The purpose of an EAP is for all employees to:

A lifeguard’s YMCA Lifeguard Certification is only valid if the lifeguard:

If you are caught in a rip current, you should:

A YMCA lifeguard’s Emergency Oxygen certification is valid for:

Which type of search pattern is beneficial to use when there are areas where strong currents are likely?

What is one thing that should always be considered when guarding groups at the pool?

Which one is identified as an advantage of using the Q-1-2 system? It helps lifeguards:

When assessing a standing victim with a potential neck/back injury, the lifeguard stabilizes the victim’s head/neck by:

Which of the following is defined as an unintentional breach of a legal duty, causing damage that was foreseeable

The concept of “standard of care” is important for lifeguards to understand because it is considered by law to be:

What should occur after an EAP has been activated?

Which of the following is a visual sign lifeguards can recognize as a potential victim?

The purpose of the head-splint technique is to:

Which of the following is NOT a general safety precaution for working with pool chemicals?

How long after the drowning process begins can stage four (cardiac arrest) happen?

Inattentional blindness is a term that refers to:

Performing first aid on a victim who is not breathing and does not have a pulse and AED advises you not to shock, you:

There are three stages of a tornado alert. Which of the following is the first stage?

Your primary responsibility as a lifeguard is to ___________to all patrons in your assigned zone by preventing accidents

What is the recommended range of pH for pool water?

An ____________ is used any time first aid is required.

To perform spinal injury management in moving water, the lifeguard places the victim with:

Which of the following is NOT a scanning strategy?

What are the primary responsibilities of Lifeguard #1 in an EAP?

Which is NOT a characteristic of a distressed swimmer?

What are two search methods that lifeguards use during search-andrescue operations?

The device that is used to analyze a victim’s heart rhythm and provide an electrical shock to the heart is: