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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Final Written Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? ✔✔To prevent drowning and other injuries from occurri... ng at their aquatic facility Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility. ✔✔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. ✔✔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. ✔✔Knowledgeable and skilled, Reliable, Mature, Courteous and consistent, and Positive Lifeguards should always do what? ✔✔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? ✔✔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. ✔✔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? ✔✔Two years How does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? ✔✔Going through the Lifeguard class or course again Why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training? ✔✔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? ✔✔Emergency Ac [Show More]

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