Q 01/05

Alongside swimming and water rescue, lifeguards are trained and certified in which two emergency skills?

A) CPR/AED and first aid

B) Scuba diving and boat handling

C) Firefighting and hazmat

D) Radio operation and navigation

Answer · why

A) CPR/AED and first aid

Lifeguards are certified in CPR/AED and first aid alongside rescue skills; in some beach communities the lifeguard service is the primary emergency me...

Q 02/05

Under the profession's prevention-first model, how is a lifeguard unit's effectiveness best measured?

A) By the number of rescues made

B) By the absence or reduction of drownings

C) By the speed of each rescue

D) By the size of the beach covered

Answer · why

B) By the absence or reduction of drownings

Effectiveness is measured by the absence or reduction of drownings, not by rescues made; the drowning-chain model stresses prevention through educatio...

Q 03/05

A typical lifeguard certification lasts how long before it must be renewed?

A) 6 months

B) 5 years

C) 1-2 years

D) 10 years

Answer · why

C) 1-2 years

A typical lifeguard certification lasts 1-2 years: the American Red Cross lifeguarding certificate and the UK's National Pool Lifeguard Qualification ...

Q 04/05

Which lifeguard water entry is the slowest, used when a spinal injury is suspected?

A) Stride jump

B) Compact jump

C) Run-and-swim

D) Slide-in

Answer · why

D) Slide-in

The slide-in is the slowest, gentlest entry: the guard sits on the edge and eases into the water, so it is used for shallow or unknown depths and susp...

Q 05/05

How long may an 'active drowning person', showing the instinctive drowning response, have before sinking?

A) Less than 60 seconds

B) About 90 seconds

C) About 3 minutes

D) About 5 minutes

Answer · why

A) Less than 60 seconds

An active drowning person usually stays at the surface for less than 60 seconds; Frank Pia's studies put it at 20 to 60 seconds, so lifeguards treat t...