- | P a g e
RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING EXAM LATEST 2025 /
2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||LATEST EXAM!!!|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck and into the water and is in distress. After you activate your EAP what are included in your next steps? - Answer-Extend the rescue tube o him while remaining on the deck then provide additional care
Which of the following is a primary responsibility of a lifeguard (2/3) - Answer-enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them
For a head, neck, or spinal injury in deep water, what do you do? - Answer-Minimize movement of the victims head and neck by using the head-splint technique
While scanning your zone you notice a person motionless in the water the steps you follow in a water emergency are performed in the following order.... - Answer-Activate your EAP, enter the water, perform and appropriate rescue, 1 / 4
- | P a g e
move the victim to a safe exit point, remove the victim from the water and provide appropriate care
while scanning the pool you witness a patron struggling while swimming then go under the water. which of the following applies - Answer-You have a duty to act and perform the appropriate rescue
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area from his station because of a glare from the afternoon sun, to maintain effective patron surveillance what do you do - Answer-adjust your position slightly to remove the glare from the spot of his surveillance area
a patron starts running on the deck, you blow your whistle to get her attention, next you... - Answer-telling her she could slip or fall and she must walk on the deck
when caring for a suspected head, neck or spinal injury in the water proper manual inline stabilization is... - Answer- provided using the head-splint technique
- / 4
- | P a g e
working with other lifeguards, facility staff, and supervisors as a team is... (3/3) - Answer-one of the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard
you are a lifeguard on surveillance duty during a busy family swim session. it is important to... - Answer-scan all areas of your assigned zone of coverage and carry your rescue tube with you at all times
a head, neck, or spinal injury rarely happens... - Answer-in deep water a supervised facility
which of the following is true about accidental fecal releases - Answer-require water treatment, temporary pool closure, and immediate lifeguard attention
you are lifeguarding during a family swim session when you notice a swimmer swimming full lengths of the pool underwater, what do you do? - Answer-immediately stop them from continuing the activity and explain the dangers of the activity
- / 4
- | P a g e
after removing a conscious victim you suspect has a spinal injury from the water you should do all of the following except... - Answer-dry the victim off and provide the pads of an AED
- lifeguards are on surveillance duty during a public swim,
you are on a break. one lifeguard activates the facilities AED for a submerged passive victim and enters the water.which steps should you take next to assist the rescuer - Answer-bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist them in removing the victim from the water while the other lifeguard clears the pool
a lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool checking the bottom, middle, and surface of the water. he is demonstrating... - Answer-effective scanning
a mother and her son walk over to you. she states that he fell on the pool deck and hit his head. you notice that he has blood and fluid running from his ear and he is feeling dizzy. what steps do you take next - Answer-tell him not to nod or shake his head, provide manual stabilization while the other lifeguards prepare to backboard him
- / 4