Lifeguarding Instructor Practice Exam

Why does the American Red Cross offer this course?

• To certify people to work as lifeguards

• To help people make appropriate decisions in an emergency

• To certify people to work as pool operators

• To certify people to teach courses in the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program

How does an instructor trainer ensure that all of the instructor candidates are physically capable of meeting the physical demands of training to become a lifeguard instructor.

• This is at the discretion of the instructor trainer.

• Instructor candidates must complete the Water Competency Sequence

• Instructor candidates must complete a submerged passive rescue, rapid extrication and begin care within 90 sec.

• Instructor candidates must complete the same prerequisite swimming skills evaluation as lifeguard candidates.

• Instructor candidates must demonstrate that they can perform 1-rescuer CPR for 3 consecutive minutes.

Identify each certification area as a "core certification," an "add-on" training, or a "skill boost."

Groups:

(a) Core

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(b) Add-on

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(c) Skill boost

• Aquatic Attraction Lifeguarding

• Administering Emergency Oxygen

• Bloodborne Pathogens

• Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine

• Waterpark Skills

• Waterfront Skills

• Naloxone Administration

• Lifeguarding

• Shallow Water Lifeguarding

A certified lifeguard who participates in a class simply for the purpose of assisting lifeguard candidates with demonstrating sills should be identified as​ (a)   A lifeguard candidate who demonstrates proficiency in all skills and activities and passes all of the assessments should be evaluated as​ (b)   A lifeguard candidate who fails to complete the assessments should be evaluated as​ (c)  

• a certified helper.
• successful.
• unsuccessful.
• not evaluated.
• eligible.
• passed.
• not passed.
• a guest.

Which of the following is NOT required when conducting training for in-water rescues?

• A certified, rescue ready lifeguard actively scanning.

• A minimum of one rescue tube for every two participants.

• A certified lifeguard instructor to demonstrate and evaluate.

• A swimming pool that is a minimum of 9 feet deep.

• Water conditions must be such that the instructor can see clearly to the bottom of the pool.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of multiple-rescuer team response scenarios?

• Development of stamina and endurance.

• Development of critical-thinking.

• Development of communication skills.

• Development of decision-making.

• Development of leadership.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the requirement that American Red Cross–certified Lifeguarding instructors must follow standardized outlines and lesson plans when teaching courses in the Lifeguarding program?

• Ensuring consistent training standards nation-wide.

• Ensuring progressive development of skills; each skill building upon previous skills.

• Ensuring that all participants meet all of the ARC expectations.

• Ensuring that instructors use best practices and don't have to refine their own skills.

• Ensuring that any applicable municipal or state expectations are met by the training program.

Identify each statement as "good coaching" or "poor coaching."

Groups:

(a) Good coaching.

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(b) Poor coaching.

• It's not going to work that way.

• Try actually opening the airway.

• Lean the head back more.

• Get your shoulders above the sternum.

A lifeguard candidate who is a paramedic has a question about why the Red Cross requires two people to operate a BVM when Emergency Medical Technicians do it by themselves often. How could you show her what Red Cross used to determine that requirement?

• Access the Aquatics Guidelines and Best Practices database through the Red Cross Learning Center.

• Call the Training Services Center (TSC) and allow them to answer her question.

• Advise her to email the Red Cross' Scientific Advisory Council (SAC).

• Advise her to email the Red Cross' Quality Assurance (QA) office.

• The Questions tab on the Red Cross Learning Center (RCLC).

Your school discovers that you are an instructor, and they'd like you to certify the office staff for CPR. They ask you how much you would charge them. To begin figuring this out you must first determine how much the Red Cross will charge you for issuing the certifications. Where can you find this information.

• The Forum section of the Red Cross Learning Center.

• The Lifeguarding Instructor Bulletin

• The Training Provider Agreement

• The Training Provider Resource Guide

• The Training Provider Course and Price List