LGU Exam Practice Quick Quiz 2025

Why is working as a professional lifeguard rewarding?

• The job is dynamic.

• The job is challenging.

• The job is important.

• All of the above

What does the primary responsibility of a lifeguard include?

• Conduct surveillance.

• Administer swim tests.

• Assist patrons with questions.

• Ensure that resuscitation equipment is working.

What immediate action should a lifeguard take when they hear thunder in the distance?

• Clear patrons from the water.

• Count the seconds between claps of thunder.

• Monitor weather reports to watch for storms.

• Allow patrons to remain in the water until lightning is sighted.

How often should a lifeguard complete a scan of their entire zone?

• Every 15 seconds

• Every 30 seconds

• Every 45 seconds

• Every 90 seconds

Which factor should a lifeguard on duty in a zone that includes a swim team practice consider?

• Swimming in lanes prevents swimmers from colliding.

• The coach is responsible for surveillance and scanning of the team.

• Competitive swimmers are still susceptible to experiencing a medical emergency and drowning.

• Swim team members are well behaved, and rule enforcement is not needed.

Which written document guides the actions of lifeguards and other staff members of an aquatic facility in an emergency?

• Blood-borne Pathogen Plan

• Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

• Federal and State Safety Plan

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Plan

What role might a facility safety team member who is not a lifeguard perform when there is an emergency at the facility?

• Complete the incident report

• Help lifeguards understand the facility’s emergency action plan (EAP)

• Summon EMS professionals and bring them to the scene of the emergency

• Perform patron surveillance if lifeguards are not able to return to duty

Which technique should a lifeguard use for an active front rescue?

• Thrust the rescue tube into the person’s chest to provide support.

• Squeeze the rescue tube between their chest and the person’s back.

• Extend the rescue tube to the person and ask them to grab it.

• Position the rescue tube below the person’s shoulders so their head falls back into an open-airway position.

Which technique should a lifeguard use when towing a passive drowning person at or near the surface of the water to the exit point?

• Use spinal motion restriction techniques.

• Talk to the drowning person to keep them calm.

• Lay the drowning person’s head back in an open airway position.

• Maintain the drowning person in a vertical position in the water to keep the head up.

At what rate should a lifeguard provide ventilations to an infant in respiratory arrest?

• 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds

• 1 ventilation every 6 seconds

• 2 ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds

• 1 ventilation every 10 seconds