YMCA Lifeguard Written Test 2024-2025.
Questions and Correct, Verified Answers.
Graded A
4 stages of drowning – ANS Initial apnea, dyspnea, terminal apnea, cardiac arrest
7 emergency types – ANS water, chemical, medical, mechanical, missing person,
environmental, violence
DOTS – ANS Deformities, open injury, tenderness, swelling
During a SCI rescue, what rescuer is in the water? – ANS Rescuer 1
Early warning signs of a distressed swimmer – ANS Waving, glassy eyes, grabbing
objects, weak, double heads, can't respond
Equipment for waterfront lifeguards – ANS snorkel, vehicles, and paddle boards
First step in Safe in Six – ANS Prevention
Good Samaritan Law – ANS Provides legal protection to a trained person
How do public pools communicate rules? – ANS Postings or verbally
