YMCA Lifeguard Rescue Techniques & Emergency Response

Question 1

Which technique is most appropriate for rescuing a conscious, active drowning victim at the surface?

Accepted Answer

Front drive rescue

Answer

Rear hug rescue

Answer

Submerged victim retrieval

Answer

Two-person spinal extraction

Question 2

What is the first step in the Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?

Accepted Answer

Recognize the emergency and activate EAP

Answer

Provide first aid

Answer

Enter the water

Answer

Call the victim's family

Question 3

How should a lifeguard respond to a spinal injury in shallow water?

Accepted Answer

Use head-splint technique

Answer

Lift the victim quickly

Answer

Turn the victim face down

Answer

Apply backboard underwater

Question 4

What should a lifeguard do if a victim becomes unconscious during rescue?

Accepted Answer

Bring the victim to the deck and assess

Answer

Continue swimming with the victim

Answer

Start CPR in the water

Answer

Wait for another lifeguard

Question 5

What is the purpose of using a rescue tube during water rescues?

Accepted Answer

To provide flotation and protection

Answer

For decoration

Answer

To signal help

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To carry oxygen

Question 6

Which skill is critical when approaching a panicked drowning victim?

Accepted Answer

Maintain distance and use rescue tube

Answer

Swim directly into their arms

Answer

Approach underwater

Answer

Wait until they tire