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Stuff Every Lifesaving Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Lifesaving Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Lifesaving merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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Free to start, no sign-up. 60 cards so far. One Knowledge Score and day streak across all your courses.
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Is this practice test free?
Yes. The first 50 cards are free for everyone with no sign-up, each with the answer, why it is right and its sources. Aha Trivia members get all 60 cards and timed practice exams.
How many practice questions are there?
60 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
Where do the answers come from?
Every card lists the sources it was checked against, and each answer explains why it is right. If you think an answer is wrong, tap "Challenge this answer" in the game and it gets reviewed.
Can I study in the car?
Yes. Voice mode reads the questions out loud and you answer by voice.
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- What is the main purpose of the Lifesaving merit badge?
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To prepare Scouts to assist in water accidents. The badge prepares Scouts to help in water accidents with rescue knowledge, skills, and judgment.
- What must you review with your counselor before requirements 3 through 15?
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The principles of Safe Swim Defense. Safe Swim Defense principles are reviewed first to build a safety foundation.
- Which merit badge must be earned before doing requirements 3 through 15?
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Swimming. The Swimming merit badge is a prerequisite for the later Lifesaving requirements.
All 60 practice questions
The first 50 are free, with the answer, why it's right and the official sources. The other 10 (🔒) open with a membership (every test). Or play them as a game and track what you've learned.
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- What is the main purpose of the Lifesaving merit badge?
- What must you review with your counselor before requirements 3 through 15?
- Which merit badge must be earned before doing requirements 3 through 15?
- How far must you swim continuously using four strokes in strong form?
- Which four strokes must you swim for at least 50 continuous yards each?
- Which is an example of a common drowning situation to avoid?
- What water condition is listed as a drowning hazard to avoid?
- What should you learn to identify in the water?
- What should you understand about water rescue methods?
- Why do rescue techniques vary?
- What should you learn about some in-water rescues?
- Which items are used for a throwing rescue?
- How far from shore must a thrown aid reach a practice victim?
- What should you do with your counselor after viewing a rowing rescue?
- Why are buoyant aids preferred in a go rescue?
- What should you do while approaching a conscious subject in deep water?
- When presenting one aid, what should you do after releasing it?
- With the second aid, what technique should you use?
- When should you remove heavy clothing before a swimming rescue?
- How fast should you remove street clothes before entering the water?
- What nonbuoyant aid can be used to tow a subject?
- Why avoid contact with an active subject?
- What technique should you demonstrate to keep distance from an active subject?
- Which tow is used for a calm, responsive, tired swimmer resting in a back float?
- Which carry is used for an exhausted, responsive subject treading water?
- What should you practice escaping from in deep water?
- Before making contact with an unconscious subject, what should you do?
- What should you do after removing an unconscious victim from the water?
- Which rescue is used for an unconscious subject with a buoyant aid?
- Which approach and tow is used for an unconscious subject from the front?
- Which approach and tow is used for an unconscious subject from the rear?
- What should you discuss about a victim who submerges before being reached?
- What weight must you recover in 8 to 10 feet of water?
- Which dive is used first to recover the weight?
- What should you discuss about spinal injuries?
- How should you support a faceup subject in standing-depth water?
- What turn must you demonstrate in standing-depth water?
- What should you describe about resuscitation?
- Who must guide your CPR demonstration on a mannequin?
- Which condition is discussed as a possible swimming or boating illness?
- Which heat-related problem should you discuss for swimming or boating?
- What muscle problem is discussed for swimmers?
- What breathing problem is discussed for swimmers?
- What is the primary focus of a lifeguard's activities?
- What does the drowning chain include as a link?
- What is the 10/20 Protection Standard about?
- Which water entry is slowest and used when a spinal injury is suspected?
- What minimum water depth is required for a stride jump?
- What does an active drowning person often look like?
- What is a rip current?
- What is the first step in the rescue hierarchy to minimize danger? 🔒
- What is the last resort in the rescue hierarchy? 🔒
- What does the drowning chain suggest as a prevention measure? 🔒
- What is implied consent in an emergency? 🔒
- What is the main job of a lifeguard? 🔒
- What is a passive drowning person doing? 🔒
- Can a rip current pull a swimmer under the water? 🔒
- What should you do if caught in a rip current? 🔒
- What happens to breath-hold time in cold water? 🔒
- What should you do while awaiting rescue in cold water? 🔒