Question 501

At a waterfront, a head, neck, or back injury is most likely to occur:

1. When a swimmer runs into the water and plunges headfirst into breaking waves.
2. When a swimmer collides with an underwater hazard, such as a sandbar.
3. In an area where the water level almost never varies.
4. When a swimmer plunges headfirst into shallow water.

A) 1, 2, & 4
B) 1, 3, & 4
C) 2, 3, & 4
D) all of the above

Information obtained from American Red Cross Lifeguard Training 2007