West Virginia Security Guard Practice Exam

A security guard is working alone and comes across an unconscious, unresponsive person. The security guard does not have a radio or a cell phone in order to call emergency services. What should the security guard do?

1. Leave the person and go find a telephone to call for help

2. Pull the fire alarm

3. Tell someone in the crowd to go and call emergency services and report back to you. Stay with the person to render aid.

4. Do nothing. Security guards need consent before they render aid.

The correct answer is: Tell someone in the crowd to go and call emergency services and report back to you. Stay with the person to render aid.

The correct answer is to tell someone in the crowd to go and call emergency services and report back to the person. Stay with the person to render aid. This is correct because, in the absence of a direct communication device such as a radio or cellphone, the security guard needs to broker immediate help for the unconscious person. By instructing a bystander to call for emergency services, they are ensuring contact is made with such services without leaving the person's side. This approach also allows the guard to potentially provide immediate help and assistance if they are trained in first aid. The security guard's presence can help the unconscious person, prevent possible additional harm, and wait until professional medical help arrives. Staying with the individual is important as leaving them alone could potentially worsen the situation, particularly if the cause of their unconscious state is a medical emergency. Effectively, while the security guard applies direct action in rendering aid, a call for additional, professional help is made through a responsible person on the scene. This ensures that both immediate and longer-term care can be provided in the most efficient way possible.