AMERICAN RED CROSS
LIFEGUARDING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026\2027 LATES UPDATED
AND GRADED A+
what is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only your
pocketmask? - Correct answer 35-55%
what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without
oxygen? - Correct answer Up to 90%
what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up to
oxygen? - Correct answer 90% or higher
What are some signs of hypoxia? - Correct answer increased breathing &
heart rates, changes in LOC, restlessness, chest pain, cynosis
LOC - Correct answer Level of consciousness
cynosis - Correct answer tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim turns
blue.
What are the breathing rates for an adult? - Correct answer 12-20 bpm
BPM - Correct answer breaths per minute
What are the breathing rates for a child? - Correct answer 15-30 bpm
What are the breathing rates for an infant? - Correct answer 25-50 bpm
What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? - Correct answer
administer emergency breathing
When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? - Correct
answer For adults, you want the narrow part over the nose and the rim
(bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for infants, the sides are
reversed.
, What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are
effective? - Correct answer check for chest rise and fall, rise in
oxygenation, and change in color.
You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give breaths
using BVM. You just sealed the mask. Whats next? - Correct answer
make sure head is in proper alignment
What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? - Correct answer 1-6 LPM
LPM - Correct answer Liters per minute
What is the flow rate for resuscitation mask? - Correct answer 6-15 LPM
What is the flow rate for a non-rebreather mask? - Correct answer 10-15
LPM
BVM - Correct answer Bag-Valve Mask
What is the flow rate for a BVM? - Correct answer 15LPM or higher
What do you use to set LPM? - Correct answer with a variable-flow-rate
oxygen system, turn the FLOWMETER to suggested L.P.M
how do you determine oxygen is flowing? - Correct answer Listen for a
hissing sound and feel for oxygen flow through the delivery device.
What will interfere with the accuracy of a pulse oximeter reading? - Correct
answer shock, cardiac arrest, excessive motion of patient during reading,
carbon monoxide poisoning, fingernail polish, hypothermia or other other
cold related emergency, sickle cell anemia, cigarette smokers, swelling,
time lag detection of repiratory insufficiency
Pulse oximeter (the finger box thing) - Correct answer used to measure
percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood.
What should you do when the oxygen cylinder reaads 200 lbs per sq. inch?
- Correct answer do not use. you want the pressure gauge to read more
than 200 psi
LIFEGUARDING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026\2027 LATES UPDATED
AND GRADED A+
what is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only your
pocketmask? - Correct answer 35-55%
what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without
oxygen? - Correct answer Up to 90%
what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up to
oxygen? - Correct answer 90% or higher
What are some signs of hypoxia? - Correct answer increased breathing &
heart rates, changes in LOC, restlessness, chest pain, cynosis
LOC - Correct answer Level of consciousness
cynosis - Correct answer tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim turns
blue.
What are the breathing rates for an adult? - Correct answer 12-20 bpm
BPM - Correct answer breaths per minute
What are the breathing rates for a child? - Correct answer 15-30 bpm
What are the breathing rates for an infant? - Correct answer 25-50 bpm
What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? - Correct answer
administer emergency breathing
When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? - Correct
answer For adults, you want the narrow part over the nose and the rim
(bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for infants, the sides are
reversed.
, What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are
effective? - Correct answer check for chest rise and fall, rise in
oxygenation, and change in color.
You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give breaths
using BVM. You just sealed the mask. Whats next? - Correct answer
make sure head is in proper alignment
What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? - Correct answer 1-6 LPM
LPM - Correct answer Liters per minute
What is the flow rate for resuscitation mask? - Correct answer 6-15 LPM
What is the flow rate for a non-rebreather mask? - Correct answer 10-15
LPM
BVM - Correct answer Bag-Valve Mask
What is the flow rate for a BVM? - Correct answer 15LPM or higher
What do you use to set LPM? - Correct answer with a variable-flow-rate
oxygen system, turn the FLOWMETER to suggested L.P.M
how do you determine oxygen is flowing? - Correct answer Listen for a
hissing sound and feel for oxygen flow through the delivery device.
What will interfere with the accuracy of a pulse oximeter reading? - Correct
answer shock, cardiac arrest, excessive motion of patient during reading,
carbon monoxide poisoning, fingernail polish, hypothermia or other other
cold related emergency, sickle cell anemia, cigarette smokers, swelling,
time lag detection of repiratory insufficiency
Pulse oximeter (the finger box thing) - Correct answer used to measure
percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood.
What should you do when the oxygen cylinder reaads 200 lbs per sq. inch?
- Correct answer do not use. you want the pressure gauge to read more
than 200 psi
