American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests Questions and Answers
(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. How can you best protect yourself from
possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care✔✔ d. Use personal protective equipment
(PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
2. A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his
chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After
you obtain consent to provide care, his mother
informs you that he has a history of asthma, but
does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide✔✔ b. Summon more advanced medical
personnel and place the victim into a position that
3. While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically
nods yes. You activate your facility's emergency
action plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a
lifeguard and obtain consent from the parents.
What should you do next✔✔ d. Stand or kneel
behind the victim and give 5 back blows and 5
1/8
,abdominal thrusts.
4. You and another lifeguard find an
unconscious adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up
the scene and perform a primary assessment.
You find the victim is not moving or breathing,
but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then✔✔ a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5
seconds.
5. You come upon a scene where a patron appears
to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which
of the following will you not do as you size-up
the scene✔✔ c. Begin the primary assessment.
6. When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first✔✔ c. Size-up the scene.
7. As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply
should you compress the chest✔✔ d. At
least 2 inches
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, 8. CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims✔✔ c. One who is in cardiac
arrest
9. What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain
of Survival✔✔ d. Early recognition and access to the emergency
medical services (EMS) system
10. You are providing care to a victim having a heart
attack. Which of the following would you do first✔✔ d. Summon EMS
personnel.
11.Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED),
you should✔✔ a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
12. To ensure effective chest compressions during
CPR, which of the following is most appropriate✔✔ a. Allowing the chest
to fully recoil
between compressions
13. You are performing CPR on a victim and a
second lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is
most
appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first✔✔ c. Check to see
whether EMS personnel have
been called.
14. Which of the following is most essential to
use when giving ventilations to protect you and
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(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. How can you best protect yourself from
possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care✔✔ d. Use personal protective equipment
(PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
2. A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his
chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After
you obtain consent to provide care, his mother
informs you that he has a history of asthma, but
does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide✔✔ b. Summon more advanced medical
personnel and place the victim into a position that
3. While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically
nods yes. You activate your facility's emergency
action plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a
lifeguard and obtain consent from the parents.
What should you do next✔✔ d. Stand or kneel
behind the victim and give 5 back blows and 5
1/8
,abdominal thrusts.
4. You and another lifeguard find an
unconscious adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up
the scene and perform a primary assessment.
You find the victim is not moving or breathing,
but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then✔✔ a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5
seconds.
5. You come upon a scene where a patron appears
to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which
of the following will you not do as you size-up
the scene✔✔ c. Begin the primary assessment.
6. When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first✔✔ c. Size-up the scene.
7. As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply
should you compress the chest✔✔ d. At
least 2 inches
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, 8. CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims✔✔ c. One who is in cardiac
arrest
9. What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain
of Survival✔✔ d. Early recognition and access to the emergency
medical services (EMS) system
10. You are providing care to a victim having a heart
attack. Which of the following would you do first✔✔ d. Summon EMS
personnel.
11.Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED),
you should✔✔ a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
12. To ensure effective chest compressions during
CPR, which of the following is most appropriate✔✔ a. Allowing the chest
to fully recoil
between compressions
13. You are performing CPR on a victim and a
second lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is
most
appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first✔✔ c. Check to see
whether EMS personnel have
been called.
14. Which of the following is most essential to
use when giving ventilations to protect you and
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