LIFEGUARD CPR TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which of the following statements about performing CPR with two or more rescuers is
true? - Answer-To reduce fatigue, rescuers should switch positions about every two
minutes or when the AED is analyzing
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an
emergency? - Answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - Answer-Lower the
victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice
a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? - Answer-
Removing the patch with a gloved hand
You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should
give 1 ventilation about every: - Answer-3 seconds
You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unresponsive person lying on the
floor. You size up the scene and form an initial impression, and then you begin
performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, "Should we move them to the first
aid room?" What should you do next? - Answer-Tell the patron the victim should not be
moved since there is no immediate danger
An AED indicates that "no shock is advised." Which of the following is most appropriate
to do next? - Answer-Perform CPR for about 2 minutes
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? - Answer-
Responsiveness
Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim
is experiencing respiratory distress? - Answer-Gasping for breath
An injured patron is responsive and bleeding. After summoning EMS personnel,
obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step? -
Answer-Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? - Answer-
Remove the victim from the source of the burn
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which of the following statements about performing CPR with two or more rescuers is
true? - Answer-To reduce fatigue, rescuers should switch positions about every two
minutes or when the AED is analyzing
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an
emergency? - Answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - Answer-Lower the
victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice
a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? - Answer-
Removing the patch with a gloved hand
You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should
give 1 ventilation about every: - Answer-3 seconds
You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unresponsive person lying on the
floor. You size up the scene and form an initial impression, and then you begin
performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, "Should we move them to the first
aid room?" What should you do next? - Answer-Tell the patron the victim should not be
moved since there is no immediate danger
An AED indicates that "no shock is advised." Which of the following is most appropriate
to do next? - Answer-Perform CPR for about 2 minutes
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? - Answer-
Responsiveness
Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim
is experiencing respiratory distress? - Answer-Gasping for breath
An injured patron is responsive and bleeding. After summoning EMS personnel,
obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step? -
Answer-Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? - Answer-
Remove the victim from the source of the burn
