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Red Cross Lifeguard EXAM 1 & PRACTICE Exam ALL
400 Questions and Verified Solutions Latest
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Red Cross Lifeguard EXAM 1
Q; An adult is unresponsive after collapsing at the waterfront while playing with their
children. After opening the airway, for how many seconds should a lifeguard simultaneously
check for breathing and a pulse?
a. no more than 5 seconds
b. no more than 10 seconds
c. no more than 15 seconds
d. no more than 20 seconds
b. no more than 10 seconds
Where should a lifeguard check for a pulse on an infant?
a. brachial pulse
b. carotid pulse
c. radial pulse
d. femoral pulse
a. brachial pulse
A passive drowning person has been extricated from the water. During the rapid assessment
the lifeguard determines that the person has no pulse and is in cardiac arrest. What should
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the lifeguards first action be?
a. give 1 ventilation
b. give 2 ventilations
c. begin chest compressions
d. put the person in recovery position
b. give 2 ventilations
Which action should the lifeguard perform to properly use a resuscitation mask on an adult?
a. push down on the persons chin, place the mask and blow into the one-way valve
b. seal the mask, open the airway and blow into the one-way valve
c. inflate the mask, tilt the persons head and blow into the one-way valve
d. gently place the mask over the persons mouth and blow into the one-way valve
b. seal the mask, open the airway and blow into the one-way valve
For which reason should a lifeguard perform a rapid assessment during a medical
emergency?
a. to check the patron from head to toe for signs and symptoms of illness and injury
b. to ask the patron details about their health history
c. to determine the cause of the medical emergency
d. to identify and immediately address life-threatening conditions
d. to identify and immediately address life-threatening conditions
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A lifeguard is using a resuscitation mask on a 6-year-old who is unresponsive and not
breathing. How should the lifeguard position the childs head to open the airway to give
ventilations?
a. neutral position
b. slightly past-neutral position
c. past-neutral position
d. hyperextended position
b. slightly past-neutral position
Which statement is correct about the proper use of a bag-valve-mask resuscitator to deliver
ventilations?
a. effective use of a BVM requires two rescuers
b. a BVM is one-size-fits-all
c. a BVM can be only used with supplemental oxygen
d. a BVM should be squeezed completely with each ventilation
a. effective use of a BVM requires two rescuers
At what rate should a lifeguard provide ventilations to an infant in respiratory arrest?
a. 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
b. 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
c. 2 ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds
d. 1 ventilation every 10 seconds
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a. 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
A lifeguard is performing a rapid assessment on an adult patron who suddenly collapsed.
After opening the patrons airway, the lifeguard simultaneously checks for breathing and a
pulse, which are both absent. Based on these signs, what medical emergency is the person
experiencing?
a. stroke
b. seizure
c. cardiac arrest
d. respiratory arrest
c. cardiac arrest
Which action is a lifeguard responsible for when implementing the Adult Cardiac Chain of
Survival?
a. providing support to the family
b. providing advanced life support
c. preventing major causes of cardiac arrest
d. defibrillating with an AED
d. defibrillating with an AED
To ensure high-quality CPR a lifeguard should keep any interruptions to chest compressions,
such as when switching roles, to less than how many seconds?
a. 5
Red Cross Lifeguard EXAM 1 & PRACTICE Exam ALL
400 Questions and Verified Solutions Latest
Update This Year
Red Cross Lifeguard EXAM 1
Q; An adult is unresponsive after collapsing at the waterfront while playing with their
children. After opening the airway, for how many seconds should a lifeguard simultaneously
check for breathing and a pulse?
a. no more than 5 seconds
b. no more than 10 seconds
c. no more than 15 seconds
d. no more than 20 seconds
b. no more than 10 seconds
Where should a lifeguard check for a pulse on an infant?
a. brachial pulse
b. carotid pulse
c. radial pulse
d. femoral pulse
a. brachial pulse
A passive drowning person has been extricated from the water. During the rapid assessment
the lifeguard determines that the person has no pulse and is in cardiac arrest. What should
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the lifeguards first action be?
a. give 1 ventilation
b. give 2 ventilations
c. begin chest compressions
d. put the person in recovery position
b. give 2 ventilations
Which action should the lifeguard perform to properly use a resuscitation mask on an adult?
a. push down on the persons chin, place the mask and blow into the one-way valve
b. seal the mask, open the airway and blow into the one-way valve
c. inflate the mask, tilt the persons head and blow into the one-way valve
d. gently place the mask over the persons mouth and blow into the one-way valve
b. seal the mask, open the airway and blow into the one-way valve
For which reason should a lifeguard perform a rapid assessment during a medical
emergency?
a. to check the patron from head to toe for signs and symptoms of illness and injury
b. to ask the patron details about their health history
c. to determine the cause of the medical emergency
d. to identify and immediately address life-threatening conditions
d. to identify and immediately address life-threatening conditions
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A lifeguard is using a resuscitation mask on a 6-year-old who is unresponsive and not
breathing. How should the lifeguard position the childs head to open the airway to give
ventilations?
a. neutral position
b. slightly past-neutral position
c. past-neutral position
d. hyperextended position
b. slightly past-neutral position
Which statement is correct about the proper use of a bag-valve-mask resuscitator to deliver
ventilations?
a. effective use of a BVM requires two rescuers
b. a BVM is one-size-fits-all
c. a BVM can be only used with supplemental oxygen
d. a BVM should be squeezed completely with each ventilation
a. effective use of a BVM requires two rescuers
At what rate should a lifeguard provide ventilations to an infant in respiratory arrest?
a. 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
b. 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
c. 2 ventilations every 2 to 3 seconds
d. 1 ventilation every 10 seconds
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a. 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
A lifeguard is performing a rapid assessment on an adult patron who suddenly collapsed.
After opening the patrons airway, the lifeguard simultaneously checks for breathing and a
pulse, which are both absent. Based on these signs, what medical emergency is the person
experiencing?
a. stroke
b. seizure
c. cardiac arrest
d. respiratory arrest
c. cardiac arrest
Which action is a lifeguard responsible for when implementing the Adult Cardiac Chain of
Survival?
a. providing support to the family
b. providing advanced life support
c. preventing major causes of cardiac arrest
d. defibrillating with an AED
d. defibrillating with an AED
To ensure high-quality CPR a lifeguard should keep any interruptions to chest compressions,
such as when switching roles, to less than how many seconds?
a. 5
