Lifeguard Test Red Cross questions and answers

Lifeguard Test: Red Cross
1.D: How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen trans-
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mission when providing care?
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a. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable diseases.
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b. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care. i i i i i i


c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and bandages, as a barrier when in contact with
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the victim.
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d.Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a br
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eathing barrier, when providing care. i i i i




2.B: A 12-year- i i

old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtai
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n consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, b
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ut does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
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a. Give 5 back blows. i i i

b.Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that hel
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ps breathing. i

c.Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
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d.Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away.
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3.B: Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
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a.The victim's initial vital signs. i i i i

b.How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
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c.The victim's SAMPLE history. i i i

d.What you have been told about the victim. i i i i i i i




4.A: You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You
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activate your facility's EAP, size-
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up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim
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is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then:
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a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about every 5-6 seconds.
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b.Give back blows and chest thrusts. i i i i i

c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
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d.Perform CPR. i




5.A: You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approach-
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ing the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene?
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a. Begin performing the primary assessment. i i i i

b.Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
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, c. Form an initial impression. i i i

d.Put on appropriate PPE.
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6.A: When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do firs
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t?
a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression. i i i i i i i

b.Check for responsiveness. i i

c. Perform a primary assessment. i i i

d.Summon more advanced medical personnel. i i i i




7.B: As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When perf
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orming chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?
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a. About 2 inches i i

b.At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
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c. About 1½ inches i i

d.At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches
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8.A: CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?
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a. One who is in cardiac arresti i i i i

b.One who is conscious and is choking
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c. One who is experiencing difficulty breathing
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d.One who responds to painful stimuli
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9.D: What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
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a.Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and death.
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b.Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly inc
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rease the Vitim's chance for survival.
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c. Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can provide the proper too
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ls and medication needed to continue the lifesaving care.
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d.Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system. i i i i i i i i i i i




10.A: You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the foll
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owing would you do first? i i i i

a. Summon EMS personnel. i i

b.Loosen any tight clothing. i i i

c. Monitor the victim's appearance. i i i

d.Provide comfort to the victim. i i i i




11.C: Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you sh
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ould:
a. Check for breathing. i i

b.Give abdominal thrusts. i i

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