YMCA Lifeguarding Course Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms include bruising, swelling, and shock.
What is the proper care for a person with a burn?
✔✔ Cool the area with water and cover with a sterile dressing.
What is the first thing to do for a suspected broken bone?
✔✔ Immobilize the area and prevent movement.
How should you respond to a drowning victim?
✔✔ Remove them from the water and start rescue breathing or CPR if needed.
What is the correct method for checking circulation in an unconscious infant?
✔✔ Check the brachial pulse on the inside of the upper arm.
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,How should you respond if a person collapses and is unresponsive?
✔✔ Activate EMS, start CPR, and use an AED if available.
What should you do if a victim has a suspected head injury?
✔✔ Keep them still and monitor for signs of worsening condition.
How should you treat a person with a suspected concussion?
✔✔ Keep them awake, monitor symptoms, and seek medical attention.
What should you do for a person who has fainted?
✔✔ Lay them flat, elevate their legs, and monitor for recovery.
How can you recognize a heart attack?
✔✔ Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, and sweating.
What should you do if a person is in cardiac arrest?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and use an AED.
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, What is the proper way to remove gloves after providing care?
✔✔ Peel them off inside-out and dispose of them properly.
How do you ensure proper ventilation when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ Ensure the airway is open and create a tight seal over the mouth.
How do you care for a person with a suspected poisoning?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and monitor for symptoms.
What should you do if a person has an impaled object in their body?
✔✔ Do not remove it; stabilize the object and call EMS.
How should you handle a person with a suspected drowning but who is breathing?
✔✔ Place them in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
How do you assist a pregnant person who is choking?
✔✔ Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms include bruising, swelling, and shock.
What is the proper care for a person with a burn?
✔✔ Cool the area with water and cover with a sterile dressing.
What is the first thing to do for a suspected broken bone?
✔✔ Immobilize the area and prevent movement.
How should you respond to a drowning victim?
✔✔ Remove them from the water and start rescue breathing or CPR if needed.
What is the correct method for checking circulation in an unconscious infant?
✔✔ Check the brachial pulse on the inside of the upper arm.
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,How should you respond if a person collapses and is unresponsive?
✔✔ Activate EMS, start CPR, and use an AED if available.
What should you do if a victim has a suspected head injury?
✔✔ Keep them still and monitor for signs of worsening condition.
How should you treat a person with a suspected concussion?
✔✔ Keep them awake, monitor symptoms, and seek medical attention.
What should you do for a person who has fainted?
✔✔ Lay them flat, elevate their legs, and monitor for recovery.
How can you recognize a heart attack?
✔✔ Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, and sweating.
What should you do if a person is in cardiac arrest?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and use an AED.
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, What is the proper way to remove gloves after providing care?
✔✔ Peel them off inside-out and dispose of them properly.
How do you ensure proper ventilation when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ Ensure the airway is open and create a tight seal over the mouth.
How do you care for a person with a suspected poisoning?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and monitor for symptoms.
What should you do if a person has an impaled object in their body?
✔✔ Do not remove it; stabilize the object and call EMS.
How should you handle a person with a suspected drowning but who is breathing?
✔✔ Place them in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
How do you assist a pregnant person who is choking?
✔✔ Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
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