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Red Cross Lifeguarding Practice Test
Questions & Answers
What is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival? - correct-answer -Early
recognition and access to emergency medical services (EMS) system.
You must keep checking a victim's LOC in a secondary assessment. What does the
"C" in LOC stand for? - correct-answer -Consciousness.
When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, what part of the hand
would you use to give chest thrusts? - correct-answer -Two or Three fingers.
When immobilizing an injured patron's arm... - correct-answer -Leave the arm in
the position you find it or in the position the patron is holding it.
You are performing CPR on a victim when you notice the chest begins to rise and
fall. What do you do first? - correct-answer -Stop CPR and reassess the victim's
breathing and pulse. If the breathing is not regular, continue CPR as though no
breathing were present.
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What is the first step you should take in treating a victim with burns? - correct-
answer -Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
A boy clutches at his chest and has problems breathing. After obtaining consent
for care, his mom informs you that he has asthma, but he does not have his
inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? - correct-answer -Call EMS and
place the victim in a position that helps breathing.
A patron cuts her leg on the bleachers and is bleeding severely. You can tell she
may be in shock because she may... - correct-answer -Becomes restless and
irritable
What should you do when first approaching the scene of an emergency? - correct-
answer -Size up the scene, make sure it is safe for you to interact.
You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult. You find no pulse and
no breathing and state "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." What should the second
lifeguard do next? - correct-answer -Begin chest compressions.
Red Cross Lifeguarding Practice Test
Questions & Answers
What is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival? - correct-answer -Early
recognition and access to emergency medical services (EMS) system.
You must keep checking a victim's LOC in a secondary assessment. What does the
"C" in LOC stand for? - correct-answer -Consciousness.
When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, what part of the hand
would you use to give chest thrusts? - correct-answer -Two or Three fingers.
When immobilizing an injured patron's arm... - correct-answer -Leave the arm in
the position you find it or in the position the patron is holding it.
You are performing CPR on a victim when you notice the chest begins to rise and
fall. What do you do first? - correct-answer -Stop CPR and reassess the victim's
breathing and pulse. If the breathing is not regular, continue CPR as though no
breathing were present.
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What is the first step you should take in treating a victim with burns? - correct-
answer -Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
A boy clutches at his chest and has problems breathing. After obtaining consent
for care, his mom informs you that he has asthma, but he does not have his
inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? - correct-answer -Call EMS and
place the victim in a position that helps breathing.
A patron cuts her leg on the bleachers and is bleeding severely. You can tell she
may be in shock because she may... - correct-answer -Becomes restless and
irritable
What should you do when first approaching the scene of an emergency? - correct-
answer -Size up the scene, make sure it is safe for you to interact.
You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult. You find no pulse and
no breathing and state "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." What should the second
lifeguard do next? - correct-answer -Begin chest compressions.
