EMERGENCY MEDICINE AMERICAN RED
CROSS LIFEGUARD PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ A child is wheezing and grabbing his chest. after obtaining
consent his mother tells you he has asthma but does not have his
inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? Answer: 1) Summon
EMS
2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing
◉ While at the snack bar a child grabs his throat. You ask him if he is
choking and he nods yes. You activate the facility's emergency action
plan. You tell him you a life guard and get consent from his parents.
What should you do next? Answer: 1) Stand/kneel behind victim
2) give 5 back blows
3) followed by 5 abdominal thrusts
◉ You and another life guard find an unconscious adult on the floor
in the locker room. You activate EAP , size up scene, and preform
primary assessment. You find the victim not breathing but has a
pulse. You call 911 then...? Answer: give 1 breath every 5 seconds
,◉ you come upon a scene where a patron appears to be injured.
Before approaching the victim what should you do to size up the
scene? Answer: Begin primary assessment
◉ When providing care during an emergency what should you first
do? Answer: Size up the scene
◉ You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you
compress the chest? Answer: At least 2 inches
◉ CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? Answer:
Cardiac arrest
◉ What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? Answer:
Early recognition +access to EMS
◉ You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What
should you do first? Answer: Summon EMS
◉ Once you turn in the AED you should...? Answer: apply pads and
allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
◉ To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
Answer: Allow chest to fully recoil between chest compressions
,◉ You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard arrives.
What should the second life guard do first? Answer: check whether
EMS has been summoned
◉ What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and
the victim from disease transmission? Answer: use a CPR breathing
barrier/ mask
◉ you are providing care to a pool maintenance worker who has
fallen off a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first?
Answer: obtain consent from the victim
◉ should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open
wound with the bone protruding? Answer: yes
◉ You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking
infrequent gasps. During the primary assessment you find the victim
has a pulse. What should you do next? Answer: give 2 initial
ventilations
◉ if there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other such as with
a small child or infant what should you do? Answer: put one on the
middle of the chest and one on the middle of the back
, ◉ you have sized up the scene and determined it is safe. Then
performing a primary assessment what should you do next? Answer:
check for responsiveness
◉ when using a BVM it requires__________ rescuers. Answer: 2
◉ you are preparing to give ventilations to a 5 year old you give 1
ventilation about every ___________ seconds. Answer: 3
◉ when giving a child CPR you should do so at the rate of ______
compressions per minute. Answer: 100
◉ An AED has advised that a shock should be given what should you
do next? Answer: tell everyone to stand clear
◉ you are about to apply AED pads to a victims chest that has
several body piercings on the chest what should you do? Answer:
apply pads making sure to avoid the jewelry
◉ the cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in 2 man CPR for
an infant? Answer: 15 compressions and 2 ventilations
CROSS LIFEGUARD PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ A child is wheezing and grabbing his chest. after obtaining
consent his mother tells you he has asthma but does not have his
inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? Answer: 1) Summon
EMS
2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing
◉ While at the snack bar a child grabs his throat. You ask him if he is
choking and he nods yes. You activate the facility's emergency action
plan. You tell him you a life guard and get consent from his parents.
What should you do next? Answer: 1) Stand/kneel behind victim
2) give 5 back blows
3) followed by 5 abdominal thrusts
◉ You and another life guard find an unconscious adult on the floor
in the locker room. You activate EAP , size up scene, and preform
primary assessment. You find the victim not breathing but has a
pulse. You call 911 then...? Answer: give 1 breath every 5 seconds
,◉ you come upon a scene where a patron appears to be injured.
Before approaching the victim what should you do to size up the
scene? Answer: Begin primary assessment
◉ When providing care during an emergency what should you first
do? Answer: Size up the scene
◉ You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you
compress the chest? Answer: At least 2 inches
◉ CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? Answer:
Cardiac arrest
◉ What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? Answer:
Early recognition +access to EMS
◉ You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What
should you do first? Answer: Summon EMS
◉ Once you turn in the AED you should...? Answer: apply pads and
allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
◉ To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
Answer: Allow chest to fully recoil between chest compressions
,◉ You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard arrives.
What should the second life guard do first? Answer: check whether
EMS has been summoned
◉ What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and
the victim from disease transmission? Answer: use a CPR breathing
barrier/ mask
◉ you are providing care to a pool maintenance worker who has
fallen off a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first?
Answer: obtain consent from the victim
◉ should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open
wound with the bone protruding? Answer: yes
◉ You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking
infrequent gasps. During the primary assessment you find the victim
has a pulse. What should you do next? Answer: give 2 initial
ventilations
◉ if there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other such as with
a small child or infant what should you do? Answer: put one on the
middle of the chest and one on the middle of the back
, ◉ you have sized up the scene and determined it is safe. Then
performing a primary assessment what should you do next? Answer:
check for responsiveness
◉ when using a BVM it requires__________ rescuers. Answer: 2
◉ you are preparing to give ventilations to a 5 year old you give 1
ventilation about every ___________ seconds. Answer: 3
◉ when giving a child CPR you should do so at the rate of ______
compressions per minute. Answer: 100
◉ An AED has advised that a shock should be given what should you
do next? Answer: tell everyone to stand clear
◉ you are about to apply AED pads to a victims chest that has
several body piercings on the chest what should you do? Answer:
apply pads making sure to avoid the jewelry
◉ the cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in 2 man CPR for
an infant? Answer: 15 compressions and 2 ventilations
