RED CROSS LIFEGUARD FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to...
Answer: Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.
●● When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position
your hands?
Answer: Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand
on top.
●● Once you have turned on the AED, you should...
Answer: Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
●● When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, it is most
appropriate to...
Answer: Position the infant so the head is lower than the chest.
●● The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR
for an infant is...
Answer: 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
, ●● The purpose of a secondary assessment is to...
Answer: Identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening.
●● When giving a primary ventilation to an adult who is unconscious
and not breathing, you notice the chest is not rising. What should you do
next?
Answer: Re-tilt the head and attempt another ventilation.
●● After summoning EMS for a victim who is conscious and bleeding
severely, and after obtaining consent and putting on gloves, what should
you do next?
Answer: Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and apply
bandaging.
●● The bleachers at a swim meet suddenly collapse. Out of all the
symptoms in the crowd, you should first care for...
Answer: An unconscious victim.
●● A victim has slurred speech, cannot lift their right arm level with the
left, is unable to smile and half her face is drooping. What would you
assume has happened?
Answer: A stroke.
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to...
Answer: Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.
●● When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position
your hands?
Answer: Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand
on top.
●● Once you have turned on the AED, you should...
Answer: Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
●● When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, it is most
appropriate to...
Answer: Position the infant so the head is lower than the chest.
●● The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR
for an infant is...
Answer: 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
, ●● The purpose of a secondary assessment is to...
Answer: Identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening.
●● When giving a primary ventilation to an adult who is unconscious
and not breathing, you notice the chest is not rising. What should you do
next?
Answer: Re-tilt the head and attempt another ventilation.
●● After summoning EMS for a victim who is conscious and bleeding
severely, and after obtaining consent and putting on gloves, what should
you do next?
Answer: Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and apply
bandaging.
●● The bleachers at a swim meet suddenly collapse. Out of all the
symptoms in the crowd, you should first care for...
Answer: An unconscious victim.
●● A victim has slurred speech, cannot lift their right arm level with the
left, is unable to smile and half her face is drooping. What would you
assume has happened?
Answer: A stroke.
