Red Cross Lifeguarding Practice Test (Questions and Answers)

Red Cross Lifeguarding Practice Test CPR Should be performed on a victim who is... - In Cardiac Arrest or unconscious with an obstructed airway. After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to... - Perform CPR for about 2 minutes. When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position your hands? - 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... - 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... - 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... - 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations. The purpose of a secondary assessment is to... - 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? - 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? - 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... - 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? - A stroke. As the only lifeguard performing CPR on an 7-year old, you would perform cycles of... - 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations. You notice a child is choking on food at the concession stand. After activating your EAP and getting consent from the parents, what should you do next? - Stand or kneel behind the victim and give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts. If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other on a small child or infant, you should... - Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back. Where should you place your hands when giving CPR to an infant? - One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the center of the chest. How deep should you compress the chest when giving CPR to an adult? - At least 2 inches. (2 inches or more) To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, what should be noted? - The chest is able to fully recoil between compressions. If you have a victim that is an adult and is unconscious with a pulse but is not breathing, what rate should you perform rescue breathing at? - 1 ventilation every 5 seconds. You are giving ventilations through a resuscitation mask, and the victim vomits. What should you do? - Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side (similar to HAINES recovery position).