Red Cross Lifeguarding & CPR Practice Test (questions and answers) 2024/2025

CPR Should be performed on a victim who is... - CORRECT ANSWER-In Cardiac Arrest or unconscious with an obstructed airway. After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to... - CORRECT ANSWER-Perform CPR for about 2 minutes. When giving chest compressions to an adult, how do you position your hands? - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT ANSWER-15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations. The purpose of a secondary assessment is to... - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-A stroke. As the only lifeguard performing CPR on an 7-year old, you would perform cycles of... - CORRECT ANSWER-30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations