AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD
COURSE WRITTEN EXAM PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to
make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the
child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but
does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim
into a position that helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away. --
Answer ✔✔ b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place
the victim into a position that helps breathing.
Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
a. The victim's initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
c. The victim's SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim. -- Answer ✔✔ b. How the
victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in
the locker room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene,
form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find
the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then:
a. Give ventilations at a rate of one breath every 5-6 seconds.
,b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about
every 5-6 seconds.
You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before
approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you
size-up the scene?
a. Begin performing the primary assessment.
b. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
c. Form an initial impression.
d. Put on appropriate PPE. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Begin performing the
primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following
should you do first?
a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
b. Check for responsiveness.
c. Perform a primary assessment.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Size-
up the scene while forming an initial impression.
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult.
When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? a. About 2 inches
b. At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
c. About 1½ inches
d. At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches -- Answer ✔✔ b. At least 2
inches but no more than 2.4 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?
a. One who is in cardiac arrest
b. One who is conscious and is choking
c. One who is experiencing difficulty breathing
d. One who responds to painful stimuli -- Answer ✔✔ a. One who is in
cardiac arrest
, What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
a. Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain
damage and death.
b. Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and
significantly increase the victim's chance for survival.
c. Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can
provide the proper tools and medication needed to continue the
lifesaving care.
d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the
emergency response system. -- Answer ✔✔ d. Recognition of a cardiac
emergency and activation of the emergency response system.
You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack.
Which of the following would you do first?
a. Summon EMS personnel.
b. Loosen any tight clothing.
c. Monitor the victim's appearance.
d. Provide comfort to the victim. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Summon EMS
personnel.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED),
you should:
a. Check for breathing.
b. Give abdominal thrusts.
c. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
d. Give chest compressions. -- Answer ✔✔ c. Apply the pads and allow
the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you
should: a. Keep your shoulders directly over your hands and bend your
elbows.
b. Compress the victim's chest to a shallow depth
c. Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full
chest recoil.
d. Place the victim on a soft, flat surface -- Answer ✔✔ c. Expose the
victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
COURSE WRITTEN EXAM PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to
make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the
child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but
does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim
into a position that helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away. --
Answer ✔✔ b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place
the victim into a position that helps breathing.
Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
a. The victim's initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
c. The victim's SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim. -- Answer ✔✔ b. How the
victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in
the locker room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene,
form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find
the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then:
a. Give ventilations at a rate of one breath every 5-6 seconds.
,b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about
every 5-6 seconds.
You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before
approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you
size-up the scene?
a. Begin performing the primary assessment.
b. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
c. Form an initial impression.
d. Put on appropriate PPE. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Begin performing the
primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following
should you do first?
a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
b. Check for responsiveness.
c. Perform a primary assessment.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Size-
up the scene while forming an initial impression.
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult.
When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? a. About 2 inches
b. At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
c. About 1½ inches
d. At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches -- Answer ✔✔ b. At least 2
inches but no more than 2.4 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?
a. One who is in cardiac arrest
b. One who is conscious and is choking
c. One who is experiencing difficulty breathing
d. One who responds to painful stimuli -- Answer ✔✔ a. One who is in
cardiac arrest
, What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
a. Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain
damage and death.
b. Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and
significantly increase the victim's chance for survival.
c. Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can
provide the proper tools and medication needed to continue the
lifesaving care.
d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the
emergency response system. -- Answer ✔✔ d. Recognition of a cardiac
emergency and activation of the emergency response system.
You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack.
Which of the following would you do first?
a. Summon EMS personnel.
b. Loosen any tight clothing.
c. Monitor the victim's appearance.
d. Provide comfort to the victim. -- Answer ✔✔ a. Summon EMS
personnel.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED),
you should:
a. Check for breathing.
b. Give abdominal thrusts.
c. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
d. Give chest compressions. -- Answer ✔✔ c. Apply the pads and allow
the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you
should: a. Keep your shoulders directly over your hands and bend your
elbows.
b. Compress the victim's chest to a shallow depth
c. Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full
chest recoil.
d. Place the victim on a soft, flat surface -- Answer ✔✔ c. Expose the
victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
