American Red Cross Lifeguard TEST V1&V2/ 2022
Emergency Medicine Red Cross Lifeguard Test
complete Guide Latest (Chamberlain College of
Nursing)
How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transmission when providing care?
{{Ans- Use PPE
such as
Disposable Gloves
Breathing Barrier/Mask
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?
{{Ans-
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?
{{Ans-
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...?
{{Ans- 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?
{{Ans- Begin primary assessment
When providing care during an emergency what should you first do? {{Ans- Size up the scene
You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you compress the chest? {{Ans- At least 2 inches
,CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? {{Ans- Cardiac arrest
What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? {{Ans- Early recognition +access to EMS
You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What should you do first? {{Ans- Summon EMS
Once you turn in the AED you should...? {{Ans- apply pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- check whether EMS has been summoned
What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- obtain consent from the victim
should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open wound with the bone protruding?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- 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? {{Ans- 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? {{Ans- check for responsiveness
when using a BVM it requires__________ rescuers. {{Ans- 2
you are preparing to give ventilations to a 5 year old you give 1 ventilation about every ___________
seconds. {{Ans- 3
when giving a child CPR you should do so at the rate of ______ compressions per minute. {{Ans- 100
An AED has advised that a shock should be given what should you do next? {
{Ans- 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? {{Ans- apply pads making sure to avoid the jewelry
the cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in 2 man CPR for an infant?
{{Ans- 15 compressions and 2 ventilations
you are positioned above the childs head and are using mask to give ventilations. After you position the
mask what should you do? {{Ans- seal the mask
you are providing care to someone who has become unconscious while choking on some food what
should you do first? {{Ans- lower person to ground and open airway
where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant
{{Ans-
1 hand on forehead
2-3 fingers on center of chest
when giving abdominal thrusts to an adult where do you position your fist?
{{Ans- mid abdomen just above belly button
when providing care to a conscious infant who is choking what do you do?
{{Ans- position infant with head lower than chest
a person has been injured and is conscious. you should:
{{Ans-
1) obtain consent
2) check for life threatening conditions
3) find out what happened
the purpose of the secondary assessment is to:
{{Ans- identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening
an injured patron is conscious and is bleeding severely. After calling EMS(911) obtaining consent and
putting on disposable gloves what should you do?
{{Ans- press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing
a way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use SAMPLE. What does each
letter stand for?
{{Ans-
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Emergency Medicine Red Cross Lifeguard Test
complete Guide Latest (Chamberlain College of
Nursing)
How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transmission when providing care?
{{Ans- Use PPE
such as
Disposable Gloves
Breathing Barrier/Mask
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?
{{Ans-
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?
{{Ans-
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...?
{{Ans- 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?
{{Ans- Begin primary assessment
When providing care during an emergency what should you first do? {{Ans- Size up the scene
You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you compress the chest? {{Ans- At least 2 inches
,CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? {{Ans- Cardiac arrest
What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? {{Ans- Early recognition +access to EMS
You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What should you do first? {{Ans- Summon EMS
Once you turn in the AED you should...? {{Ans- apply pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- check whether EMS has been summoned
What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- obtain consent from the victim
should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open wound with the bone protruding?
{{Ans- 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? {{Ans- 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? {{Ans- 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? {{Ans- check for responsiveness
when using a BVM it requires__________ rescuers. {{Ans- 2
you are preparing to give ventilations to a 5 year old you give 1 ventilation about every ___________
seconds. {{Ans- 3
when giving a child CPR you should do so at the rate of ______ compressions per minute. {{Ans- 100
An AED has advised that a shock should be given what should you do next? {
{Ans- 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? {{Ans- apply pads making sure to avoid the jewelry
the cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in 2 man CPR for an infant?
{{Ans- 15 compressions and 2 ventilations
you are positioned above the childs head and are using mask to give ventilations. After you position the
mask what should you do? {{Ans- seal the mask
you are providing care to someone who has become unconscious while choking on some food what
should you do first? {{Ans- lower person to ground and open airway
where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant
{{Ans-
1 hand on forehead
2-3 fingers on center of chest
when giving abdominal thrusts to an adult where do you position your fist?
{{Ans- mid abdomen just above belly button
when providing care to a conscious infant who is choking what do you do?
{{Ans- position infant with head lower than chest
a person has been injured and is conscious. you should:
{{Ans-
1) obtain consent
2) check for life threatening conditions
3) find out what happened
the purpose of the secondary assessment is to:
{{Ans- identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening
an injured patron is conscious and is bleeding severely. After calling EMS(911) obtaining consent and
putting on disposable gloves what should you do?
{{Ans- press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing
a way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use SAMPLE. What does each
letter stand for?
{{Ans-
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
