American Lifeguard Exam/ Questions & Expertly
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Terms in this set (80)
For an infant, where should One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the
you position your hands to center of the chest, just below the nipple line.
perform CPR?
You see a patron collapse.Check for signs of movement and
breathing. You size up the scene for safety and check them for consciousness.
When they do not respond, you have someone call 911. What should you do
next?
Signs and symptoms of Flushed, pale, ashen or bluish skin.
respiratory distress
include__
The best way to immobilize Soft splint.
an ankle injury is with
a(n)__
You are called to help a CPR helps circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital
victim who is not moving or organs.
breathing and do not have a
pulse. Why should you start
CPR right away?
Identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening.
The purpose of the
secondary assessment is
to__
,Lifeguards can help reduce Rotating from station to station.
fatigue and help stay alert
during their shift by__
You perform rescue 3 seconds.
breathing for an infant at a
rate of 1 rescue breath about
once every__
An individual starts running By telling them they could slip and that they must walk on the
on the deck. You blow your deck.
whistle to get their
attention. Next, you
enforce the rules by __
Secure the straps on a Upper chest, hips, thighs.
backboard in the
following order:
Early defibrillation can__ Result in more cardiac arrest victims being saved.
For a head, neck or back Minimize movement of the victim's head and neck using the
injury in deep water__ head splint technique.
You come on a scene where Swelling.
someone looks like they may
be hurt. During the initial
assessment, you should
check for all the following
EXCEPT__
Practice emergency rescue procedures, and calling for help
With in-service training, staff
should practice the steps of
an Emergency Action Plan
(EAP), and the EAP should
include such things as__
, A patron pushes another Enforce the rules even though no one was hurt and they were
patron, and they lose their just having fun.
balance and fall into the
pool. They both are laughing
and seem to be having fun,
and most of the patrons and
all of the children have left
the pool. There is a rule
against pushing. You should
__
Lifeguards should continue EMS personnel arrive and take over.
providing care
until__
When caring for a victim of Give the victim anything to eat.
shock, you should
NOT__
While you are conducting a Close off the area around the crack and tell your supervisor.
safety inspection, you find a
crack on the pool deck
where someone
could stub their toe. You
should__
As the initial lifeguard at Compress the chest straight down about 1 inch to 1.5 inch.
the scene, when
performing CPR on an
infant__
Verified Answers, .
Terms in this set (80)
For an infant, where should One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the
you position your hands to center of the chest, just below the nipple line.
perform CPR?
You see a patron collapse.Check for signs of movement and
breathing. You size up the scene for safety and check them for consciousness.
When they do not respond, you have someone call 911. What should you do
next?
Signs and symptoms of Flushed, pale, ashen or bluish skin.
respiratory distress
include__
The best way to immobilize Soft splint.
an ankle injury is with
a(n)__
You are called to help a CPR helps circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital
victim who is not moving or organs.
breathing and do not have a
pulse. Why should you start
CPR right away?
Identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening.
The purpose of the
secondary assessment is
to__
,Lifeguards can help reduce Rotating from station to station.
fatigue and help stay alert
during their shift by__
You perform rescue 3 seconds.
breathing for an infant at a
rate of 1 rescue breath about
once every__
An individual starts running By telling them they could slip and that they must walk on the
on the deck. You blow your deck.
whistle to get their
attention. Next, you
enforce the rules by __
Secure the straps on a Upper chest, hips, thighs.
backboard in the
following order:
Early defibrillation can__ Result in more cardiac arrest victims being saved.
For a head, neck or back Minimize movement of the victim's head and neck using the
injury in deep water__ head splint technique.
You come on a scene where Swelling.
someone looks like they may
be hurt. During the initial
assessment, you should
check for all the following
EXCEPT__
Practice emergency rescue procedures, and calling for help
With in-service training, staff
should practice the steps of
an Emergency Action Plan
(EAP), and the EAP should
include such things as__
, A patron pushes another Enforce the rules even though no one was hurt and they were
patron, and they lose their just having fun.
balance and fall into the
pool. They both are laughing
and seem to be having fun,
and most of the patrons and
all of the children have left
the pool. There is a rule
against pushing. You should
__
Lifeguards should continue EMS personnel arrive and take over.
providing care
until__
When caring for a victim of Give the victim anything to eat.
shock, you should
NOT__
While you are conducting a Close off the area around the crack and tell your supervisor.
safety inspection, you find a
crack on the pool deck
where someone
could stub their toe. You
should__
As the initial lifeguard at Compress the chest straight down about 1 inch to 1.5 inch.
the scene, when
performing CPR on an
infant__
