American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
2025/ 2026
How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care? - ANS d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest
and begins to make wheezing noises. After you
obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs
you that he has a history of asthma, but does not
have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - ANS b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically nods
yes. You activate your facility's emergency action
plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a lifeguard and
obtain consent from the parents. What should you
do next? - ANS d. Stand or kneel behind the victim and give
5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then: - ANS a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5
seconds.
You come upon a 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? - ANS c. Begin the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first? - ANS c. Size-up the scene.
As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
, American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
2025/ 2026
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? - ANS d. At least 2 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims? - ANS c. One who is in cardiac arrest
What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain
of Survival? - ANS d. Early recognition and access to the emergency medical
services (EMS) system
You are providing care to a victim having a heart
attack. Which of the following would you do first? - ANS d. Summon EMS
personnel.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: -
ANS a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
To ensure effective chest compressions during
CPR, which of the following is most appropriate? - ANS a. Allowing the chest
to fully recoil
between compressions
You are performing CPR on a victim and a second
lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is most
appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first? - ANS c. Check to see whether
EMS personnel have
been called.
Which of the following is most essential to use
when giving ventilations to protect you and the
victim from disease transmission? - ANS a. CPR breathing barriers
You are providing care to a facility maintenance
worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The
victim is conscious. Which of the following should
you do first? - ANS c. Obtain consent from the victim to
provide care.
For which of the following should you summon
EMS personnel? - ANS d. A victim with an open leg wound with the
2025/ 2026
How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care? - ANS d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest
and begins to make wheezing noises. After you
obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs
you that he has a history of asthma, but does not
have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - ANS b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically nods
yes. You activate your facility's emergency action
plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a lifeguard and
obtain consent from the parents. What should you
do next? - ANS d. Stand or kneel behind the victim and give
5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then: - ANS a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5
seconds.
You come upon a 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? - ANS c. Begin the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first? - ANS c. Size-up the scene.
As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
, American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
2025/ 2026
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? - ANS d. At least 2 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims? - ANS c. One who is in cardiac arrest
What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain
of Survival? - ANS d. Early recognition and access to the emergency medical
services (EMS) system
You are providing care to a victim having a heart
attack. Which of the following would you do first? - ANS d. Summon EMS
personnel.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: -
ANS a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
To ensure effective chest compressions during
CPR, which of the following is most appropriate? - ANS a. Allowing the chest
to fully recoil
between compressions
You are performing CPR on a victim and a second
lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is most
appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first? - ANS c. Check to see whether
EMS personnel have
been called.
Which of the following is most essential to use
when giving ventilations to protect you and the
victim from disease transmission? - ANS a. CPR breathing barriers
You are providing care to a facility maintenance
worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The
victim is conscious. Which of the following should
you do first? - ANS c. Obtain consent from the victim to
provide care.
For which of the following should you summon
EMS personnel? - ANS d. A victim with an open leg wound with the
