Lifeguard Test: Red Cross
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1. How can you best protect yourself from possible D
bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing
care?
a. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable
diseases.
b. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care.
c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and ban-
dages, as a barrier when in contact with the victim.
d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as
disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when pro-
viding care.
2. A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest B
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 pro-
vide?
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.
3. Your initial impression of a victim is based on: B
a. The victim's initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the
scene.
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c. The victim's SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim.
4. You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult A
on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facil-
ity'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 1about every 5-6 sec-
onds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR.
5. You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be A
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.
6. When providing care during an emergency, which of A
the following should you do first?
a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impres-
sion.
b. Check for responsiveness.
c. Perform a primary assessment.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel.
7. As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing B
CPR on an adult. When performing chest compres-
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sions, 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
8. CPR should be performed on which of the following A
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
9. What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of D
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 Vitim's chance
for survival.
c. Advanced life support using advanced medical per-
sonnel who can provide the proper tools and medica-
tion needed to continue the lifesaving care.
d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation
of the emergency response system.
10. You are providing care to a victim suspected of having A
a heart attack. Which of the following would you do
first?
a. Summon EMS personnel.
b. Loosen any tight clothing.
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1. How can you best protect yourself from possible D
bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing
care?
a. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable
diseases.
b. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care.
c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and ban-
dages, as a barrier when in contact with the victim.
d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as
disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when pro-
viding care.
2. A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest B
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 pro-
vide?
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.
3. Your initial impression of a victim is based on: B
a. The victim's initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the
scene.
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c. The victim's SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim.
4. You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult A
on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facil-
ity'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 1about every 5-6 sec-
onds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR.
5. You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be A
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.
6. When providing care during an emergency, which of A
the following should you do first?
a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impres-
sion.
b. Check for responsiveness.
c. Perform a primary assessment.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel.
7. As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing B
CPR on an adult. When performing chest compres-
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sions, 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
8. CPR should be performed on which of the following A
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
9. What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of D
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 Vitim's chance
for survival.
c. Advanced life support using advanced medical per-
sonnel who can provide the proper tools and medica-
tion needed to continue the lifesaving care.
d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation
of the emergency response system.
10. You are providing care to a victim suspected of having A
a heart attack. Which of the following would you do
first?
a. Summon EMS personnel.
b. Loosen any tight clothing.
