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Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard
Tests A & B / American Red Cross Lifeguard Test (Latest
Update 2025)
How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne
pathogens transmission when providing care? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....1)
Summon EMS
2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing
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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? .....ANSWER.....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...? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....Begin primary assessment
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When providing care during an emergency what should you first
do? .....ANSWER.....Size up the scene
You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you
compress the chest? .....ANSWER.....At least 2 inches
CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...?
.....ANSWER.....Cardiac arrest
What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival?
.....ANSWER.....Early recognition +access to EMS
You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What
should you do first? .....ANSWER.....Summon EMS
Once you turn in the AED you should...? .....ANSWER.....apply
pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
.....ANSWER.....Allow chest to fully recoil between chest
compressions
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You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard
arrives. What should the second life guard do first?
.....ANSWER.....check whether EMS has been summoned
What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and
the victim from disease transmission? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....obtain consent from the victim
should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open
wound with the bone protruding? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....give
2 initial ventilations
Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard
Tests A & B / American Red Cross Lifeguard Test (Latest
Update 2025)
How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne
pathogens transmission when providing care? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....1)
Summon EMS
2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing
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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? .....ANSWER.....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...? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....Begin primary assessment
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When providing care during an emergency what should you first
do? .....ANSWER.....Size up the scene
You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you
compress the chest? .....ANSWER.....At least 2 inches
CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...?
.....ANSWER.....Cardiac arrest
What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival?
.....ANSWER.....Early recognition +access to EMS
You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What
should you do first? .....ANSWER.....Summon EMS
Once you turn in the AED you should...? .....ANSWER.....apply
pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms
To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...?
.....ANSWER.....Allow chest to fully recoil between chest
compressions
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You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard
arrives. What should the second life guard do first?
.....ANSWER.....check whether EMS has been summoned
What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and
the victim from disease transmission? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....obtain consent from the victim
should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open
wound with the bone protruding? .....ANSWER.....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? .....ANSWER.....give
2 initial ventilations
