Starguard wri en exam- Lifeguard Training Study Set
With complete solu on| Rated A+ | 2026
if a dressing becomes soaked with blood you should ?
place addi onal layers of dressing over blood soaked dressing
shock may result from internal bleeding. true or false
true
should you remove an impaled object from a vic m?
no vic m may suffer from severe bleeding as a result
the knot of a presure bandage should ed directly over the wound
true
what is the order of care for a sprain
rest ice compress elevate
for chemicals in the eye, you should
flush eye for 15 min
to observe universal precau ons means to
to act as if the vic m's blood or body fluid is infected whether or not you think it actually is
you are caring for a 52 year old female with a history of heart disease and allergy to aspirin. she
is complaining of chest pain shortness of breath and nausea. treatment may include all of the
following except
advising pa ent to chew and swallow a half or whole aspirin tablet
if you suspect a person having a stroke you should ask her to preform these three tasks.
smile, raise both hands, and speak a simple sentence
a sudden collapse and cardiac arrest in an adult is likely caused by ____ and requires ______.
ventricular fibrilla on; defibrilla on
,standing in line at a local aqua c facility, a middle aged man suddenly collapses. the man is
unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasping for breath. he looks dead. the condi on is
most likely ___ and should be treated with ____ and ____ .
sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrilla on
you are a+ending to a pa ent who collapsed suddenly. It does not look like the pa ent is
breathing adequately and there is no sign of trauma. What should you do?
begin to provide CPR
two rescuers are preforming CPR on a 9 year old child who collapsed suddenly. An AED is
available. What should you do?
con nue CPR (15:2) for 5 cycles and then a+ach the AED
an adult has been electrocuted. the scene has been made safe. An AED has been a+atched to
the pa ent and a shock is advised. WHat should you do?
clear the pa ent and deliver the shock
a6er delivering a shock using AED, what should you do?
follow AED voice direc ons
a woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, Are you choking? she
nods yes. what should you do?
give a series of abdominal thrusts
the proper hand posi on for a chest compression in a 7 year old child
center of the chest. using 1 or 2 hands
first aid for a 1st or 2nd degree burn can best be treated by
applying cool water
two rescuers are preforming CPR to prevent fa que and maintain quality of the chest
compressions what should they do?
change posi ons every two minutes with compressions interrupted as li+le as possible
a person has been in the heat and is cold and clammy complaining of nausea, cramps, and
dizziness. what should you expect
heat exhaus on
, becomes weak or dizzy and is a diabe c
give sugar
the links in the chain of survival in adults are
early iden fica on of sudden cardiac arrest and calling 9-1-1, early CPR, early defibrilla on, and
ealy advanced life support.
a teenager falls from the steps at the top of the diving board. the vic m is conscious and states
that he has a ngling sensa on in his feet you should:
keep vic m lying down, provide support for the head and neck, ac vate EMS and treat for shock
a person is very weak and complaining of nausea. you have to go to the other room to get
access to a phone. How should you posi on the vic m.?
on side
the wri+en plan that defines who does what and when, in an aqua c emergency is called the
what ?
emergency ac on plan EAP
during an adult vic m assessment, you should check the vic m for respoonsiveness, if there is
no responce you should
call or signal for hep so that EMS can be ac vated
rescue breathing for an adult is given
1 breath every 5-6 seconds
when two or more rescuers are preforming CPR on an infant, the compression to cen lla on
ra on and preferred chest compression method are
15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling the chest
compression to breath ra o for adult CPR with one or two rescuers is
30:2
if you a+empt to give breaths to an unconscious vic m and the chest does not rise you should
re lt head and try breaths once again
if you suspect a foriegn body is obstruc n the airway of an unconscious person you should
do a visual check of the airway a6er each a+empt to remove the object
With complete solu on| Rated A+ | 2026
if a dressing becomes soaked with blood you should ?
place addi onal layers of dressing over blood soaked dressing
shock may result from internal bleeding. true or false
true
should you remove an impaled object from a vic m?
no vic m may suffer from severe bleeding as a result
the knot of a presure bandage should ed directly over the wound
true
what is the order of care for a sprain
rest ice compress elevate
for chemicals in the eye, you should
flush eye for 15 min
to observe universal precau ons means to
to act as if the vic m's blood or body fluid is infected whether or not you think it actually is
you are caring for a 52 year old female with a history of heart disease and allergy to aspirin. she
is complaining of chest pain shortness of breath and nausea. treatment may include all of the
following except
advising pa ent to chew and swallow a half or whole aspirin tablet
if you suspect a person having a stroke you should ask her to preform these three tasks.
smile, raise both hands, and speak a simple sentence
a sudden collapse and cardiac arrest in an adult is likely caused by ____ and requires ______.
ventricular fibrilla on; defibrilla on
,standing in line at a local aqua c facility, a middle aged man suddenly collapses. the man is
unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasping for breath. he looks dead. the condi on is
most likely ___ and should be treated with ____ and ____ .
sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrilla on
you are a+ending to a pa ent who collapsed suddenly. It does not look like the pa ent is
breathing adequately and there is no sign of trauma. What should you do?
begin to provide CPR
two rescuers are preforming CPR on a 9 year old child who collapsed suddenly. An AED is
available. What should you do?
con nue CPR (15:2) for 5 cycles and then a+ach the AED
an adult has been electrocuted. the scene has been made safe. An AED has been a+atched to
the pa ent and a shock is advised. WHat should you do?
clear the pa ent and deliver the shock
a6er delivering a shock using AED, what should you do?
follow AED voice direc ons
a woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, Are you choking? she
nods yes. what should you do?
give a series of abdominal thrusts
the proper hand posi on for a chest compression in a 7 year old child
center of the chest. using 1 or 2 hands
first aid for a 1st or 2nd degree burn can best be treated by
applying cool water
two rescuers are preforming CPR to prevent fa que and maintain quality of the chest
compressions what should they do?
change posi ons every two minutes with compressions interrupted as li+le as possible
a person has been in the heat and is cold and clammy complaining of nausea, cramps, and
dizziness. what should you expect
heat exhaus on
, becomes weak or dizzy and is a diabe c
give sugar
the links in the chain of survival in adults are
early iden fica on of sudden cardiac arrest and calling 9-1-1, early CPR, early defibrilla on, and
ealy advanced life support.
a teenager falls from the steps at the top of the diving board. the vic m is conscious and states
that he has a ngling sensa on in his feet you should:
keep vic m lying down, provide support for the head and neck, ac vate EMS and treat for shock
a person is very weak and complaining of nausea. you have to go to the other room to get
access to a phone. How should you posi on the vic m.?
on side
the wri+en plan that defines who does what and when, in an aqua c emergency is called the
what ?
emergency ac on plan EAP
during an adult vic m assessment, you should check the vic m for respoonsiveness, if there is
no responce you should
call or signal for hep so that EMS can be ac vated
rescue breathing for an adult is given
1 breath every 5-6 seconds
when two or more rescuers are preforming CPR on an infant, the compression to cen lla on
ra on and preferred chest compression method are
15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling the chest
compression to breath ra o for adult CPR with one or two rescuers is
30:2
if you a+empt to give breaths to an unconscious vic m and the chest does not rise you should
re lt head and try breaths once again
if you suspect a foriegn body is obstruc n the airway of an unconscious person you should
do a visual check of the airway a6er each a+empt to remove the object
