RED CROSS WRITTEN TEST STUDY GUIDE
Cardiac chain of survival - answer- 1)early recognition/calling 2)early cpr 3) early
defibrillation 4) early ems
What should a second lifeguard do if he arrives and the primary is already preforming
cpr - answer- Check to make sure EMS has been called
Recognizing an asthma attack - answer- Wheezing coughing difficulty breathing
Caring for an asthma attack - answer- Help sit up, help take their medicine (shake
inhaler and remove the cover), breathe out, inhale deeply, hold breath for 10 s, monitor
conditions
Body piercings and jewlery - answer- Do not need to remove for an aed. Do not place
pads directly over metal jewlery
You are positioned above a child's head and are using a resuscitation mask to give
ventilations you must then - answer- Seal the mask
You are providing care to a patron who started choking. They become unconscious.
You must then - answer- Lower the victim carefully to the ground and open his airway
SAMPLE (secondary assessment) - answer- S: signs and symptoms A: allergies M:
medications P: pertinent medical history L: last oral intake E: events leading to accident
stride jump - answer- at least 5ft deep; no more than 3ft above water
compact jump - answer- entry from deck or height; if from height, at least 5 ft deep;
everything is at 90 degrees
reaching assist - answer- to help distressed swimmer near the edge; take off strap;
knees at 90; extend tube
active victim front rescue - answer- drowning victims facing you; as you near the victim,
extend tube; thrust tube udner water and into victims chest; keep arms fully extended
active victim rear rescue - answer- active drowner facing away; reach under armpits;
talk to victim; leans their head on your shoulder
passive victim rear rescue - answer- at or near surface; not head/neck/spine; grab
under shoulders and roll onto back
submerged shallow - answer- passive; submerged in shallow water; approach from
side, grab and rotate victim onto back as you bring them up put tube under them
Cardiac chain of survival - answer- 1)early recognition/calling 2)early cpr 3) early
defibrillation 4) early ems
What should a second lifeguard do if he arrives and the primary is already preforming
cpr - answer- Check to make sure EMS has been called
Recognizing an asthma attack - answer- Wheezing coughing difficulty breathing
Caring for an asthma attack - answer- Help sit up, help take their medicine (shake
inhaler and remove the cover), breathe out, inhale deeply, hold breath for 10 s, monitor
conditions
Body piercings and jewlery - answer- Do not need to remove for an aed. Do not place
pads directly over metal jewlery
You are positioned above a child's head and are using a resuscitation mask to give
ventilations you must then - answer- Seal the mask
You are providing care to a patron who started choking. They become unconscious.
You must then - answer- Lower the victim carefully to the ground and open his airway
SAMPLE (secondary assessment) - answer- S: signs and symptoms A: allergies M:
medications P: pertinent medical history L: last oral intake E: events leading to accident
stride jump - answer- at least 5ft deep; no more than 3ft above water
compact jump - answer- entry from deck or height; if from height, at least 5 ft deep;
everything is at 90 degrees
reaching assist - answer- to help distressed swimmer near the edge; take off strap;
knees at 90; extend tube
active victim front rescue - answer- drowning victims facing you; as you near the victim,
extend tube; thrust tube udner water and into victims chest; keep arms fully extended
active victim rear rescue - answer- active drowner facing away; reach under armpits;
talk to victim; leans their head on your shoulder
passive victim rear rescue - answer- at or near surface; not head/neck/spine; grab
under shoulders and roll onto back
submerged shallow - answer- passive; submerged in shallow water; approach from
side, grab and rotate victim onto back as you bring them up put tube under them
