Red Cross Lifeguarding
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Exam
Questions And Answers
1. What is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only your pocketmask? - ANS
✔✔ - 35-55%
2. What is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without oxygen? - ANS ✔✔ - Up to
90%
3. What is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up to oxygen? - ANS ✔✔ -
90% or higher
4. What are some signs of hypoxia? - ANS ✔✔ - increased breathing & heart rates, changes in LOC,
restlessness, chest pain, cynosis
5. LOC - ANS ✔✔ - Level of consciousness
6. cynosis - ANS ✔✔ - tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim turns blue.
7. What are the breathing rates for an adult? - ANS ✔✔ - 12-20 bpm
8. BPM - ANS ✔✔ - breaths per minute
9. What are the breathing rates for a child? - ANS ✔✔ - 15-30 bpm
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10. What are the breathing rates for an infant? - ANS ✔✔ - 25-50 bpm
11. What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? - ANS ✔✔ - administer emergency
breathing
12. When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? - ANS ✔✔ - For adults, you want
the narrow part over the nose and the rim (bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for
infants, the sides are reversed.
13. What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are effective? - ANS ✔✔ -
check for chest rise and fall, rise in oxygenation, and change in color.
14. You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give breaths using BVM. You just
sealed the mask. Whats next? - ANS ✔✔ - make sure head is in proper alignment
15. What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? - ANS ✔✔ - 1-6 LPM
16. LPM - ANS ✔✔ - Liters per minute
17. What is the flow rate for resuscitation mask? - ANS ✔✔ - 6-15 LPM
18. What is the flow rate for a non-rebreather mask? - ANS ✔✔ - 10-15 LPM
19. BVM - ANS ✔✔ - Bag-Valve Mask
20. What is the flow rate for a BVM? - ANS ✔✔ - 15LPM or higher
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American Red Cross Lifeguarding Exam
Questions And Answers
1. What is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only your pocketmask? - ANS
✔✔ - 35-55%
2. What is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without oxygen? - ANS ✔✔ - Up to
90%
3. What is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up to oxygen? - ANS ✔✔ -
90% or higher
4. What are some signs of hypoxia? - ANS ✔✔ - increased breathing & heart rates, changes in LOC,
restlessness, chest pain, cynosis
5. LOC - ANS ✔✔ - Level of consciousness
6. cynosis - ANS ✔✔ - tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim turns blue.
7. What are the breathing rates for an adult? - ANS ✔✔ - 12-20 bpm
8. BPM - ANS ✔✔ - breaths per minute
9. What are the breathing rates for a child? - ANS ✔✔ - 15-30 bpm
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10. What are the breathing rates for an infant? - ANS ✔✔ - 25-50 bpm
11. What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? - ANS ✔✔ - administer emergency
breathing
12. When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? - ANS ✔✔ - For adults, you want
the narrow part over the nose and the rim (bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for
infants, the sides are reversed.
13. What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are effective? - ANS ✔✔ -
check for chest rise and fall, rise in oxygenation, and change in color.
14. You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give breaths using BVM. You just
sealed the mask. Whats next? - ANS ✔✔ - make sure head is in proper alignment
15. What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? - ANS ✔✔ - 1-6 LPM
16. LPM - ANS ✔✔ - Liters per minute
17. What is the flow rate for resuscitation mask? - ANS ✔✔ - 6-15 LPM
18. What is the flow rate for a non-rebreather mask? - ANS ✔✔ - 10-15 LPM
19. BVM - ANS ✔✔ - Bag-Valve Mask
20. What is the flow rate for a BVM? - ANS ✔✔ - 15LPM or higher
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