Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A&B / American Red Cross Lifeguard TEST Solution Guide_updated 2022.

Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A&B / American Red Cross Lifeguard TEST Solution Guide updated 2022. 1. How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transmission when providing care? - Correct Ans-Use PPE such as Disposable Gloves Breathing Barrier/Mask 2. 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? - Correct Ans-1) Summon EMS 3. 2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing 4. 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? - Correct Ans-1) Stand/kneel behind victim 2) give 5 back blows 3) followed by 5 abdominal thrusts 5. 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...? - Correct Ans-give 1 breath every 5 seconds 6. 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? - Correct Ans-Begin primary assessment 7. When providing care during an emergency what should you first do? - Correct Ans-Size up the scene 8. You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you compress the chest? - Correct AnsAt least 2 inches GRADED A+ 9. CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? - Correct Ans-Cardiac arrest 10. What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? - Correct Ans-Early recognition +access to EMS 11. You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What should you do first? - Correct AnsSummon EMS 12. Once you turn in the AED you should...? - Correct Ans-apply pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms 13. To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...? - Correct Ans-Allow chest to fully recoil between chest compressions 14. You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard arrives. What should the second life guard do first? - Correct Ans-check whether EMS has been summoned 15. What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and the victim from disease transmission? - Correct Ans-use a CPR breathing barrier/ mask 16. you are providing care to a pool maintenance worker who has fallen off a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first? - Correct Ans-obtain consent from the victim 17. should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open wound with the bone protruding? - Correct Ans-yes 18. 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? - Correct Ans-give 2 initial ventilations 19. if there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other such as with a small child or infant what should you do? - Correct Ans-put one on the middle of the chest and one on the middle of the back GRADED A+ 20. you have sized up the scene and determined it is safe. Then performing a primary assessment what should you do next? - Correct Ans-check for responsiveness 21. when using a BVM it requires__________ rescuers. - Correct Ans-2 22. you are preparing to give ventilations to a 5 year old you give 1 ventilation about every ___________ seconds. - Correct Ans-3 23. when giving a child CPR you should do so at the rate of ______ compressions per minute. - Correct Ans-100 24. An AED has advised that a shock should be given what should you do next? - Correct Ans-tell everyone to stand clear 25. you are about to apply AED pads to a victims chest that has several body piercings on the chest what should you do? - Correct Ans-apply pads making sure to avoid the jewelry 26. the cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in 2 man CPR for an infant? - Correct Ans-15 compressions and 2 ventilations 27. you are positioned above the childs head and are using mask to give ventilations. After you position the mask what should you do? - Correct Ans-seal the mask 28. you are providing care to someone who has become unconscious while choking on some food what should you do first? - Correct Ans-lower person to ground and open airway 29. where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant - Correct Ans-1 hand on forehead 2-3 fingers on center of chest 30. when giving abdominal thrusts to an adult where do you position your fist? - Correct Ans-mid abdomen just above belly button GRADED A+ 31. when providing care to a conscious infant who is choking what do you do? - Correct Ans-position infant with head lower than chest 32. a person has been injured and is conscious. you should: - Correct Ans-1) obtain consent 2) check for life threatening conditions 3) find out what happened 33. the purpose of the secondary assessment is to: - Correct Ans-identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening 34. an injured patron is conscious and is bleeding severely. After calling EMS(911) obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves what should you do? - Correct Ans-press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing 35. a way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use SAMPLE. What does each letter stand for? - Correct Ans-Signs and symptoms Allergies Medications Pertinent past medical history Last oral intake Event leading up to the incident 36. what is the first step you should taking caring for a burn victim - Correct Ans-remove victim from source of burn 37. what should you do if a victim has a seizure in the water? - Correct Ans-support victim with head above water until seizure ends 38. during a swim meet the bleachers collapse you check the scene and notice several people appear injured who do you approach first? - Correct Ans-unconscious victims 39. when caring for musculoskeletal injuries what does RICE stand for? - Correct Ans-Rest GRADED A+ Immobilize, Cold, Elevate