RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING ONLINE ANSWERS
1. 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations: As the only lifeguard performing CPR on
a & year old child, you would perform cycles of:
2. Clutching the throat: Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign
that a conscious person is choking?
3. Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.:
The patron asks, "Should we move them to the first aid room?" What should you do next?
4. Use protective equipment, such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier,
when providing care.: How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne
pathogen transmission when providing care?
5. Stroke: A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left
arm and is unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. These are symptoms of:
6. Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations.:
You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses in front of
you. During your primary assessment, you find that the victim doesn't have a pulse. You
should:
7. resuscitation masks: Which of the following is most essential to use when giving
ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
8. 3 seconds: You are giving ventilations to a 5 year old child using a resuscitation mask.
You should give 1 ventilation about every:
9. Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.: You are pro- viding
care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a result of a drowning. You give
your first ventilation before performing CPR and notice that the chest doesn't rise. Which
of the following should you do next?
10. Give them a glucose tablets.: A patron seems to be having a diabetic emer- gency.
You should:
11. Removing the patch with a gloved hand.: Wile preparing to use an AED on a
victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is
appropriate?
12. Ventilations are more effective when 2 rescuers operate the BVM.: Which of the
following statements about BVMs is most accurate?
13. give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds: ...complete a primary
assessment and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following
should you do next?
14. begin chest compressions: You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an
adult who collapsed in the locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse
and state, "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other
lifeguard do next?
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1. 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations: As the only lifeguard performing CPR on
a & year old child, you would perform cycles of:
2. Clutching the throat: Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign
that a conscious person is choking?
3. Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.:
The patron asks, "Should we move them to the first aid room?" What should you do next?
4. Use protective equipment, such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier,
when providing care.: How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne
pathogen transmission when providing care?
5. Stroke: A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left
arm and is unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. These are symptoms of:
6. Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations.:
You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses in front of
you. During your primary assessment, you find that the victim doesn't have a pulse. You
should:
7. resuscitation masks: Which of the following is most essential to use when giving
ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
8. 3 seconds: You are giving ventilations to a 5 year old child using a resuscitation mask.
You should give 1 ventilation about every:
9. Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.: You are pro- viding
care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a result of a drowning. You give
your first ventilation before performing CPR and notice that the chest doesn't rise. Which
of the following should you do next?
10. Give them a glucose tablets.: A patron seems to be having a diabetic emer- gency.
You should:
11. Removing the patch with a gloved hand.: Wile preparing to use an AED on a
victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is
appropriate?
12. Ventilations are more effective when 2 rescuers operate the BVM.: Which of the
following statements about BVMs is most accurate?
13. give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds: ...complete a primary
assessment and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following
should you do next?
14. begin chest compressions: You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an
adult who collapsed in the locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse
and state, "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other
lifeguard do next?
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