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AMERICAN RED CROSS
LIFEGUARDING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026\2027 LATES UPDATED
AND GRADED A+
what is the amount of oxygen that you exhale into a victim using only
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your pocketmask? - Correct answer 35-55%
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what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM without
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oxygen? - Correct answer Up to 90%
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what is the amount of oxygen given to a victim using a BVM hooked up
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to oxygen? - Correct answer 90% or higher
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What are some signs of hypoxia? - Correct answer increased breathing
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& heart rates, changes in LOC, restlessness, chest pain, cynosis
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LOC - Correct answer
e. e. e. e . Level of consciousness e. e.




cynosis - Correct answer tissue doesnt get enough oxygen; victim
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turns blue.
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What are the breathing rates for an adult? - Correct answer
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BPM - Correct answer
e. e. e. e . breaths per minute e. e.




What are the breathing rates for a child? - Correct answer
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What are the breathing rates for an infant? - Correct answer
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bpm
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What if breathing rate is above or below normal rates? - Correct answer
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administer emergency breathing e. e.




When placing mask on victim, what is the proper placement? - Correct
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answer For adults, you want the narrow part over the nose and the
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rim (bottom part) over the chin. Same for children. But for infants, the
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sides are reversed.
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, What is the best method to determine that breaths given by a BVM are
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effective? - Correct answer check for chest rise and fall, rise in
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oxygenation, and change in color.
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You and another rescuer arrive on the scene and are about to give
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breaths using BVM. You just sealed the mask. Whats next? - Correct
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answer make sure head is in proper alignment
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What is the flow rate for nasal cannula? - Correct answer
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LPM - Correct answer
e. e. e. e . Liters per minute e. e.




What is the flow rate for resuscitation mask? - Correct answer
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LPM
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What is the flow rate for a non-rebreather mask? - Correct answer 10-
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15 LPM
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BVM - Correct answer
e. e. e. e . Bag-Valve Mask e.




What is the flow rate for a BVM? - Correct answer
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What do you use to set LPM? - Correct answer with a variable-flow-
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rate oxygen system, turn the FLOWMETER to suggested L.P.M
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how do you determine oxygen is flowing? - Correct answer Listen for a
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hissing sound and feel for oxygen flow through the delivery device.
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What will interfere with the accuracy of a pulse oximeter reading? -
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Correct answer shock, cardiac arrest, excessive motion of patient
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during reading, carbon monoxide poisoning, fingernail polish,
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hypothermia or other other cold related emergency, sickle cell anemia,
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cigarette smokers, swelling, time lag detection of repiratory insufficiency
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Pulse oximeter (the finger box thing) - Correct answer used to
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measure percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood.
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What should you do when the oxygen cylinder reaads 200 lbs per sq.
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inch?
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- Correct answer do not use. you want the pressure gauge to read
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more than 200 psi
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