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

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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 Ans-
At least 2 inches


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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 Ans-
Summon 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


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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


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



Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard
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