American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
Questions with complete solution
How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care? - correct answer ✔d. Use personal protective equipment
(PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest
and begins to make wheezing noises. After you
obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs
you that he has a history of asthma, but does not
have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - correct answer ✔b. Summon more advanced medical
personnel
and place the victim into a position that
While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically nods
yes. You activate your facility's emergency action
plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a lifeguard and
obtain consent from the parents. What should you
do next? - correct answer ✔d. Stand or kneel behind the victim and give
, 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then: - correct answer ✔a. Give 1 rescue breath
about every 5 seconds.
You come upon a scene where a patron appears to
be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of
the following will you not do as you size-up
the scene? - correct answer ✔c. Begin the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first? - correct answer ✔c. Size-up the scene.
As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? - correct answer ✔d. At least 2 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims? - correct answer ✔c. One who is in cardiac arrest
Questions with complete solution
How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care? - correct answer ✔d. Use personal protective equipment
(PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest
and begins to make wheezing noises. After you
obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs
you that he has a history of asthma, but does not
have his inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - correct answer ✔b. Summon more advanced medical
personnel
and place the victim into a position that
While having a snack in the concession area, a
child suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.
You ask him if he is choking and he frantically nods
yes. You activate your facility's emergency action
plan (EAP). You identify yourself as a lifeguard and
obtain consent from the parents. What should you
do next? - correct answer ✔d. Stand or kneel behind the victim and give
, 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
You and another lifeguard find an unconscious
adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate
your facility's EAP, size-up the scene and perform
a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should
summon EMS personnel, then: - correct answer ✔a. Give 1 rescue breath
about every 5 seconds.
You come upon a scene where a patron appears to
be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of
the following will you not do as you size-up
the scene? - correct answer ✔c. Begin the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first? - correct answer ✔c. Size-up the scene.
As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performing
chest compressions, how deeply should you
compress the chest? - correct answer ✔d. At least 2 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims? - correct answer ✔c. One who is in cardiac arrest
