American Red Cross Lifeguarding Online
Test Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? -
Correct answer-Responsiveness
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - Correct
answer-Lower the victim to the ground and being CPR starting with chest
compressions.
When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after
attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest? - Correct answer-Tell everyone to
stand clear.
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which
of the following would you do first? - Correct answer-Turn the victim onto their
side and clear the airway of vomit immediately
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, You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You form an initial impression,
complete a primary assessment and find the victim has a pulse but is not breathing.
Which of the following should you do next? - Correct answer-Give ventilations at
a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? - Correct
answer-Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an
emergency? - Correct answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial
impression.
You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You
should give 1 ventilation about every: - Correct answer-3 seconds
You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary
assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: - Correct answer-
Swelling.
You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unresponsive person lying on
the floor. You size up the scene and form an initial impression, and then you begin
performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, "Should we move them to the
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Test Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? -
Correct answer-Responsiveness
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - Correct
answer-Lower the victim to the ground and being CPR starting with chest
compressions.
When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after
attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest? - Correct answer-Tell everyone to
stand clear.
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which
of the following would you do first? - Correct answer-Turn the victim onto their
side and clear the airway of vomit immediately
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, You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You form an initial impression,
complete a primary assessment and find the victim has a pulse but is not breathing.
Which of the following should you do next? - Correct answer-Give ventilations at
a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? - Correct
answer-Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an
emergency? - Correct answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial
impression.
You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You
should give 1 ventilation about every: - Correct answer-3 seconds
You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary
assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: - Correct answer-
Swelling.
You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unresponsive person lying on
the floor. You size up the scene and form an initial impression, and then you begin
performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, "Should we move them to the
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