American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A

How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission 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?

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?

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:

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?

When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first?

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?

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?

What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain of Survival?

You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first?

Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should:

To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?

You are performing CPR on a victim and a second lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?

Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?

You are providing care to a facility maintenance worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The victim is conscious. Which of the following should you do first?

For which of the following should you summon EMS personnel?

You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During the primary assessment you find that the victim has a pulse. What should you do next?

If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:

You have sized up the scene and determined the scene is safe. When performing a primary assessment, which of the following would you do next?

Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate?

You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every:

When compressing a child's chest during CPR, you should compress at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?

An AED has advised that a shock should be given. Which of the following is appropriate?

You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest when you notice that the victim has several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the following should you do?

The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is:

You are positioned above the child's head and are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations. After you position the mask, which of the following should you do next?

You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim becomes unconscious. Which of the following should you do first?

Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR?

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, where should you position your fist?

When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, which of the following is most appropriate?

A person has been injured and is conscious. You should:

The purpose of the secondary assessment is to:

An injured patron is conscious and bleeding severely. After summoning EMS personnel, obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step?

A way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use the acronym SAMPLE. What does the A in SAMPLE stand for?

What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns?

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

During a swim meet, the bleachers behind your guard station suddenly collapse. As you check the scene, you notice several people who appear injured. Who should you approach first?

When caring for musculoskeletal injuries, what does RICE stand for?

Signs and symptoms of sudden illness do not include:

A patron dives into the shallow end of the lap pool. You suspect she has a head, neck or spinal injury because she has: