Lifeguard Online Exam

You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapsed in the locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other lifeguard do next?

You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the mask over the victim's mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do?

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?

An AED indicates that "no shock is advised." Which of the following is most appropriate to do next?

All of the following are components of scene size-up EXCEPT:

You are providing care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a result of a drowning. You give your first ventilation before performing CPR and notice that the chest does not rise. Which of the following should you do next?

Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an emergency?

You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use?

A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left arm and is unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. You make note of the time the symptoms started. These are symptoms of:

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

Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant's airway is open and not obstructed?

When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?

During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first?

A person has been injured and is responsive. You obtain consent to check the victim for life-threatening conditions. What life-threatening condition would require you to immediately summon EMS personnel?

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

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

To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should:

As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year-old child, you would perform cycles of

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

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

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

A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?

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 that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following should you do next

While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate?

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

When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest?

A patron has cut their leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You think the patron is in shock because they:

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking?

As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first?