Lifeguard Pre-test

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?

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

You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses in front of you. During your primary assessment, you find that the the victim does not have a pulse you should:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

you are performing CPR on a victim and as a assisting responder arrives. which of the following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first?

your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim who appears to be unresponsive. your next step should be:

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

you determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the victim for EMS personal, you would position the victim:

a patron seems to be having a diabetic emergency. you should:

You and another lideguard are preparing for CPR on a 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 another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker Room floor. the other lifeguard goes tosummon EMS personnel. you form an initial impression, complete a primary assesment and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. which of the following should you do next?

How can you best protect yourself form possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?

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

An injured patron is responsive and bleeding, after summoning EMS personnal, obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care steps?

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. The patron asks,"Should we move them to the first aid Room? What should you do next?

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

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

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

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:

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 :

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

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

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

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

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

Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim is experiencing distress?

You are giving ventilatons to a 5-year old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilations about every:

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

Which of the following statement about performing CPR with two are more rescuers is true?

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

You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT:

A 12-year-old Child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make a 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?