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Red Cross Lifeguarding Practice Test Part 2
This flashcard deck provides practice questions and answers for lifeguarding readiness, covering a range of emergency response scenarios including sudden illness, CPR, use of an AED, and more.
Sudden illness can be identified by many things, including...
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Sudden illness can be identified by many things, including...
Loss of vision or blurred vision, changes in skin condition, or nausea/vomiting.
What is the universal sign that a person is choking?
Clutching the throat.
You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?
Check to see whether EMS personell have been called.
What is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Early recognition and access to emergency medical services (EMS) system.
You must keep checking a victim's LOC in a secondary assessment. What does the 'C' in LOC stand for?
Consciousness.
When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, what part of the hand would you use to give chest thrusts?
Two or Three fingers.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Sudden illness can be identified by many things, including... | Loss of vision or blurred vision, changes in skin condition, or nausea/vomiting. |
What is the universal sign that a person is choking? | Clutching the throat. |
You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first? | Check to see whether EMS personell have been called. |
What is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival? | Early recognition and access to emergency medical services (EMS) system. |
You must keep checking a victim's LOC in a secondary assessment. What does the 'C' in LOC stand for? | Consciousness. |
When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, what part of the hand would you use to give chest thrusts? | Two or Three fingers. |
When immobilizing an injured patron's arm... | Leave the arm in the position you find it or in the position the patron is holding it. |
You are performing CPR on a victim when you notice the chest begins to rise and fall. What do you do first? | Stop CPR and reassess the victim's breathing and pulse. If the breathing is not regular, continue CPR as though no breathing were present. |
What is the first step you should take in treating a victim with burns? | Remove the victim from the source of the burn. |
A boy clutches at his chest and has problems breathing. After obtaining consent for care, his mom informs you that he has asthma, but he does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? | Call EMS and place the victim in a position that helps breathing. |
A patron cuts her leg on the bleachers and is bleeding severely. You can tell she may be in shock because she may... | Becomes restless and irritable |
What should you do when first approaching the scene of an emergency? | Size up the scene, make sure it is safe for you to interact. |
You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult. You find no pulse and no breathing and state 'Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR.' What should the second lifeguard do next? | Begin chest compressions. |
When using a resuscitation mask, what should you do? | Place (and seal) the mask with the broad end between the chin and the lower lip. |
When giving abdominal thrusts, where should you position your fist? | In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel. |
What is most true about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs)? | Two rescuers need to operate the BVM. |
During a second assessment, the SAMPLE acronym is used to collect important information. What does the 'A' in SAMPLE stand for? | Allergies. |
You pull an adult *from the water*. After a primary assessment, you conclude the victim has a pulse but is breathing irregularly. You should... | Give 2 initial ventilations. *THIS IS TO CLEAR THE AIRWAY OF ANY WATER THAT MAY BE PRESENT, SINCE YOU PULLED THIS VICTIM FROM THE WATER.* |
The AED advises a shock should be given. What should you do next? | Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim. |
You are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations to a child. After *positioning* the mask, what should you do? | Seal the mask. |
When compressing a child's chest for CPR, how many should compressions should you give per minute? | 100 BPM (This is roughly the tempo of the song 'Staying Alive' by the BeeGees. Ironically, it is also the tempo of 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen. You can choose how optimistic you feel). |
You are providing care for a victim having a heart attack. What should you do first? | Summon EMS Personell. |
Upon approaching a scene where someone appears to be hurt, you would commence a primary assessment. In this period, you would NOT check something like... | Swelling, or anything that is non-life-threatening. |
While preparing to use an AED on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the chest, where the AED pads need to go. What should you do with this patch? | Remove the patch using a gloved hand. |
You are coming up to a scene where a patron appears to be injured. While making sure the scene is safe, what should you NOT do? | Begin the primary assessment of the victim. |
A patron appears to be having a diabetic emergency. What should you do? | Give them something to drink, such as a non-diet soda, a fruit juice, or, if these are not available, a glass of water with table sugar dissolved in it. |