Lifeguard Review

you are giving ventilations to a 5 year old child using a resuscitation mask. you should give 1 ventilation about every....

3 seconds

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

30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations

what does CPR stand for?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

what is a EAP?

Emergency Action Plan An EAP should be the proactive guide for staff to follow in the unexpected and sudden event of an accident or injury that must be dealt with urgently. It also acts as evidence of responsible care.

what is an initial impression

How a victim appears to you as you size up the scene, check to see if the victim looks unresponsive and if there are life threatening conditions

Your initial impression of a victim is based on:

How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.

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

In recovery position

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

S - signs and symptoms A - allergies M - medications P - past medical history L - last oral intake E - events leading up to present injuries

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

Support the victim with their head above water until the seizure ends.

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

obtain consent from the victim to provide care

a person has been injured and is responsive. you should

obtain consent, check the victim for life threatening conditions and speak with the victim to find out what happened

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

one hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the center of the chest

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?

one who is in cardiac arrest

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

perform CPR for about 2 minutes

If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other on a small child or infant, you should...

place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back

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

press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage.

you are providing care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a result of 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

re tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation

what is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?

recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system

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

remove the victim from the source of the burn.

While preparing to use an AED on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the chest. Which action is most appropriate?

removing the patch with a gloved hand

during a primary assessment, which of the following do you check first

responsiveness

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

rest, immobilize, cold, elevate

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

resuscitation mask

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

resuscitation masks

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

size-up the scene while forming an initial impression

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

size-up the scene while forming initial impression

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?

squeeze the bag with both hands

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

summon EMS personnel

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

summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing

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

swelling

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

tell everyone to stand clear

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 first aid room?" What should you do next?

tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger

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

the infant is crying uncontrollably

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

tilt the victim's head back to open the airway

which of the following statements about performing CPR with 2 or more rescuers is true?

to reduce rescuer fatigue, rescuers should switch positions about every 2 minutes of when the AED is analyzing

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

turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of the vomit immediately

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

two or three fingers

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

use protective equipment, such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.

what does size up the scene mean?

use your sense to check for hazards that could present danger to you or the victim.

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

ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BVM

which of the follwoing statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BMVs) is most accurate?

ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BVM

steps of lifeguarding scenarios:

1. You activate your facility's EAP 2. size up the scene 3. form an initial impression 4. perform primary assessment

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

15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations

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

apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm

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?

apply the pads to the chest, at least 1 inch away from the jewlery

As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?

at least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches

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? a. Ensure that the mask is sealed. b. Squeeze the bag with both hands. c. Open the airway with the thumbs. d. Position fingers behind the jawbone.

b. Squeeze the bag with both hands.

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

become restless and irritable

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." What should the second lifeguard do next?

begin chest compressions

you arrive on the 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?

begin performing the primary assessment

when performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?

between 100 and 120, no more than 120

signs and symptoms of sudden illness do not include:

bruising or rigidness of the abdomen

You have sized up the scene, formed an initial impression and determined the scene is safe. When starting the primary assessment, which of the following would you do first?

check for responsiveness

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

check to see whether EMS personnel have been called

all of the following are components of scene size-up except

checking for responsiveness

all of the following are components of a size up except:

checking for responsivness

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

clutching the throat

When checking a victim during a secondary assessment you notice changes in her LOC. What does the C-stand for in LOC?

consciousness (LOC=Loss of Consciousness)

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

control the bleeding with any available resources

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?

lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions

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

expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil

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

gasping for breath

while performing a primary assessment on an unresponsive adult who has been rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse and no severe life threatening bleeding. which of the following should you do next.

give 2 ventilations and begin CPR

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

give them glucose tablets

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?

give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds

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

heel of one hand on the on the center of the chest with the other hand on top

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 victim does not have a pulse. You should:

immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30 compression follow by two ventilations.

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

in the middle of the abdomen, just above the naval