RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING ONLINE ANSWERS

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

2 or 3 fingers

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 a & year old child, you would perform cycles of:

30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations

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 reckless and irritable.

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.

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

Clutching the throat

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.

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

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

Give them a glucose tablets.

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

Heel of one hand 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 doesn't have a pulse. You should:

Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations.

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

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel.

You are providing care to a patron who started chocking 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 w/ chest compressions.

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

Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.

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 w/ a sterile dressing and bamdage.

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 doesn't rise. Which of the following should you do next?

Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.

What is the 1 step your should take in caring for a victim with burns?

Remove the victim from the source of the burn.

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

Removing the patch with a gloved hand.

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

Responsiveness

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

Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.

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

Squeeze the bag with both hands.

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. These are symptoms of:

Stroke

A 12 yr 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 doesn;t have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?

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

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

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

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.

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 finding would lead you to determine that an infant's airway is open and not obstructed?

The infant is crying uncontrollably.

Which of the following statements about performing CPR w/ 2 or more rescuers is true?

To redue rescuer fatigue, rescuers should switch positions about every 2 minutes or 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.

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.

Which of the following statements about BVMs is most accurate?

Ventilations are more effective when 2 rescuers operate the BVM.

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?

begin chest compressions

Let the wound bleed until it stops on its own.

check for responsiveness.

...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

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

in a recovery position

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

persistent chest pain

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

resuscitation masks

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?

signs and symptoms

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