EMERGENCY MEDICINE AMERICAN RED CROSS
LIFEGUARD TEST LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/AMERICAN RED
CROSS LIFEGUARD COMPLETE TEST
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? –
ANSWER- 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: – ANSWER- Become restless and
irritable.
All of the following are components of scene size-up EXCEPT: – ANSWERChecking for responsiveness.
Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect
you and the victim from disease transmission? – ANSWER- Resuscitation masks
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an
emergency? – ANSWER- Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary
assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: – ANSWERswelling
When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?
- ANSWER- 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 does not
have a pulse. You should: – ANSWER- Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30
compressions followed by 2 ventilations.
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: – ANSWER- a stroke
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? –
ANSWER- Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which
of the following would you do first? – ANSWER- Turn the victim onto their side
and clear the airway of the vomit immediately.
Your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim
who appears to be unresponsive. Your next step should be: – ANSWER- Control
the bleeding with any available resources.
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? – ANSWER- Summon more advanced medical personnel and
place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
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?
- ANSWER- Removing the patch with a gloved hand.
When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you
position your fist? – ANSWER- In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
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? – ANSWER- Persistent chest
pain
You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest
thrusts, which of the following would you use? – ANSWER- Two or three fingers
An injured patron is responsive and bleeding. After summoning EMS personnel,
obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step? –
ANSWER- Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage.
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? –
ANSWER- responsiveness
A patron seems to be having a diabetic emergency. You should: – ANSWER- give
them glucose tablets
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? –
ANSWER- Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
You determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the
victim for EMS personnel, you would position the victim: – ANSWER- In a
recovery position.
Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a
victim is experiencing respiratory distress? – ANSWER- gasping for breath
Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant’s
airway is open and not obstructed? – ANSWER- The infant is crying
uncontrollably.
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? – ANSWER- Give
ventilation at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
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? – ANSWER- Tell the patron the victim
should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.
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? –
ANSWER- Re-tilt the victim’s head and then attempt another ventilation.
Which of the following statements is true about performing CPR with two or more
rescuers – ANSWER- To reduce rescuer fatigue, rescuers should switch positions
about every two minutes or when the AED is analyzing.
If a victim is having a seizure in the water: – ANSWER- Support the victim with
their head above water until the seizure ends.