{"id":112679,"date":"2023-08-15T19:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=112679"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:39:43","slug":"emergency-medicine-american-red-cross-lifeguard-test-latest-2023-2024-actual-exam-250-questions-and-correct-answers-american-red-cross-lifeguard-complete-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/emergency-medicine-american-red-cross-lifeguard-test-latest-2023-2024-actual-exam-250-questions-and-correct-answers-american-red-cross-lifeguard-complete-test\/","title":{"rendered":"EMERGENCY MEDICINE AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD TEST LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS\/AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD COMPLETE TEST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EMERGENCY MEDICINE AMERICAN RED CROSS<br>LIFEGUARD TEST LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250<br>QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS\/AMERICAN RED<br>CROSS LIFEGUARD COMPLETE TEST<br>You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the<br>mask over the victim&#8217;s mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Squeeze the bag with both hands.<br>A patron has cut their leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You<br>think the patron is in shock because they: &#8211; ANSWER- Become restless and<br>irritable.<br>All of the following are components of scene size-up EXCEPT: &#8211; ANSWERChecking for responsiveness.<br>Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect<br>you and the victim from disease transmission? &#8211; ANSWER- Resuscitation masks<br>Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an<br>emergency? &#8211; ANSWER- Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.<br>You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary<br>assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: &#8211; ANSWERswelling<br>When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANSWER- Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top<br>You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses<br>in front of you. During your primary assessment, you find that the victim does not<br>have a pulse. You should: &#8211; ANSWER- Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30<br>compressions followed by 2 ventilations.<br>A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left arm<br>and is unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. You make note of<br>the time the symptoms started. These are symptoms of: &#8211; ANSWER- a stroke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Remove the victim from the source of the burn.<br>As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which<br>of the following would you do first? &#8211; ANSWER- Turn the victim onto their side<br>and clear the airway of the vomit immediately.<br>Your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim<br>who appears to be unresponsive. Your next step should be: &#8211; ANSWER- Control<br>the bleeding with any available resources.<br>A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing<br>noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child&#8217;s parent informs you that<br>the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care<br>should you provide? &#8211; ANSWER- Summon more advanced medical personnel and<br>place the victim into a position that helps breathing.<br>While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you<br>notice a medication patch on the victim&#8217;s chest. Which action is most appropriate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANSWER- Removing the patch with a gloved hand.<br>When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you<br>position your fist? &#8211; ANSWER- In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel<br>A person has been injured and is responsive. You obtain consent to check the<br>victim for life-threatening conditions. What life-threatening condition would<br>require you to immediately summon EMS personnel? &#8211; ANSWER- Persistent chest<br>pain<br>You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest<br>thrusts, which of the following would you use? &#8211; ANSWER- Two or three fingers<br>An injured patron is responsive and bleeding. After summoning EMS personnel,<br>obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage.<br>During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- responsiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A patron seems to be having a diabetic emergency. You should: &#8211; ANSWER- give<br>them glucose tablets<br>You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of<br>the following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.<br>You determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the<br>victim for EMS personnel, you would position the victim: &#8211; ANSWER- In a<br>recovery position.<br>Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a<br>victim is experiencing respiratory distress? &#8211; ANSWER- gasping for breath<br>Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant&#8217;s<br>airway is open and not obstructed? &#8211; ANSWER- The infant is crying<br>uncontrollably.<br>You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room floor.<br>The other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You form an initial<br>impression, complete a primary assessment and find that the victim has a pulse but<br>is not breathing. Which of the following should you do next? &#8211; ANSWER- Give<br>ventilation at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.<br>You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unresponsive person lying on<br>the floor. You size up the scene and form an initial impression, and then you begin<br>performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, &#8220;Should we move them to the<br>first aid room?&#8221; What should you do next? &#8211; ANSWER- Tell the patron the victim<br>should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.<br>You are providing care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a<br>result of a drowning. You give your first ventilation before performing CPR and<br>notice that the chest does not rise. 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