LIFEGUARD EXAM NEWEST 2024 EXAM
VERSION A AND B 200 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
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 are providing care to a patron who started choking on
some food. The victim becomes unresponsive. Which of the
following should you do first? - ....ANSWER...Lower the
victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest
compressions.
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.
,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.
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.
Which of the following statements about performing CPR
with two or more rescuers is true? - ....ANSWER...To
reduce rescuer fatigue, rescuers should switch positions
about every two minutes or when the AED is analyzing.
When using an AED, which of the following should you do
immediately after attaching the AED pads to the victim's
chest? - ....ANSWER...Tell everyone to stand clear.
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 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.
Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask
resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate? -
....ANSWER...Ventilations are more effective when two
rescuers operate the BVM.
If a victim is having a seizure in the water: -
....ANSWER...Support the victim with their head above
water until the seizure ends.
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.
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 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.
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 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
During a primary assessment, which of the following should
you check first? - ....ANSWER...Responsiveness
You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a
resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about
every: - ....ANSWER...3 seconds
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.
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
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.
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
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