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LIFEGUARD EXAM NEWEST 2024 EXAM VERSION A AND
B 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, where should you position your fist? -
ANSWER: In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel.
Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant's airway
is open? - ANSWER: The infant is crying uncontrollably.
An AED indicates that "No shock is advised." Which of the following is most
appropriate to do next? - ANSWER: Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.
A person has been injured and is conscious. 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
When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, which of the following is
most appropriate? - ANSWER: Positioning the infant so the head is lower than the
chest
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or
infant, you should: - ANSWER: Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other
on the back.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is: -
ANSWER: 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant
during CPR? - ANSWER: One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the
center of the chest.
Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a
victim is experiencing respiratory distress? - ANSWER: Audible high pitched gurgling
You determine that a victim is unconscious but breathing. While waiting with the
victim for EMS personnel, you would position the victim: - ANSWER: Face up
An injured patron is conscious and bleeding severely. 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
apply bandage.
A patron seems to be having a diabetic emergency. You should: - ANSWER: Have the
victim drink a fruit juice.
, The purpose of a secondary assessment is to: - ANSWER: Identify and care for
conditions that are not life threatening.
A way to remember the questions to ask while taking a brief history is to use the
acronym SAMPLE. What does the A stand for? - ANSWER: Allergies
When checking a victim during a secondary assessment, you notice changes in her
LOC. What does the C stand for? - ANSWER: Consciousness
Once you have turned on the AED, you should: - ANSWER: Apply the pads and allow
the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
When compressing a child's chest during CPR, you should compress at a rate of at
least how many compressions per minute? - ANSWER: 100
Which of the following statements about the bag-valve-mask resuscitator a (BVMs) is
most accurate?
Monitoring the victim for full exhalation is not required
BVMs are readily available at all emergency scenes.
When used by a single rescuer, BVMs allow easy coordination with chest
compressions.
Two rescuers need to operate BVMs - ANSWER: Two rescuers need to operate the
BVM
During a swim meet, the bleachers behind your guard station suddenly collapse. As
you check the scene you notice several people who appear injured. Who should you
approach first? - ANSWER: A man who appears unconscious.
When immobilizing an injured patron's arm: - ANSWER: Leave the arm in the
position you find it or in the position the patron is holding it.
A victim is having a seizure in the water. What should you do? - ANSWER: Support
the victim with his or her head above water until the seizure ends.
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of
the following would you do first? - ANSWER: Turn the victim in the his or her side.
You and another lifeguard find an unconscious adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You 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: Perform 1 ventilation every 5 seconds.
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