Lifeguard Online Exam questions and 1oo% correct answers
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Course
Lifeguard
Institution
Lifeguard
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should - correct answer Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? - correct answer Clutch...
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should - correct answer Expose the
victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? -
correct answer Clutching the throat
All of the following are components of scene size-up EXCEPT: - correct answer Checking for
responsiveness.
Your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim who appears to be
unresponsive. Your next step should be: - correct answer Control the bleeding with any available
resources.
Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim
from disease transmission? - correct answer Resuscitation masks
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? - correct answer Begin chest compressions.
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? - correct answer Squeeze the bag with both
hands.
Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim is experiencing
respiratory distress? - correct answer Gasping for breath
Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant's airway is open and not
obstructed? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct
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? - correct 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?
- correct 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? - correct answer
Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.
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