American Red Cross Lifeguard Course
Written Exam Practice Test 2024/25 |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION NEWEST
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A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises.
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After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a
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history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
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a. Give 5 back blows.
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b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that
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helps breathing.
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c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
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d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away.
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b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that
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Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
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a. The victim's initial vital signs.
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b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
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c. The victim's SAMPLE history.
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d. What you have been told about the victim.
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b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
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You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You
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activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a
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primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You
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should summon EMS personnel, then:
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a. Give ventilations at a rate of one breath every 5-6 seconds.
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b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
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c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
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d. Perform CPR.
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a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about every 5-6 seconds.
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You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the
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victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene?
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a. Begin performing the primary assessment.
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b. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
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c. Form an initial impression.
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d. Put on appropriate PPE.
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a. Begin performing the primary assessment.
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When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first?
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a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
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b. Check for responsiveness.
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c. Perform a primary assessment.
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d. Summon more advanced medical personnel.
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a. Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
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As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing
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chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? a. About 2 inches
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b. At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
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c. About 1½ inches
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d. At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches
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b. At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
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CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?
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a. One who is in cardiac arrest
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b. One who is conscious and is choking
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c. One who is experiencing difficulty breathing
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d. One who responds to painful stimuli
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What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
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a. Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and
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death.
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b. Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly increase
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the victim's chance for survival.
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c. Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can provide the proper
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tools and medication needed to continue the lifesaving care.
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d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system.
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d. Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system.
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You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the
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following would you do first?
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a. Summon EMS personnel.
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b. Loosen any tight clothing.
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c. Monitor the victim's appearance.
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d. Provide comfort to the victim.
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Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should:
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a. Check for breathing.
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b. Give abdominal thrusts.
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c. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
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d. Give chest compressions.
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c. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
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To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should: a. Keep
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your shoulders directly over your hands and bend your elbows.
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b. Compress the victim's chest to a shallow depth
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c. Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
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d. Place the victim on a soft, flat surface
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c. Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
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You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of the
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following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first?
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a. Begin giving ventilations to the victim.
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b. Call for a change in position to assist with CPR.
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c. Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
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d. Have the first lifeguard stop CPR to allow for victim reassessment
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