Red Cross Lifeguarding Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Red Cross Lifeguard
Red Cross Lifeguarding Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
CPR Should be performed on a victim who is... - CORRECT ANSWER- In Cardiac
Arrest. An unconscious victim with an obstructed airway has similar steps but the process is
not called CPR
C.A.B. What does it stand for and ...
Red Cross Lifeguarding Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
CPR Should be performed on a victim who is... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- In Cardiac
Arrest. An unconscious victim with an obstructed airway has similar steps but the process is
not called CPR
C.A.B. What does it stand for and when is it used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Circulation,
Airway, Breathing.
Chest compressions (30). Airway (open). Breaths (2)
Used for CPR
Rate of chest compressions during CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 100 BPM (Roughly
the tempo of the song "Staying Alive" by the BeeGees. Ironically, it is also the tempo of
"Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen.
You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is most appropriate for the
second lifeguard to do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Check to see whether EMS
personell have been called.
After an AED says "No Shock Advised," it is best to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Perform
CPR for about 2 minutes.
Adult chest compressions, how do you position your hands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top.
As the only lifeguard performing CPR on an 7-year old, you would perform cycles of... -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is... -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
, Hand placement for CPR for an:
Adult, Child, Infant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adult and child: Heel of one hand in center
of chest (on lower half of sternum) with the other hand on top
Infant: 2-3 fingers on center of chest (just below nipple line)
Process of using AED - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Turn on machine. Apply the pads. Plug
into machine. Follow instructions. CPR should continue during the setup.
Child is choking (conscious). After activating EAP and getting consent from the parents, what
should you do next? What about someone unconscious? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Stand
or kneel behind the victim and give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
For unconscious do CPR.
To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, what should be noted? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The chest is able to fully recoil between compressions.
You are performing CPR on a victim when you notice the chest begins to rise and fall. What
do you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Stop CPR and reassess the victim's breathing
and pulse. If the breathing is not regular, continue CPR as though no breathing were present.
When giving a primary ventilation to an adult who is unconscious and not breathing, you
notice the chest is not rising. What should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Re-tilt
the head and attempt another ventilation.
You are giving ventilations through a resuscitation mask, and the victim vomits. What should
you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side.
H.A.IN.E.S.
Time it takes to administer a rescue breath? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1 second
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