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Lifeguard CPR Test Questions withComplete Answers
Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person
is choking? - Answer-Clutching the throat
Your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim who
appears to be unresponsive. Your next step should be: - Answer-Control the bleeding
with any available resources
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room floor. The
other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You form an initial impression,
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-Give ventilations at a rate of 1
about every 5-6 seconds
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the
following should you do first? - Answer-Turn the victim onto their side and clear the
airway of vomit immediately
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
A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right are level with their left arm and is
unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. You make note of the time the
symptoms started. These are symptoms of: - Answer-A stroke
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
Which of the following statements about performing CPR with two or more rescuers is
true? - Answer-To reduce fatigue, rescuers should switch positions about every two
minutes or when the AED is analyzing
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
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
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
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