YMCA LIFE GUARD EXAM STUDYGUIDE ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024.pdf| GRADED A+
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To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions you should - ANSWER Expose the
victims trust ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
When giving abdominal thrust to an adult who is choking where should you position your fist - ANSWER
In the middle of abdomen just abov...
YMCA LIFE GUARD EXAM STUDYGUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST 2024.pdf| GRADED A+
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions you should - ANSWER Expose the
victims trust ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
When giving abdominal thrust to an adult who is choking where should you position your fist - ANSWER
In the middle of abdomen just above the navel
As you were giving ventilations with resurrection mask the victim vomits which of the following would
you do first - ANSWER Turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of vomit immediately
Which of the following would you identify as a universal sign that a conscious person is choking -
ANSWER Clutching the throat
A way to remember the question to ask when taking a brief history is to use your acronym sample what
does the S in sample stand for - ANSWER Signs and symptoms
You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arives which of the following is most
appropriate for the responder to do first - ANSWER Check to see whether EMS personnel has been called
You know another wife guard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room for the other white cord
goes to summon EMS personnel youform 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 - ANSWER Give
ventilations at a rate of one every 5 to 6 seconds
Which is the following should you do when approaching the scene of an emergency - ANSWER Size up
the scene well forming an initial impression
,You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses in front of you during
your primary assessment you find that the victim does not have a pulse you should - ANSWER
Immediately begin CPR using circles of 30 compressions followed by two ventilations
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns - ANSWER Remove the victim from
the source of the burn
You know another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapse in the locker room you
determine that there is no breathing or pulse and say victim has no pulse begin CPR which of the
following should the other life guard go do next - ANSWER Begin chest compressions
How can you best protect your self from possible blood-borne pathogen's transmission when providing
care - ANSWER Use protective equipment such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier when
providing care
A picture in a has slurred speech is unable to lift her right arm level with her left hand is unable to smile
without one side of their face drooping you make note of the time this in them started these are
symptoms of - ANSWER A stroke
During a primary assessment which of the following would you check first - ANSWER Responsiveness
You are providing care for a conscious infant who is choking when giving chest thrust which of the
following would you use - ANSWER Two or three fingers
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 The
patron ask should we move them to the first aid room what should you do next - ANSWER Tell the patron
the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger
You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using BVM you position the mask over the victims
mouth and nose what should the other life guard do - ANSWER Squeeze the bag with both hands
Which is the following statement about bag valve mask resurrection is the most accurate - ANSWER
Ventilations are more effective when to rescuers operate the BVM
, When using an AED which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pads to
the victims chest - ANSWER Tell everyone to stand clear
And 80 ink indicates that no shock is it vice which is the following is most appropriate to do next -
ANSWER Perform CPR for about two minutes
You are providing care for 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 is
starting with chest compressions
Which is the following findings would leave you to determine that an infants airway is open and not
obstructed - ANSWER The infant is crying uncontrollably
An injured patron is responsive and bleeding after summoning EMS personnel obtaining consent and
putting on disposable gloves what is your next care step - ANSWER Pressed firmly against the Will end
with a sterile dressing and bandage
A patron has their leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily you think the patron is in
shock because they - ANSWER Become restless and irritable
You are providing care for an adult who is unresponsive live and not breathing as a result of a drowning
you get the first ventilation before performing CPR and you notice that the chest does not rise what are
the following should you do next - ANSWER Re-tilt the victims ahead and attempt another ventilation
Of the following are components of scene size up except - ANSWER Checking for responsiveness
Well preparing to use an automated external defibrillator on a victim you notice a medication patch on
the victims chest what action is the most appropriate - ANSWER Remove the patch with a gloved hand
Which is the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim
from disease transmission - ANSWER Resurrection mask
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