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American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
Questions & Answers
1. How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care?
Answer d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE),such as disposable
gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
2. A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chestand
begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent
to provide care, his mother informsyou that he has a
history of asthma, but does not have his inhaler nearby.
What care should
you provide?
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Answer b. Summon more advanced medical personneland place the victim
into a position that
3. While having a snack in the concession area, a child
suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.You ask him if
he is choking and he frantically nodsyes. You activate your
facility's emergency action plan (EAP). You identify yourself
as a lifeguard and obtain consent from the parents. What
should you do next?
Answer d. Stand or kneel behind the victim and give 5 back
blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
4. You and another lifeguard find an unconsciousadult on
the floor in the locker room. You activateyour facility's
EAP, size-up the scene and performa primary assessment.
You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a
pulse.You should
summon EMS personnel, then
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Answer
a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds.
5. You come upon a scene where a patron appears tobe
injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the
following will you not do as you size-up
the scene?
Answer c. Begin the primary assessment.
6. When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first?
Answer c. Size-up the scene.
7. As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are
performing CPR on an adult. When performingchest
compressions, how deeply should you compress the
chest?
Answer d. At least 2 inches
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