Question 1

How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?

Accepted Answer

Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.

Question 2

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 nods yes. 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?

Accepted Answer

Stand or kneel behind the victim and give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.

Question 3

You and another lifeguard find an unconscious adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facility\'s EAP, size-up the scene and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then:

Accepted Answer

Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds.

Question 4

You come upon a scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you not do as you size-up the scene? a. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe. b. Determine what happened and how many victims there are. c. Begin the primary assessment. d. Put on appropriate PPE.

Accepted Answer

Begin the primary assessment.

Question 5

When providing care during an emergency, what should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Size-up the scene.

Question 6

As the first lifeguard on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?

Accepted Answer

At least 2 inches

Question 7

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims? a. One who is conscious and has an airway obstruction b. One who is experiencing difficulty breathing c. One who is in cardiac arrest d. One who responds to painful stimuli

Accepted Answer

One who is in cardiac arrest

Question 8

What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain of Survival?

Accepted Answer

Early recognition and access to the emergency medical services (EMS) system

Question 9

You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What do you do first?

Accepted Answer

Summon EMS personnel.

Question 10

Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should:

Accepted Answer

Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.

Question 11

You are performing CPR on a victim and a second lifeguard arrives. What is the most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?

Accepted Answer

Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.

Question 12

What is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?

Accepted Answer

CPR breathing barriers

Question 13

You are providing care to a facility maintenance worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Obtain consent from the victim to provide care.

Question 14

For which of the following should you summon EMS personnel? a. A victim with a minor cut on the forearm that is lightly bleeding b. A victim with an airway obstruction who is forcefully coughing c. A victim with intermittent abdominal pressure d. A victim with an open leg wound with the bone protruding

Accepted Answer

A victim with an open leg wound with the bone protruding

Question 15

You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During the primary assessment you find that the victim has a pulse. What should you do next?

Accepted Answer

Give 2 initial ventilations.

Question 16

If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:

Accepted Answer

Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.

Question 17

You have sized up the scene and determined the scene is safe. When performing a primary assessment, what would you do next?

Accepted Answer

Check for responsiveness.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate? a. BVMs are readily available at all emergency scenes. b. Monitoring the victim for full exhalation is not required. c. Two rescuers need to operate the BVM. d. When used by a single rescuer, BVMs allow easy coordination with chest compressions.

Accepted Answer

Two rescuers need to operate the BVM.

Question 19

You are preparing to give ventilations to a 8-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1ventilation about every:

Accepted Answer

3 seconds.

Question 20

When compressing a child\'s chest during CPR, you should compress at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 21

An AED has advised that a shock should be given. Which of the following is appropriate? a. Apply new AED pads to the victim\'s chest. b. Begin chest compressions immediately. c. Cover the AED pads with a blanket. d. Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim.

Accepted Answer

Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim.

Question 22

You are about to apply AED pads to a victim\'s chest when you notice that the victim has several body piercings with jewelry on his chest. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to avoid the jewelry.

Question 23

The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is:

Accepted Answer

15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.

Question 24

You are positioned above the child\'s head and are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations. After you position the mask, what should you do next?

Accepted Answer

Seal the mask.

Question 25

You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim becomes unconscious. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Lower the victim carefully to the ground and open his airway.

Question 26

Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR?

Accepted Answer

One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the center of the chest

Question 27

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, where should you position your fist?

Accepted Answer

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

Question 28

When providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, which of the following is most appropriate? a. Giving 10 chest thrusts then 10 back blows b. Positioning the infant so the head is lower than the chest c. Standing slightly behind the infant with one arm around the chest d. Using the heel of your hand to give the chest thrusts

Accepted Answer

Positioning the infant so the head is lower than the chest

Question 29

A person has been injured and is conscious. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Obtain consent, check the victim for life-threatening conditions and speak with the victim to find out what happened.

Question 30

An injured patron is conscious and bleeding severely. After summoning EMS personnel, obtaining consent and putting on disposable gloves, what is your next care step?

Accepted Answer

Press firmly against the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage.

Question 31

A way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use the acronym SAMPLE. What does the A in SAMPLE stand for?

Accepted Answer

Allergies

Question 32

What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns?

Accepted Answer

Remove the victim from the source of the burn.

Question 33

If a victim is having a seizure in the water, you should:

Accepted Answer

Support the victim with his or her head above water until the seizure ends.

Question 34

Signs and symptoms of sudden illness do not include: a. Nausea or vomiting. b. Loss of vision or blurred vision. c. Bruising or rigidness of the abdomen. d. Changes in skin condition.

Accepted Answer

Bruising or rigidness of the abdomen.

Question 35

When checking a victim during a secondary assessment you notice changes in her LOC. What does the C stand for in LOC?

Accepted Answer

Consciousness.

Question 36

You come upon a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: a. Bleeding. b. Breathing. c. Consciousness. d. Swelling.

Accepted Answer

Swelling.

Question 37

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking?

Accepted Answer

Clutching the throat

Question 38

As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first?

Accepted Answer

Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side.

Question 39

You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking, When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use?

Accepted Answer

Two or three fingers

Question 40

You determine that a victim is unconscious but breathing. While waiting with the victim for EMS personnel, you would position the victim:

Accepted Answer

Face-up.

Question 41

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?

Accepted Answer

Removing the patch with a gloved hand

Question 42

You are giving ventilations to a s-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every:

Accepted Answer

3 seconds.

Question 43

When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?

Accepted Answer

Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top

Question 44

You are performing CPR on a victim and you notice that the victim\'s chest begins to rise and fall. What would you do next?

Accepted Answer

Stop CPR and monitor the victim\'s condition.

Question 45

When using a resuscitation mask, which of the following should you do?

Accepted Answer

Place the broad end of the mask between the lower lip and chin.

Question 46

Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant\'s airway is open? a. The infant is crying uncontrollably. b. The infant is not breathing. c. The infant is unable to speak d. The infant\'s chest fails to rise and fall.

Accepted Answer

The infant is crying uncontrollably.

Question 47

During a primary assessment, which of the following should you evaluate first?

Accepted Answer

Check the victim for responsiveness

Question 48

You are walking on the pool deck when the swim team coach suddenly collapses in front of you. During your primary assessment you do not find a pulse, you should:

Accepted Answer

Suspect he is in cardiac arrest and immediately begin CPR.

Question 49

Based on which of the following signs and symptoms would you determine that a victim is experiencing respiratory distress? a. Audible high-pitched gurgling b. Complaints of feeling \"really thirsty\" c. Sneezing with watery eyes d. Yellowish skin

Accepted Answer

Audible high-pitched gurgling

Question 50

You and another lifeguard find an unconscious adult on the locker room floor. The other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You complete a primary assessment and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. What should you do next?

Accepted Answer

Give 1ventilation about every 5 seconds.

Question 51

As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year-old child, you would perform cycles of:

Accepted Answer

30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.

Question 52

AnAED indicates that \"No shock is advised.\" What do you do next?

Accepted Answer

Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.

Question 53

You are providing care to an adult who is unconscious and not breathing. You give 1 ventilation during CPR and notice that the chest does not rise. Which of the following should you do next\'?

Accepted Answer

Retilt the head and then attempt another ventilation.

Question 54

You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the mask over the victim\'s mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do?

Accepted Answer

Squeeze the bag with both hands.

Question 55

You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapsed in the locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, \"Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR.\" Which of the following should the other lifeguard do next?

Accepted Answer

Begin chest compressions.

Question 56

Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?

Accepted Answer

CPR breathing barriers

Question 57

Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an emergency?

Accepted Answer

Size-up the scene.

Question 58

To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions

Question 59

When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pads to the victim\'s chest?

Accepted Answer

Tell everyone to stand clear.

Question 60

A person has been injured and is conscious. You obtain consent to check the victim for life-threatening conditions. What life-threatening condition would require you to immediately summon EMS personnel?

Accepted Answer

Persistent chest pain

Question 61

You and a patron enter the locker room and find an unconscious person lying on the floor. You size-up the scene and then you begin performing a primary assessment. The patron asks, \"Should we move him to the first aid room?\" What should you do next?

Accepted Answer

Tell the patron the victim should not be moved since there is no immediate danger.

Question 62

12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, his mother informs you that he has a history of asthma, but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?

Accepted Answer

Summon EMS personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.

Question 63

A patron has cut her leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You think the patron is in shock because she:

Accepted Answer

Becomes restless and irritable.

Question 64

The purpose of a secondary assessment is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify and care for conditions that are not life threatening.

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