Lifeguard pre-test. Examinable questions and answers. Rated A+
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Course
Lifeguard
Institution
Lifeguard
Troop Leading Procedures 1. Receive the Mission
2. Issue a Warning Order
3. Make a Tentative Plan
4. Initiate movement
5. Conduct Reconnaissance
6. Complete the Plan
7. Issue the Order
8. Supervise and Assess
Tenets and Foundations of Unified Land Operations 1. Simultaneity
2. Depth
3. Sy...
Lifeguard pre-test. Examinable
questions and answers. Rated A+
you are providing care to an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing as a result of a drowning. You
give your first ventilation before performing CPR and notice that the chest does not rise. Which of the
following should you do next? - Ans-Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
you and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a the BVM. you position the mask over the
victim's mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do? - Ans-Squeeze the bag with both hands.
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 the victim does not have a pulse you should: - Ans-
Immediately begin CPR using cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations
to ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should: - Ans-Expose the victim's
chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
A way to remember the questions to ask when taking a brief history is to use the acronym SAMPLE.
what does the S sand for? - Ans-Signs and Symptions
When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pad to
the victim's chest? - Ans-Tell everyone to stand clear.
Which of the following should you do when approaching the scene of an emergency? - Ans-Size-up
scene while forming an initial impression
a patron has cut their leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. you think the patron is in
shock because they: - Ans-Become restless and irritable
, When giving abdominal thrust to an adult who is choking, where should you position your fist? - Ans-In
the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
you are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. when giving thrusts, which of the following
would you use? - Ans-Two or three fingers.
As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year old child, you would perform cycles of: - Ans-30 chest
compressions and 2 ventilations.
you are performing CPR on a victim and as a assisting responder arrives. which of the following is most
appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? - Ans-Check to see whether EMS personal have been
called.
your initial impression reveals severe life-threatening bleeding in an adult victim who appears to be
unresponsive. your next step should be: - Ans-Control the bleeding with any available resources.
Which of the following statements about a bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMS) is most accurate - Ans-
Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BVM.
you determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the victim for EMS
personal, you would position the victim: - Ans-In a recovery position.
a patron seems to be having a diabetic emergency. you should: - Ans-Give them glucose tablets.
You and another lideguard are preparing for CPR on a 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? - Ans-Begin chest compressions.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker Room floor. the other lifeguard goes
tosummon EMS personnel. you form an initial impression, complete a primary assesment and find that
the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. which of the following should you do next? - Ans-Give
ventilation at a rate of 1 of every 5-6 seconds.
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