American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A
3. A man is unexpectedly pushed from behind and falls from the deck into the water and is in distress. After you
... [Show More] activate the emergency action plan (EAP), what are included in your next steps. ans: d. Extend a rescue tube to him while remaining
on deck, then provide any additional care.
5. For a head, neck or spinal injury in deep water: ans: a. Minimize movement of the victim's head and
neck using the head splint technique.
7. While scanning the pool, you witness a patron
struggling while swimming and then go under
water. Which of the following applies? ans: a. You have duty to act and perform the
appropriate rescue.
13. A head, neck or spinal injury rarely happens: ans: a. In deep water at a supervised facility.
17. Two lifeguards are on surveillance duty during a public swim. You are on a break. One lifeguard activates the facility's EAP for a submerged passive victim and enters the water. Which steps should you take next to assist in the rescue? ans: b. Bring the backboard to the lifeguard and assist
in removing the victim from the water as the
other lifeguard clears the pool.
A 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? ans: b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
A lifeguard can no longer see some of the patrons at one side of the swimming area from his station because of glare from the afternoon sun. To maintain effective patron surveillance, the lifeguard should: ans: a. Adjust his position slightly to remove the glare
spot from his surveillance area.
A lifeguard keeps an eye on the patrons of the pool, checking the bottom, middle and surface of the water. He is demonstrating: ans: b. Effective scanning.
A mother and her son walk over to you; she states that he fell on the pool deck and hit his head. You notice he has blood and fluid running from his ear and he is feeling dizzy. What steps should you take next? ans: d. Provide manual stabilization while the other
lifeguards prepare to backboard him.
A patron dives into the shallow end of the lap pool. You suspect she has a head, neck or spinal injury because she has: ans: c. Blood in the ears and nose.
A patron starts running on the deck. You blow your whistle to get her attention. Next, you enforce the rules and regulations by: ans: c. Telling her she could slip or fall and she must
walk on the deck.
A person has been injured and is conscious.
You should: ans: b. Obtain consent, check the victim for
life-threatening conditions and speak with
the victim to find out what happened.
A technique to minimize movement for a victim
with a suspected head, neck or spinal injury who is face-down, at the surface and in water less than 3 feet deep is the: ans: b. Head splint technique.
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? ans: c. Allergies
A woman collides with another swimmer while
diving into the pool and asks the lifeguard for
help. Without doing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the woman she can continue swimming. The woman leaves the facility and seeks medical attention from a hospital after she begins to feel tingling sensations in her arms and legs. The lifeguard may be: ans: c. Negligent.
After removing a conscious victim you suspect has a spinal injury from the water, you should do all the following except: ans: c. Dry the victim off and apply the pads of
an AED.
An AED has advised that a shock should be given.
Which of the following is appropriate? ans: d. Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim.
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? ans: d. Press firmly against the wound with a sterile
dressing and bandage.
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? ans: d. At least 2 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the
following victims? ans: c. One who is in cardiac arrest
During a swim meet, the bleachers behind your
guard station suddenly collapse. As you check
the scene, you notice several people who appear
injured. Who should you approach first? ans: b. A man who appears unconscious.
During a weather-related power failure at a facility, you should: ans: a. Clear everyone from the pool.
During in-service training, lifeguards practice
the steps of recognizing a distressed swimmer,
rescuing an active victim, informing management and speaking with witnesses. The lifeguards are practicing parts of a(n): ans: b. Emergency action plan.
For which of the following should you summon
EMS personnel? ans: d. A victim with an open leg wound with the
bone protruding
How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care? ans: d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
If a victim is having a seizure in the water: ans: d. Support the victim with his or her head above
water until the seizure ends.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each
other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should: ans: a. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and
the other on the back.
If three lifeguards are on duty, emergency back-up coverage takes place: ans: c. When a lifeguard enters the water for a rescue.
It is the primary responsibility of facility
management to provide all but which of
the following? ans: d. Educating patrons about and enforcing
facility rules
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: ans: a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
Primary responsibilities of a lifeguard include: ans: c. Inspecting the pool and rescue equipment
before the facility opens and paying close
attention to patrons in the water by actively
scanning the assigned area. b. Move the victim directly onto a backboard.
Signs and symptoms of sudden illness do
not include: ans: c. Bruising or rigidness of the abdomen.
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