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1. How can you best protect yourself from possible
bloodborne pathogen transmission when
providing care?
a. Ask the victim first if he or she has any
communicable diseases.
b. Thoroughly wash your hands before
providing care.
c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and
bandages, as a barrier when in contact with
the victim.
d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE),
such as disposable gloves and a breathing
barrier, when providing care.
B
2. 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?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that
helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed
from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing
difficulty goes away.
B
you initial impression of a victim is based on.
a. the victims initial vital signs
b. how the victim appears to you as you size up the scene
c.the victims SAMPLE history
d. what you have been told about the victim
A
4. 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:
a. Give 1 rescue breath about every 5 seconds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40
a minute.
d. Perform CPR
c
5. 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.
c
6. When providing care during an emergency, which
of the following should you do first?
a. Check for responsiveness.
b. Perform a primary assessment.
c. Size-up the scene.
d. Summon more advanced medical personnel
d
9. 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?
a. About ½ inch
b. About 1½ inches
c. At least 1 inch
d. At least 2 inches
c
8. 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
d
9. What is the first step of the Cardiac Chain
of Survival?
a. Early CPR
b. Early defibrillation
c. Early more advanced medical care
d. Early recognition and access to the emergency
medical services (EMS) system
d
10. You are providing care to a victim having a heart
attack. Which of the following would you do first?
a. Loosen any tight clothing.
b. Monitor the victim's appearance.
c. Provide comfort to the victim.
d. Summon EMS personnel.
a
11. Once you have turned on the automated external
defibrillator (AED), you should:
a. Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze
the heart rhythm.
b. Check for breathing.
c. Give abdominal thrusts.
d. Give chest compressions.
a
12. To ensure effective chest compressions during
CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?
a. Allowing the chest to fully recoil
between compressions
b. Compressing the chest to a shallow depth
c. Placing the victim on a soft, flat surface
d. Positioning the hands at the upper part of the
victim's chest
c
13. You are performing CPR on a victim and a second
lifeguard arrives. Which of the following is most
appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?
a. Begin giving ventilations to the victim.
b. Call for a change in position to assist with CPR.
c. Check to see whether EMS personnel have
been called.
d. Have the first lifeguard stop CPR to allow for
victim reassessment.
a
14. Which of the following is most essential to use
when giving ventilations to protect you and the
victim from disease transmission?
a. CPR breathing barriers
b. Protective clothing
c. Gowns
d. Protective eye wear
c
15. You are providing care to a facility maintenance
worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The
victim is conscious. Which of the following should
you do first?
a. Ask the victim what happened when he or
she fell.
b. Check the victim's pulse.
c. Obtain consent from the victim to
provide care.
d. Question the victim about any complaints
of pain.
d
16. 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
d
17. 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.
Which of the following should you do next?
a. Begin CPR.
b. Check for severe bleeding.
c. Continue to monitor the victim's
breathing closely.
d. Give 2 initial ventilations.
a
18. If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each
other, such as with a small child or an infant,
you should:
a. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and
the other on the back.
b. Place one pad on the stomach and one pad on
the chest.
c. Place them as usual. It does not matter if the
pads touch each other.
d. Reverse the pads' position on the chest.
a
19. You have sized up the scene and determined
the scene is safe. When performing a primary
assessment, which of the following would you
do next?
a. Check for responsiveness.
b. Summon EMS personnel.
c. Open the victim's airway.
d. Check for breathing and a pulse.
c
20. 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
c
21. You are preparing to give ventilations to a
5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You
should give 1 ventilation about every:
a. 1 second.
b. 2 seconds.
c. 3 seconds.
d. 5 seconds.
b
22. When compressing a child's chest during CPR, you
should compress at a rate of at least how many
compressions per minute?
a. 80
b. 100
c. 120
d. 140
d
23. 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.
a
24. 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. Which of the
following should you do?
a.Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to
avoid the jewelry.
b. Remove the jewelry before applying the pads.
c. Use one pad, applying it directly over
the jewelry.
d. Wipe the chest, including the jewelry,
with alcohol.
b
25. The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in
two-rescuer CPR for an infant is:
a. 15 chest compressions and 1 ventilation.
b. 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
c. 30 chest compressions and 1 ventilation.
d. 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
d
26. You are positioned above the child's head and are
using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations.
After you position the mask, which of the following
should you do next?
a. Blow into the mask.
b. Lower the mask over the mouth.
c. Open the airway.
d. Seal the mask
b
27. You are providing care to a patron who started
choking on some food. The victim becomes
unconscious. Which of the following should you
do first?
a. Attempt to give ventilations to the victim.
b. Lower the victim carefully to the ground and
open his airway.
c. Give 5 chest compressions.
d. Look inside the victim's mouth.
d
28. Where should you place your hands when giving
chest compressions to an infant during CPR?
a. One hand on the chin and one hand on
the chest
b. One hand on the chin and two or three fingers
on the center of the chest
c. One hand on the forehead and one hand on
the chest
d. One hand on the forehead and two or three
fingers on the center of the chest
b
29. When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult, where
should you position your fist?
a. In the center of the breastbone
b. In the middle of the abdomen, just above
the navel
c. In the middle of the abdomen, just below
the navel
d. On the rib cage
b
30. 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
b
31. A person has been injured and is conscious.
You should:
a. Have the victim walk with you to the first
aid station so you can obtain consent and
provide care.
b. Obtain consent, check the victim for
life-threatening conditions and speak with
the victim to find out what happened.
c. Provide care immediately based on the
victim's condition.
d. Speak with the victim to find out
what happened and check for
non-life-threatening conditions.
b
32. The purpose of the secondary assessment is to:
a. Determine if the victim is bleeding severely.
b. Identify and care for conditions that are not
life threatening.
c. Look for other victims you may not have
noticed at first.
d. Verify the victim has medical insurance.
d
33. 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?
a. Treat the victim for shock by lying the
victim down.
b. Elevate the wound if you can do so without
causing further pain.
c. Let the wound bleed until it stops on its own.
d. Press firmly against the wound with a sterile
dressing and bandage.
b
34. 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?
a. Age
b. Airway
c. Allergies
d. Ankle
b
35. What is the first step you should take in caring for
a victim with burns?
a. Cool the burned area to stop the burning.
b. Keep the victim comfortable.
c. Remove the victim from the source of
the burn.
d. Take steps to minimize shock.
d
36. If a victim is having a seizure in the water:
a. Immediately get him or her out of the water.
b. Immediately move the victim to shallow
water until the seizure ends, if the victim is in
deep water.
c. Secure the victim onto a backboard.
d. Support the victim with his or her head above
water until the seizure ends
b
37. 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?
a. A mother holding a crying infant.
b. A man who appears unconscious.
c. A woman who is bleeding lightly from an
injury on her leg.
d. A child who is holding his arm, which appears
to be injured.
a
38. When caring for musculoskeletal injuries, what
does RICE stand for?
a. Rest, immobilize, cold, elevate
b. Remove, immobilize, care, elevate
c. Rest, ice, care, evaluate
d. Remove, ice, care, evaluate
c
39. 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.
c
40. When checking a victim during a secondary
assessment you notice changes in her LOC. What
does the C stand for in LOC?
a. Condition.
b. Comprehension.
c. Consciousness.
d. Complication.