cpr

How can you best protect yourself from possiblebloodborne pathogen transmission whenproviding care?

d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE)

A 12-year-old boy at a swim meet grabs his chestand begins to make wheezing noises. After youobtain consent to provide care

his mother informsyou that he has a history of asthma

While having a snack in the concession area

achild suddenly clutches his throat with both hands.You ask him if he is choking and he frantically nodsyes. You activate your facility's emergency actionplan (EAP). You identify yourself as a lifeguard andobtain consent from the parents. What should youdo next?

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 notmoving or breathing

You come upon a scene where a patron appears tobe injured. Before approaching the victim

which ofthe following will you not do as you size-upthe scene?

When providing care during an emergency

whichof the following should you do first?

As the first lifeguard on the scene

you areperforming CPR on an adult. When performingchest compressions

CPR should be performed on which of thefollowing victims?

c. One who is in cardiac arrest

What is the first step of the Cardiac Chainof Survival?

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

You are providing care to a victim having a heartattack. Which of the following would you do first?

d. Summon EMS personnel.

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

you should:

To ensure effective chest compressions duringCPR

which of the following is most appropriate?

You are performing CPR on a victim and a secondlifeguard arrives. Which of the following is mostappropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?

c. Check to see whether EMS personnel havebeen called.

Which of the following is most essential to usewhen giving ventilations to protect you and thevictim from disease transmission?

a. CPR breathing barriers

You are providing care to a facility maintenanceworker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. Thevictim is conscious. Which of the following shouldyou do first?

c. Obtain consent from the victim toprovide care.

For which of the following should you summonEMS personnel?

d. A victim with an open leg wound with thebone protruding

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?

d. Give 2 initial ventilations.

If there is a risk of the AED pads touching eachother

such as with a small child or an infant

You have sized up the scene and determinedthe scene is safe. When performing a primaryassessment

which of the following would youdo next?

Which of the following statements aboutbag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) ismost accurate?

c. Two rescuers need to operate the BVM.

You are preparing to give ventilations to a5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. Youshould give 1 ventilation about every:

c. 3 seconds

When compressing a child's chest during CPR

youshould compress at a rate of at least how manycompressions per minute?

An AED has advised that a shock should be given.Which of the following is appropriate?

d. Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim.

You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chestwhen you notice that the victim has several bodypiercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of thefollowing should you do?

a. Apply the pads to the chest

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

b. 15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.

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 followingshould you do next?

You are providing care to a patron who startedchoking on some food. The victim becomesunconscious. Which of the following should youdo first?

b. Lower the victim carefully to the ground andopen his airway.

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

c. One hand on the forehead and one hand onthe chest

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult

where should you position your fist?

When providing care to a conscious infantwho is choking

which of the following ismost appropriate?

A person has been injured and is conscious.You should:

b. Obtain consent

The purpose of the secondary assessment is to:

b. Identify and care for conditions that are notlife threatening.

An injured patron is conscious and bleedingseverely. After summoning EMS personnel

obtaining consent and putting on disposablegloves

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

c. Allergies

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

c. Remove the victim from the source ofthe burn.

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

d. Support the victim with his or her head abovewater until the seizure ends.

During a swim meet

the bleachers behind yourguard station suddenly collapse. As you checkthe scene

When caring for musculoskeletal injuries

whatdoes RICE stand for?

Signs and symptoms of sudden illness donot include:

c. Bruising or rigidness of the abdomen.

A patron dives into the shallow end of the lap pool. You suspect she has a head

neck or spinal injury because she has: