American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Test Flashcards (*starred notes only)

Primary responsibility of a lifeguard

Conduct surveillance

Professional appearance of a lifeguard

Wear uniform properly, hip pack and rescue tube on, maintain neat and clean appearance

What to do when thunder is heard

Clear all patrons from the water

Successful scanning technique

Move head and eyes, look directly at each patron

Scan frequency

Every 30 seconds

Purpose of station response time testing

Ensure lifeguards can rescue a passive submerged victim and begin ventilations within 1.5 to 2 minutes

Preventative lifeguarding example

Ask a patron to stop hyperventilating and explain why it’s dangerous

Purpose of swim tests

Test group members’ swimming abilities

Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

Written guide for emergency response

Reason to activate the EAP

Alert other lifeguards and safety team of emergency

EMS role of non-lifeguard safety team

May summon EMS during emergency

Step 1 in a water emergency

Activate the EAP

Step 2 in a water emergency

Perform a rapid assessment

Drowning victim not breathing

Give 2 ventilations before beginning care

Disposal of blood-soaked gloves

Red biohazard bag

Purpose of rapid assessment

Identify life-threatening conditions immediately

Time to check pulse and breathing

No more than 10 seconds

Where to check infant pulse

Brachial artery (inside upper arm)

Adult resuscitation mask use

Seal mask, open airway, blow into one-way valve

Child resuscitation mask use

Seal mask, open to slightly past-neutral position, blow into valve

Effective BVM use

Requires 2 rescuers

Confirm effective BVM ventilation

Observe chest clearly rising

Oxygen pressure gauge use

Shows pressure in the cylinder

When to replace oxygen cylinder

When pressure is below 200 psi

Flow meter purpose

Set LPM for emergency oxygen

How to verify oxygen is flowing

Listen for hissing sound

Oxygen concentration through resuscitation mask without oxygen

16%

Pulse oximeter placement

On the person’s finger

Normal oxygen reading

95–100%

Choking care for responsive infant

5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts; hold infant face-down on thigh

Cardiac arrest definition

Heart stops beating (no pulse, no breathing)

Lifeguard’s role in cardiac chain of survival

Early AED defibrillation

Compression depth for infant

About 1.5 inches

Child ventilations

Seal mask, open airway to slightly past-neutral position

Two-rescuer CPR cycle (adult/adolescent)

30 compressions to 2 ventilations

CPR role change signal

Say “Switch” instead of “1”

Effect of using pediatric AED pads on adult

Shock may be insufficient

AED pad placement for adult

Upper right and lower left (like a seatbelt)

Hypoglycemia treatment (awake person)

Give sugar (15g kids, 20g adults)

Concussion care

Call 911 and stop activity immediately

Spinal injury in water, not breathing

Remove immediately using rapid extrication, begin CPR

In-line stabilization use

Minimize head/neck movement during rescue