Lifeguard certification Test: Red Cross Exam with Correct Answers 2024/2025 How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care? a. Ask the victim firs ... t if they have 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-D A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-B Your initial impression of a victim is based on: a. The victim's initial vital signs. b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene. c. The victim's SAMPLE history. d. What you have been told about the victim. - CORRECT ANSWER-B You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial impression 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 ventilations at a rate of 1about every 5-6 seconds. b. Give back blows and chest thrusts. c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute. d. Perform CPR. - CORRECT ANSWER-A You arrive on the 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. Begin performing the primary assessment. b. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe. c. Form an initial impression. d. Put on appropriate PPE. - CORRECT ANSWER-A [Show More]
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