All of the following are components of scene size-up EXCEPT:
  • 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
  • Clutching the throat
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
  • Checking for responsiveness.
As the only lifeguard performing CPR on a 7-year-old child, you would perform cycles of
  • 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
  • In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
  • Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
  • Checking for responsiveness.
When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you position your fist?
  • Tell everyone to stand clear
  • Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
  • Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top
  • In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
  • Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BMV
  • Clutching the throat
  • Resuscitation masks
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
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?
  • Turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of the vomit immediately.You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt.
  • Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
  • Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
You and a fellow lifeguard are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the mask over the victim's mouth and nose. What should the other lifeguard do?
  • Begin chest compressions
  • Removing the patch with a gloved hand.
  • Squeeze the bag with both hands
  • Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with their left arm and is unable to smile without one side of their face drooping. You make note of the time the symptoms started. These are symptoms of:
  • A stroke.
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Become restless and irritable
  • Resuscitation masks
As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first?
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
  • Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
  • Turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of the vomit immediately.You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt.
  • Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?
  • Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BMV
  • Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
  • Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top
  • In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
If a victim is having a seizure in the water:
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
  • Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
  • Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
  • Support the victim with their head above water until the seizure ends.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should:
  • Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
  • Support the victim with their head above water until the seizure ends.
  • Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
  • Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an emergency?
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
  • Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
  • Remove the victim from the source of the burn.
  • Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BMV
Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant's airway is open and not obstructed?
  • Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BMV
  • Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
  • Clutching the throat
A person has been injured and is responsive. You obtain consent to check the victim for life-threatening conditions. What life-threatening condition would require you to immediately summon EMS personnel?
  • Persistent chest pain
  • Begin chest compressions
  • Become restless and irritable
  • A stroke.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the locker room floor. The other lifeguard goes to summon EMS personnel. You form an initial impression, complete a primary assessment and find that the victim has a pulse but is not breathing. Which of the following should you do next
  • Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
  • Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
  • Begin chest compressions
When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest?
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
  • Become restless and irritable
  • In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel
  • Tell everyone to stand clear
Which of the following statements about bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate?
  • Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
  • Resuscitation masks
  • Ventilations are more effective when two rescuers operate the BMV
A patron has cut their leg on the edge of the bleachers and is bleeding heavily. You think the patron is in shock because they:
  • Squeeze the bag with both hands
  • Tell everyone to stand clear
  • Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.
  • Become restless and irritable
An AED indicates that "no shock is advised." Which of the following is most appropriate to do next?
  • Squeeze the bag with both hands
  • Become restless and irritable
  • 30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
  • Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.
You and another lifeguard are preparing for CPR on an adult who collapsed in the locker room. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other lifeguard do next?
  • Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
  • Squeeze the bag with both hands
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
  • Begin chest compressions
You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use?
  • Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest compressions
  • Two or three fingers
  • Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
  • Re-tilt the victim's head and then attempt another ventilation.
During a primary assessment, which of the following should you check first?
  • Responsiveness
  • Clutching the throat
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Resuscitation masks
Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking?
  • Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
  • Resuscitation masks
  • Clutching the throat
  • The infant is crying uncontrollably
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