Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A&B / American Red Cross Lifeguard TEST Solution Guide updated 2022.

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Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A&B / American Red Cross Lifeguard TEST Solution Guide updated 2022. 1. How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transm... ission when providing care? - Correct Ans-Use PPE such as Disposable Gloves Breathing Barrier/Mask 2. A child is wheezing and grabbing his chest. after obtaining consent his mother tells you he has asthma but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? - Correct Ans-1) Summon EMS 3. 2) Place victim in positions that helps breathing 4. While at the snack bar a child grabs his throat. You ask him if he is choking and he nods yes. You activate the facility's emergency action plan. You tell him you a life guard and get consent from his parents. What should you do next? - Correct Ans-1) Stand/kneel behind victim 2) give 5 back blows 3) followed by 5 abdominal thrusts 5. You and another life guard find an unconscious adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate EAP , size up scene, and preform primary assessment. You find the victim not breathing but has a pulse. You call 911 then...? - Correct Ans-give 1 breath every 5 seconds 6. you come upon a scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim what should you do to size up the scene? - Correct Ans-Begin primary assessment 7. When providing care during an emergency what should you first do? - Correct Ans-Size up the scene 8. You were preforming CPR on an adult how deep should you compress the chest? - Correct AnsAt least 2 inches 9. CPR should be preformed on victims whho are in...? - Correct Ans-Cardiac arrest 10. What is the fist step in the cardiac chain of survival? - Correct Ans-Early recognition +access to EMS 11. You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack. What should you do first? - Correct AnsSummon EMS 12. Once you turn in the AED you should...? - Correct Ans-apply pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms 13. To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...? - Correct Ans-Allow chest to fully recoil between chest compressions 14. You are preforming CPR on a victim and a 2nd life guard arrives. What should the second life guard do first? - Correct Ans-check whether EMS has been summoned 15. What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and the victim from disease transmission? - Correct Ans-use a CPR breathing barrier/ mask 16. you are providing care to a pool maintenance worker who has fallen off a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first? - Correct Ans-obtain consent from the victim 17. should you summon EMS personnel for a victim [Show More]

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