Rapid Assessment
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first? (not activate EAP)
Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
If ventilations are not going in, what should you do?
re-tilt and try again
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?
At least 2 inches
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:
Place one pad on the child's chest, the other on its back.
How long should you check a victim for breathing and a pulse.
No more than 10 seconds
A person has been injured and is responsive. You should:
a. Have the victim walk with you to the first aid station so you can obtain consent and provide care.
b. Provide care immediately based on the victim’s condition.
c. Speak with the victim to find out what happened and check for non-life-threatening conditions.
d. Obtain consent, check the victim for life-threatening conditions and speak with the victim to find out what happened.
D
You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every:
3 seconds
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is:
15:2
Clear!
You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of the following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first?
Ensure that EMS has been called.
You have sized up the scene, formed an initial impression, and determined the scene is safe. When starting the rapid assessment, which of the following would you do first?
Check for responsiveness
How many guards does it take to operate a BVM?
2
Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR
You have pulled a victim out of the water and are about to attach AED pads after already giving one round of CPR. What should you do before attaching the pads to the victim?
Dry of the victim's chest
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?
Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR beginning with chest compressions.
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. give chest compressions
b. Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
c. Form an initial impression.
d. Put on appropriate PPE.
a. give chest compressions
When pulling a victim from the water, after a primary assessment what should you do?
Give two ventilations.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should:
a. Keep your shoulders directly over your hands and bend your elbows.
b. Compress the victim’s chest to a shallow depth
c. Expose the victim’s chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
. d. Place the victim on a soft, flat surface
. Expose the victim’s chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.
If you are touching the victim while the AED is analyzing what may happen?
The AED might detect your heartbeat and not advise a shock even when one is needed.
What is the first step you should take in caring for a victim with burns?
a. Cool the burned area to stop the burning.
b. Keep the victim comfortable.
c. Take steps to minimize shock.
d. Remove the victim from the source of the burn
D
How do you activate the EAP
Whistle!
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
Give ventilations 1 every 5-6 seconds
When performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?
Between 100 and 120
You are about to apply AED pads to a victim’s chest when you notice that the victim has several body piercings with jewelry on their chest. What should you do?
Apply the pads to the chest, at least 1 inch away from the jewelry
How often do you have to recertify your guard certificate?
Every two years