First Aid/AED
CPR
Useful Acronyms
Ratios to Live and Die By
Bonus!
100

A patron has slurred speech, is unable to lift their right arm level with her 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:

What is a stroke.

100

You are performing CPR when a second lifeguard arrives. What is most appropriate for the second lifeguard to do first?

What is check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.

100

L.O.C

What is Loss of Consciousness

100

What are the compression ratios for one rescuer CPR for an adult?

What is 30:2

100

During the rapid assessment, you find the victim is not breathing and has no pulse. When would you give 2 ventilations before starting CPR?

What is when the victim is pulled out of water.

200

If there is a risk of AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or infant, you should:

What is place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.

200

During two rescuer CPR, what is the compression to ventilation ratio for an infant?

What is 15:2

200

A.E.D

What is Automated External Defibrillator 

200

During two rescuer CPR, what is the compression to ventilation ratio for an infant?

What is 15:2

200

What two songs are commonly used to keep the tempo for CPR?

What is Staying Alive by the BeeGees, Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

300

If a victim is having a seizure in the water:

What is support the victim with their head above water until the seizure ends.

300

When giving a primary ventilation to an adult who is unconscious and not breathing, you notice the chest is not rising. What should you do next?

What is re-tilt the head and attempt another ventilation.

300

F.A.S.T

What is Face, Arms, Speech, Time.

300

What is the correct compression rate for CPR? 


What is 100-120 compressions per minute

300

A patron collides with another swimmer while diving into the pool and asks the lifeguard for help. Without performing an assessment, the lifeguard tells the patron that they can continue swimming. The patron leaves the facility and seeks medical attention from a hospital after they begins to feel tingling sensations in their arms and legs. The lifeguard may be:

What is negligent?

400

Is it appropriate to use an AED on a woman that is pregnant?

Yes. Defibrillation shocks transfer no signification current to the fetus. The mothers survival is paramount to the infant's survival.

400

What is the appropriate compression depth when providing CPR on an Infant?

What is 1 ½ inches

400

R.I.C.E

What is Rest, Immobilize, cold, elevate

400

When giving ventilations to a child who is not breathing but has a definitive pulse, you should give ventilations:

What is 1 every 3 seconds

400

When using an AED, what would we not remove from the victim?

What is jewelry.

500

What is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival?


What is early recognition and access to emergency medical services (EMS) system.

500

Where should you check the pulse on an infant?

What is brachial artery- crest of the elbow

500
S.A.M.P.L.E

What is Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events Leading up to Incident 

500

When giving ventilations to an adult who is not breathing but has a definitive pulse, you should give ventilations:

What is 1 every 5 to 6 seconds

500

What are the only 5 reasons you should stop CPR?

What is:

1. Signs of life

2. EMS takes over 

3. AED is analyzing 

4. Scene unsafe 

5. Too exhausted to continue