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Emergency Medicine American Red Cross Lifeguard Tests A&B How can you protect yourself from possible blood borne pathogens transmission when providing care? - ANS-Use PPE: Disposable Gloves, Breathing Barrier/Mask A child is wheezing and grabbing his chest. After obtaining consent from his mother, she tells you he has asthma but does not have his inhaler nearby. What care should you provide? - ANS-Summon EMS & Place victim in a position that helps breathing 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 are a life guard and get consent from his parents. What should you do next. ANS-Stand behind the victim - Give 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts until the object is dislodged You and another life guard find an unconscious adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate EAP, size up the scene, and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not breathing but has a pulse. You call 911 then? ANS-Give 1 breath every 5 seconds 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 - ANS-Begin primary assessment When providing care during an emergency what should you do first? - ANS-Size up the scene You were performing CPR on an adult, how deep should you compress the chest? - ANS-At least 2 inches CPR should be performed on victims who are in - ANS-Cardiac arrest/ no pulse What is the first step in the cardiac chain of survival? ANS-Early recognition + access to EMS You are providing care to a victim having a heart attack, what should you do first? – ANS-Summon EMS Once you turn in the AED you should? - ANS-Apply pads and allow AED to analyze heart rhythms To ensure effective chest compression during CPR you should...? - ANS-Allow the chest to fully recoil between chest compressions You are performing CPR on a victim and a second life guard arrives. What should the second life guard do first? - ANS-Check whether EMS has been summoned What should you use when giving ventilation to protect you and the victim from disease transmission? - ANS-Use a CPR breathing barrier / mask You are providing care to a pool maintenance worker who has fallen off a ladder. The victim is conscious. What should you do first? - ANS-Obtain consent from the victim Should you summon EMS personnel for a victim with an open wound with the bone protruding? - ANS-YES You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gaps. During the primary assessment you find the victim has a pulse. What should you do next? - ANS-Give two initial ventilations If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other such as with a small child or infant what should you do? - ANS-Place one on the middle of the chest, and one on the middle of the back You have sized up the scene and determined it is safe. Then performing a primary assessment what should you do next. - ANS-Check for responsiveness

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