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Red Cross Lifeguarding Study Set r.24 What is your primary responsibility as a lifeguard? To conduct patron survellience What is testing chemicals an example of? A secondary responsibility How long do you have to scan your entire zone? 30 seconds How long do you have to complete a Lifeguard Station Response Test? 1 minute 30 seconds How long should you simultaneously check for breathing and a pulse? No more than 10 seconds What is the purpose of the rapid assessment? To identify and address life threatening conditions What are you checking for in a rapid assessment? breathing, pulse, severe bleeding Where do you feel for a pulse on an adult or child? Carotid artery (neck) Where do you feel for a pulse in an infant? Brachial artery (arm) What is respiratory arrest?
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What is your primary responsibility as a lifeguard? To conduct patron survellience What is testing chemicals an example of? A secondary responsibility How long do you have to scan your entire zone? 30 seconds How long do you have to complete a Lifeguard Station Response Test? 1 minute 30 seconds
How long should you simultaneously check for breathing and a pulse? No more than 10 seconds What is the purpose of the rapid assessment? To identify and address life threatening conditions What are you checking for in a rapid assessment? breathing, pulse, severe bleeding Where do you feel for a pulse on an adult or child? Carotid artery (neck) Where do you feel for a pulse in an infant?
1 ventilation every 6 seconds for about 2 minutes (approximately 20 breaths) How many people do you need to use the BVM? 2 people What mask should you use if you are a single rescuer? resuscitation mask What are the steps to use a resuscitation mask?
What should you do if your first ventilation does not go in? Reseal the mask and reopen the airway What should you do if your second ventilation does not go in? Start obstructed airway CPR What is obstructed airway CPR? Compressions --> check the airway for obstruction -- > finger sweep if you see something --> give to ventilations --> repeat
What personal protective equipment (PPE) do you want to use?
Every 2 minutes How often should you switch roles in CPR? Every 5 cycles or 2 minutes How long do you have to physically switch roles in CPR? Less than 10 seconds How many compressions to ventilations do you give to an adult in cardiac arrest when you are a single rescuer? 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
How many compressions to ventilations do you give to an infant in cardiac arrest when you are a part of a group rescue? 15 compressions to 2 ventilations How many compressions to ventilations do you give to a child in cardiac arrest when you are a single rescuer? 30 compressions to 2 ventilations
How many compressions to ventilations do you give to a child in cardiac arrest when you are a part of a group rescue? 15 compressions to 2 ventilations How deep should you compress the chest of a child? about 2 inches How deep should you compress the chest of an adult? at least 2 inches
