Red Cross Lifeguard Practice Test

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What is the primary goal when administering CPR?

To relieve a choking hazard.
To restore normal heart rhythm.
To keep blood circulating to vital organs.
To stabilize the victim until help arrives.

The correct answer is: To keep blood circulating to vital organs.

The primary goal when administering CPR is to keep blood circulating to vital organs. When a person experiences cardiac arrest, their heart stops pumping blood, which means that oxygen-rich blood is not reaching the brain and other critical organs. By performing CPR, you manually compress the chest, which helps to circulate blood and provides some level of oxygenation to these vital areas. This is crucial, as prolonged lack of blood flow can lead to irreversible damage or death. Therefore, the emphasis during CPR is to maintain blood circulation and oxygen delivery until professional medical help can take over or until the individual's heart can restore its normal function.