AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING
TRAINING STUDY SHEET 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉H.A.IN.E.S. Answer: recovery position
◉What is the recovery position for an infant. Answer: face down
with their head below their body
◉(pg. 248) Higher Priority is given to.... Answer: airway
management, giving ventilations, or performing CPR than to spinal
immobilization
◉(pg. 248) If you suspect head, neck, or back injury, enter the water
using the.... Answer: Slide-in Entry
◉Manual in-line stabilization: HEAD SPLINT TECHNIQUE (pg. 249).
Answer: Get the victim to a face up position, minimize head and neck
movement
,◉Conscious Choking adults and child. Answer: 5 back blows, 5
abdominal thrusts
◉Conscious Chocking infant. Answer: 5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts
◉Unconscious Choking adults and child. Answer: retilt the head and
attempt a ventilation, give 30 chest compressions, look inside the
mouth and remove the object if seen, attempt ventilation's
◉Secondary Assessment (pg. 216). Answer: take a brief history and
perform a quick head-to-toe physical exam
◉Primary Assessment. Answer: Checking victim for responsiveness,
breathing, and a pulse (Look, Listen, Feel) Check Airways; Breathing;
Circulation ABCs
◉SAMPLE mnemonic when taking a brief history (pg. 216). Answer:
S: Signs and Symptoms
A: Allergies
M: Medications
P: Pertinent past medical history
L: Last Oral Intake
E: Events leading up to incident
, ◉LOC. Answer: Level of Consciousness
◉Caring for Sudden Illness (pg. 218). Answer: 1. Care for any life-
threatening conditions first
2. Monitor victim and watch for changes in LOC
3. Keep victim comfortable and be reassuring
4. Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink
◉FAST (stroke mnemonic). Answer: F: Face-weakness on one side of
face
A: Arm-weakness or numbness in one arm
S: Speech-slurred speech or trouble speaking
T: Time- time to summon EMS if these signs are seen *Contact ASAP*
◉Seizure in Water (pg. 219). Answer: support the victims head
above the water until the seizure ends
◉caring for external bleeding. Answer: apply direct pressure firmly
against a wound for a few minutes to control any bleeding, if they
bleed through continue to add more don't remove
◉Shock (pg. 223). Answer: a natural reaction by the body, typically
following a serious injury
TRAINING STUDY SHEET 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉H.A.IN.E.S. Answer: recovery position
◉What is the recovery position for an infant. Answer: face down
with their head below their body
◉(pg. 248) Higher Priority is given to.... Answer: airway
management, giving ventilations, or performing CPR than to spinal
immobilization
◉(pg. 248) If you suspect head, neck, or back injury, enter the water
using the.... Answer: Slide-in Entry
◉Manual in-line stabilization: HEAD SPLINT TECHNIQUE (pg. 249).
Answer: Get the victim to a face up position, minimize head and neck
movement
,◉Conscious Choking adults and child. Answer: 5 back blows, 5
abdominal thrusts
◉Conscious Chocking infant. Answer: 5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts
◉Unconscious Choking adults and child. Answer: retilt the head and
attempt a ventilation, give 30 chest compressions, look inside the
mouth and remove the object if seen, attempt ventilation's
◉Secondary Assessment (pg. 216). Answer: take a brief history and
perform a quick head-to-toe physical exam
◉Primary Assessment. Answer: Checking victim for responsiveness,
breathing, and a pulse (Look, Listen, Feel) Check Airways; Breathing;
Circulation ABCs
◉SAMPLE mnemonic when taking a brief history (pg. 216). Answer:
S: Signs and Symptoms
A: Allergies
M: Medications
P: Pertinent past medical history
L: Last Oral Intake
E: Events leading up to incident
, ◉LOC. Answer: Level of Consciousness
◉Caring for Sudden Illness (pg. 218). Answer: 1. Care for any life-
threatening conditions first
2. Monitor victim and watch for changes in LOC
3. Keep victim comfortable and be reassuring
4. Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink
◉FAST (stroke mnemonic). Answer: F: Face-weakness on one side of
face
A: Arm-weakness or numbness in one arm
S: Speech-slurred speech or trouble speaking
T: Time- time to summon EMS if these signs are seen *Contact ASAP*
◉Seizure in Water (pg. 219). Answer: support the victims head
above the water until the seizure ends
◉caring for external bleeding. Answer: apply direct pressure firmly
against a wound for a few minutes to control any bleeding, if they
bleed through continue to add more don't remove
◉Shock (pg. 223). Answer: a natural reaction by the body, typically
following a serious injury
