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Ellis and Associates ILTP Study Guide 2023 with complete solution Standard of Care The degree of care a responsible person would take to prevent an injury to another person Accountable to: Guests, Employer, and Self Keep a professional image by: Punctuality, Proper Uniform, Preparedness, Pl...

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Standard of Care
The degree of care a responsible person would take to prevent an injury to another
person
Accountable to:
Guests, Employer, and Self
Keep a professional image by:
Punctuality, Proper Uniform, Preparedness, Pleasant, Attentive, Vigilant, and
Knowledgeable
Purpose of E&A Audits
To identify potential aquatic risk exposures before they become an issue and increase
the awareness, education, and implementation of effective aquatic risk management
principles to eliminate or reduce said risks
What will be inspected during an E&A Audit?
Professionalism and Performance, Ability to remain vigilant and meet the swimmer
protection standards, Level of rescue readiness, Ability to protect self from environment
10/20 Protection Standard
10 seconds to recognize a guest in distress and 20 seconds to reach guest and begin to
render aid
Zone of Protection
Assigned areas of responsibilities
Zones should:
Overlap, so no area is unprotected
Scanning:
Vigilantly watch assigned zone of protection, move head and eyes
High Risk Areas:
Deep water, Wave pools, Activity pools, Slide catch pools, Hydraulic currents, Drop off
areas, Diving wells, Pool exits, and Lake areas
High Risk Guests:
Children between 7 and 12 and those attended by adults, shorter individuals who may
wade into deep water, People who can't swim, Intoxicated guests, Guests with extreme
body proportions, Elderly, Disabled guests, and those not dressed to swim
High risk times:
Mid-day, Holidays, and extremely hot days
Drowning Process
Surprise, Involuntary breath holding, Unconsciousness, Hypoxic Convulsions, Clinical
Death
Active Drowning
GiDs may struggle on the surface for a short period of time before submerging
Passive (Silent) Drowning
GiDs can slip quickly and silently under water and do not struggle on the surface
Recognizing a Guest in Distress

, Body Position: diagonal or vertical. Movement: Little or no forward movement.
Appearance: All effort to staying above water, eyes may be open or tightly closed.
Breathing: head held back to keep mouth above water
Scanning Techniques:
2 step, "head to shoulder, head to chest, head to shoulder and the rest."
If you don't know,
GO
Time span for complete drowning process
Seconds to Minutes
Do children or adults go through the drowning process faster?
Children
True or False: Dry Drownings occur more frequently than Wet drownings.
False
What is a Wet Drowning?
When a GiD has been submerged long enough to allow the epiglottis to relax due to a
lack of oxygen
What is Agonal Breathing?
Spontaneous breathing
What is a Dry Drowning?
Asphixiation; when water makes contact with the epiglottis causing it to spasm and
close the airway. Prevents air and water from entering the lungs
Where is Dry Drowning likely to occur?
Around speed slides, diving boards, or slides that end in a free fall
True or False? Scanning patterns for a zone should not be changed.
False
True or False? A GiD at the bottom of the pool will be easy to see.
False
True or False? Guests can be conscious on the bottom of the pool and still need
to be rescued.
True
True or False? You should scan only the area of your facility where guests are
present.
False
What is the EAP?
Emergency Action Plan
How do you activate the EAP?
One long whistle blast
What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is AED?
Automated External Defibrillator
Who takes responsibility of your Zone of Protection if you leave your position
during an emergency?
The lifeguard to your left
Who are you backup for?
The lifeguard to your right

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