Jeff Ellis Management Lifeguard Review
Sheet Exam Questions and Answers
The standards of care expected of lifeguards who complete the ILTP course
information:
- Providing swimmer protection consistent with the __________ Protection
Standard
- Maintaining a ________________ image
- Maintaining lifeguard _______ (including rescues preformed at a ____-_____
level) - -10/20, professional; skills, test-ready
-Use ___________________ __________________ ________________ (which may
include gloves eyewear, and breathing devices) when providing emergency
medical care to an injured/ill guest. - -Personal Protective Equipment
-A typical audit may evaluate
- Your ________________ and on-stand performance
- Your ability to remain __________
- Your ability to protect yourself from the ________________
- Your level of __________ ______________
- Your ability to function within your aquatic facility's ______________________
_______________ _________________ - -Professionalism; vigilant; environment;
rescue readiness; Emergency action plan
-The __/__ __________________ ____________________ means that while scanning
a zone, the lifeguard has ___ seconds to recognize that a guest is in distress,
and an additional ___ seconds to reach the guest and perform a rescue. - -
10/20 Protection standard; 10; 20
-To help fight fatigue, try the following changes every few minutes while on
duty: change your _______________, ________________, __________________ - -
position, posture, and perspective
-In _______________ drowning (also known as "silent" downing) guests in
distress slip quickly and silently beneath the surface, and do not follow the
drowning process. - -passive
-The stages of the Drowning Process in order, are;
1) ______________________________
2) ______________________________
3) ______________________________
4) ______________________________
-The practice of extended underwater breath holding by hyperventilating
beforehand can result in sudden loss of consciousness. This is known as
____________ _________ _____________, and is often a contributing factor of
drowning. - -shallow water blackout
-____ Means "watch my zone"
____ Means "lifeguard needs assistance
____ Means "stop dispatch /activity" (This is generally used slides, tube rides
or other water attractions that dispatch riders)
____ Means "bottom's clear/resume activity
A) Raised clenched fist
B) Crossed arms above the head
C) Thumbs up
D) Tapping the top of your head - -D
A
B
C
-An ___________ occurs when you help a guest to the surface or pool deck
without losing your 10/20. A _____________ occurs when you lose your 10/20
by jumping in to help the guest reach the surface pool deck. - -assist; rescue
-A lifeguard rotation occurs when one lifeguard replaces and takes the zone
responsibilities from another guard. The objective of all lifeguard rotations
are:
- To allow _________________ scanning of the zone
- For incoming and outgoing lifeguards to perform a __________________
_________________ _________________ of the zone. - -Uninterrupted, proactive
bottom scan
-"Treat guests as you would like to be treated - with ______" - -respect
-Use the ________ _________ rescue when the guest is on the surface and
facing you. - -front drive
-Use the _______ _____ rescue when the guest is on the surface and facing
away from you - -rear hug
-Use the ____-_________ rescue when the guest is too active for one lifeguard
to rescue safely, and another lifeguard is able to assist. (The lifeguard behind
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