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Ellis and Associates ILTP Study Guide Exam Questions with Answers
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Ellis and Associates ILTP Study GuideExam Questions with Answers
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
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