Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training Exam
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
Accountable (pg. 11-12) - answerLifeguards can be held accountable through performance
evaluations that include audits.
As an E&A lifeguard you are accountable to:
(1) Facility guests
(2) Your employer
(3) Yoursel...
Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training Exam
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
Accountable (pg. 11-12) - answer✔✔Lifeguards can be held accountable through performance
evaluations that include audits.
As an E&A lifeguard you are accountable to:
(1) Facility guests
(2) Your employer
(3) Yourself
Audit - answer✔✔Verify that lifeguards are still maintaining their test-ready commitment to
their lifeguard training.
In-Service Training - answer✔✔Intended to serve as an ongoing practice session for you to
maintain and enhance your skills learned during the original lifeguard class.
Operational Drills (this is how one is audited) - answer✔✔Lifeguard evaluations that can include
the use of people, manikins or silhouette dolls to monitor your vigilance. Some drills may also
involve scenarios where rescue skills are performed. As an E&A lifeguard, you should embrace
all opportunities to both improve and demonstrate your lifeguarding abilities.
Preventive Lifeguarding - answer✔✔Remain alert and work to prevent emergencies. As a
lifeguard, people rely on you to prevent catastrophic incidents. This job requires your undivided
attention.
Standard of Care - answer✔✔The degree of care that a responsible person is expected to provide
to prevent further harm and/ or manage the injury or illness for a guest in need. In your case, the
standard of care considers the practices of what equally qualified lifeguards would have done if
placed in the same or similar circumstance.
Test-ready - answer✔✔A lifeguard always needs to be prepared and be capable of everything
they have learned and practiced. Your training does not end after the course. Your skills need to
be maintained at a test-ready level throughout your credential validity period.
What types of documentation could you be required to take? (documentation is a secondary
responsibility of a lifeguard) - answer✔✔• Daily sign-in sheets
• Facility inspection checklists
,• Attendance records
• Lifeguard rotation logs
• Facility maintenance records
• Equipment inspection forms
• Rescue reports
• Incident and witness reports
• Daily work schedules
• Water chemistry logs
• Weather condition reports
• In-service training records
• Attraction downtime records
Legal Concepts That Apply To Lifeguards (pg. 12-13) - answer✔✔(1) Abandonment
(2) Confidentiality
(3) Consent
(4) Documentation
(5) Duty to Act
(6) Negligence
(7) Refusal of care
(8) Standard of care
Secondary Responsibilities Of Lifeguards - answer✔✔As a lifeguard you will have numerous
secondary responsibilities such as:
• Inspecting the facility
• Documentation
• Cleaning the facility
• Testing water chemistry
• Crowd control
• Providing guest services
,Lifeguard Appearance And Behavior (pg. 18-19) - answer✔✔Guests view you as a professional,
they are more likely to follow your directions. These lifeguard behaviors identify you as a
professional:
• Being Prepared
• Rescue Ready
• Safety Aware
• Vigilant
• Identifiable
• Punctuality
• Team Member
• Focus on Health
• Guest Ambassador
Lifeguard Uniform - answer✔✔Your employer will provide the specifics on the standard
lifeguard uniform for your facility. Lifeguard uniforms might include items such as:
• Bathing suit/shorts or trunks
• Shirt
• Hat/visor
• Polarized sunglasses
Lifeguard Equipment (pg. 20) - answer✔✔Rescue tube, Whistle, Hip pack, and Sun protection
Rescue Tube (pg. 20) - answer✔✔A safe, lightweight, and an effective lifesaving device for
situations requiring rescues from the water.
Using a rescue tube has advantages such as:
• The ability to support several large people in the water • Reducing the amount of energy that
you must expend when bringing one or more guests in distress to safety
• Provides lifeguard safety. Positioned between you and a guest, the rescue tube reduces the
likelihood that the guest will grab you during a rescue. And if a guest does happen to grab you,
the rescue tube is likely to keep both you and the guest above water
• The ability to quickly position the guest on the tube so that rescue breathing can be provided in
the water when necessary
• The ability to support a backboard in the water while performing extrications in which spinal
injury issuspected
, Whistle - answer✔✔Worn around your neck and used to get a guests attention, and has a second
tone used to activate an EAP.
Hip Pack - answer✔✔Worn around your waist and can be accessed on land or in the water.
Inside: resuscitation mask and non-latex gloves.
Sun Protection - answer✔✔Dermatologists recommend a "broad spectrum" sunscreen with a sun
protection factor (SPF) of at least 30.
• Waterproof sunscreen is capable of maintaining its SPF rating for 80 minutes when exposed to
water
• Water resistant sunscreen is capable of maintaining its SPF rating for 40 minutes when exposed
to water
C.A.R.E - answer✔✔• Confident in your ability to maintain a test-ready skill level by enhancing
your development through ongoing training participation.
• Attentive to your Zone of Protection Area while on duty, anticipating and preventing potential
issues (weak swimmers, crowded conditions, surface glare).
• Responsive when faced with an emergency that requires you to quickly assess a situation and
determine the best course of action.
• Empathetic by placing yourself in the guest's position, understanding their needs and emotions.
D.E.A.L - answer✔✔• De-escalate the situation - Start with a clear understanding of the guest's
concern.
• Evaluate alternatives - Examine the options available to help with the guest's concern.
• Act quickly - Based on the information you gather, and after considering your options, take
action to improve the situation.
• Look at outcomes - Evaluate how effective your action was afterward.
Rule Enforcement - answer✔✔Rules are established to prevent potential risks and injury.
Remember to keep the conversation with a guest positive. An example of this would be stating
"Please walk" instead of "No running!"
L.E.A.D - answer✔✔• Listen - to guests' concerns about rules without interrupting them
• Empathize - with guests regarding how they may feel
• Apologize - for any misunderstanding about rules on their behalf
• Discuss - the rule, and provide guests with options if available
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