Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Accountable (pg. 11-12) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Verify that lifeguards are still maintaining their test-ready
commitment to their lifeguard training.
In-Service Training - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER- Rescue tube, Whistle, Hip pack, and
Sun protection
Rescue Tube (pg. 20) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Worn around your neck and used to get a guests attention,
and has a second tone used to activate an EAP.
Hip Pack - CORRECT ANSWER- Worn around your waist and can be accessed on land or in
the water. Inside: resuscitation mask and non-latex gloves.
Sun Protection - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Accountable (pg. 11-12) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Verify that lifeguards are still maintaining their test-ready
commitment to their lifeguard training.
In-Service Training - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER- Rescue tube, Whistle, Hip pack, and
Sun protection
Rescue Tube (pg. 20) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- Worn around your neck and used to get a guests attention,
and has a second tone used to activate an EAP.
Hip Pack - CORRECT ANSWER- Worn around your waist and can be accessed on land or in
the water. Inside: resuscitation mask and non-latex gloves.
Sun Protection - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
