Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training Vocabulary

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.