Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training
Vocabulary Exam Study Guide
Solutions
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
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,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
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,• 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
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, 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
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Vocabulary Exam Study Guide
Solutions
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
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,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
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,• 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
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, 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
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