Ellis and Associates ILTP Study Guide Questions and Answers Graded A+
Standard of Care - Answers The degree of care a responsible person would take to prevent an
injury to another person
Accountable to: - Answers Guests, Employer, and Self
Keep a professional image by: - Answers Punctuality, Proper Uniform, Preparedness, Pleasant,
Attentive, Vigilant, and Knowledgeable
Purpose of E&A Audits - Answers 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? - Answers 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 - Answers 10 seconds to recognize a guest in distress and 20
seconds to reach guest and begin to render aid
Zone of Protection - Answers Assigned areas of responsibilities
Zones should: - Answers Overlap, so no area is unprotected
Scanning: - Answers Vigilantly watch assigned zone of protection, move head and eyes
High Risk Areas: - Answers Deep water, Wave pools, Activity pools, Slide catch pools, Hydraulic
currents, Drop off areas, Diving wells, Pool exits, and Lake areas
High Risk Guests: - Answers 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: - Answers Mid-day, Holidays, and extremely hot days
Drowning Process - Answers Surprise, Involuntary breath holding, Unconsciousness, Hypoxic
Convulsions, Clinical Death
Active Drowning - Answers GiDs may struggle on the surface for a short period of time before
submerging
Passive (Silent) Drowning - Answers GiDs can slip quickly and silently under water and do not
struggle on the surface
Recognizing a Guest in Distress - Answers 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: - Answers 2 step, "head to shoulder, head to chest, head to shoulder and
the rest."
If you don't know, - Answers GO
Time span for complete drowning process - Answers Seconds to Minutes
Do children or adults go through the drowning process faster? - Answers Children
True or False: Dry Drownings occur more frequently than Wet drownings. - Answers False
What is a Wet Drowning? - Answers When a GiD has been submerged long enough to allow the
epiglottis to relax due to a lack of oxygen
What is Agonal Breathing? - Answers Spontaneous breathing
What is a Dry Drowning? - Answers 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? - Answers 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. - Answers False
True or False? A GiD at the bottom of the pool will be easy to see. - Answers False
True or False? Guests can be conscious on the bottom of the pool and still need to be rescued. -
Answers True
True or False? You should scan only the area of your facility where guests are present. -
Answers False
What is the EAP? - Answers Emergency Action Plan
How do you activate the EAP? - Answers One long whistle blast
What is CPR? - Answers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is AED? - Answers Automated External Defibrillator
Who takes responsibility of your Zone of Protection if you leave your position during an
emergency? - Answers The lifeguard to your left
Who are you backup for? - Answers The lifeguard to your right
What is BSI? - Answers Body Substance Isolation
Standard of Care - Answers The degree of care a responsible person would take to prevent an
injury to another person
Accountable to: - Answers Guests, Employer, and Self
Keep a professional image by: - Answers Punctuality, Proper Uniform, Preparedness, Pleasant,
Attentive, Vigilant, and Knowledgeable
Purpose of E&A Audits - Answers 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? - Answers 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 - Answers 10 seconds to recognize a guest in distress and 20
seconds to reach guest and begin to render aid
Zone of Protection - Answers Assigned areas of responsibilities
Zones should: - Answers Overlap, so no area is unprotected
Scanning: - Answers Vigilantly watch assigned zone of protection, move head and eyes
High Risk Areas: - Answers Deep water, Wave pools, Activity pools, Slide catch pools, Hydraulic
currents, Drop off areas, Diving wells, Pool exits, and Lake areas
High Risk Guests: - Answers 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: - Answers Mid-day, Holidays, and extremely hot days
Drowning Process - Answers Surprise, Involuntary breath holding, Unconsciousness, Hypoxic
Convulsions, Clinical Death
Active Drowning - Answers GiDs may struggle on the surface for a short period of time before
submerging
Passive (Silent) Drowning - Answers GiDs can slip quickly and silently under water and do not
struggle on the surface
Recognizing a Guest in Distress - Answers 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: - Answers 2 step, "head to shoulder, head to chest, head to shoulder and
the rest."
If you don't know, - Answers GO
Time span for complete drowning process - Answers Seconds to Minutes
Do children or adults go through the drowning process faster? - Answers Children
True or False: Dry Drownings occur more frequently than Wet drownings. - Answers False
What is a Wet Drowning? - Answers When a GiD has been submerged long enough to allow the
epiglottis to relax due to a lack of oxygen
What is Agonal Breathing? - Answers Spontaneous breathing
What is a Dry Drowning? - Answers 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? - Answers 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. - Answers False
True or False? A GiD at the bottom of the pool will be easy to see. - Answers False
True or False? Guests can be conscious on the bottom of the pool and still need to be rescued. -
Answers True
True or False? You should scan only the area of your facility where guests are present. -
Answers False
What is the EAP? - Answers Emergency Action Plan
How do you activate the EAP? - Answers One long whistle blast
What is CPR? - Answers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is AED? - Answers Automated External Defibrillator
Who takes responsibility of your Zone of Protection if you leave your position during an
emergency? - Answers The lifeguard to your left
Who are you backup for? - Answers The lifeguard to your right
What is BSI? - Answers Body Substance Isolation
