Ellis and Associates ILTP Study Guide questions with correct answers Standard of Care CORRECT ANSWER The degree of care a responsible person would take to prevent an injury to another person
Accountable to: CORRECT ANSWER Guests, Employer, and Self
Keep a professional image by: CORRECT ANSWER Punctuality, Proper Uniform,
Preparedness, Pleasant, Attentive, Vigilant, and Knowledgeable Purpose of E&A Audits CORRECT ANSWER 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? CORRECT ANSWER 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 CORRECT ANSWER 10 seconds to recognize a guest in distress and 20 seconds to reach guest and begin to render aid Zone of Protection CORRECT ANSWER Assigned areas of responsibilities
Zones should: CORRECT ANSWER Overlap, so no area is unprotected
Scanning: CORRECT ANSWER Vigilantly watch assigned zone of protection, move head and eyes High Risk Areas: CORRECT ANSWER Deep water, Wave pools, Activity pools, Slide catch pools, Hydraulic currents, Drop off areas, Diving wells, Pool exits, and Lake areas 1 / 2
High Risk Guests: CORRECT ANSWER 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: CORRECT ANSWER Mid-day, Holidays, and extremely hot days
Drowning Process CORRECT ANSWER Surprise, Involuntary breath holding, Unconsciousness, Hypoxic Convulsions, Clinical Death Active Drowning CORRECT ANSWER GiDs may struggle on the surface for a short period of time before submerging Passive (Silent) Drowning CORRECT ANSWER GiDs can slip quickly and silently under water and do not struggle on the surface Recognizing a Guest in Distress CORRECT ANSWER 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: CORRECT ANSWER 2 step, "head to shoulder, head to chest, head to shoulder and the rest." If you don't know, CORRECT ANSWER GO Time span for complete drowning process CORRECT ANSWER Seconds to Minutes Do children or adults go through the drowning process faster? CORRECT ANSWER Children
True or False: Dry Drownings occur more frequently than Wet drownings. CORRECT
ANSWER False
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