INFO: Lifesaving

This page contains lifeguarding/lifesaving information (i.e., articles, videos, and links) organized under the following topics:

• Communication/Documentation
• Competitions
• Drowning
• Emergency Procedures
• Entrapment
• Equipment/Technology
• Funny or Weird
• Injury Prevention
• Legal/Ethical Considerations
• Lifeguarding/Lifesaving
• Open Water Lifeguarding
• Swimming Pool Lifeguarding
• Training
• Waterpark Lifeguarding

Communication/Documentation top

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• Boating
  • Boating Communication Signals/Markers/Flags

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Competitions top

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• LA County, CA
  
  • General Information (LACo)

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• Dey Ray Beach, 2009
  • Boat (TomasLeeman)
  • Iron Man and Iron Woman (TomasLeeman)
  • Paddle Board (TomasLeeman)
  • Swim (TomasLeeman)
• Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008
  
  • Lifeguard Games (ParkCityTV)

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Drowning top

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• Complications
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/Delayed Drowning
    • Saltwater Aspiration Syndrome (SCUBADoc)
  • Dry Drowning
    • Laryngospasm (VoiceDoctor.net)
  • Hyponatremia/Water Intoxication
    • Hyponatremia (MayoClinic)
    • Hyponatremia (Merck)
    • Hyponatremia (Wiki)
• Entrapment
  • See Entrapment below
• General
  • Drowning (eMedicineHealth)
  • Drowning (MedlinePlus)
  • Drowning (Wiki)
  • Drowning Prevention While Boating (BoatSafe)
• Statistics
  • Drowning and Nonfatal Submersions (PoolSafely)
  • Drowning Fact Sheet (Poseidon)
  • Drowning Statistics (Edgar Snyder)
  • Drowning Statistics (PoolCenter.com)
  • Drowning Statistics (USA Swim)
  • National Drowning Statistics (InfantSwim)
  • New York State Drowning Statistics, 1987-2007 (NY Health Dept)
  • Unintentional Drowning Fact Sheet (CDC)
• Victim Characteristics
  • Active Victims
    • Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning (M. Vittone)

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• Drowning Complications
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/Delayed Drowning
    • Johnny Jackson Drowns After Walking Home (TodayShow)
  • Hyponatremia/Water Intoxication
    • Safe Kids USA - Drowning w/Water Intoxication (MetLife)
• General
  • How to Prevent Drowning (Phillip Torillo - Livestrong)
  • Report on Drowning Prevention (ABC)
  • Report on Drowning Prevention (Fox)
• News Reports
  • Baby Drowns in a Bathtub (KCRA-TV)
  • Body Recovered After Reservoir Drowning (WBAL-TV)
  • Lake Drownings (KMBC-TV)
  • Lifeguard Saves Girl from Drowning (KOCO-TV)
  • Man Drowns in Front of Daytona Beach Lifeguard Station (WESH-TV)
  • Man Drowns While Helping Teens (WLWT-TV)
  • Mom Saves Son from Drowning (WLWT-TV)
  • Six Teens Drown in Louisiana (AP)
  • Teens Drown in Gunpowder River (WBAL-TV)
• Reenactments
  
  • Rescue 911, #229 -- Texas Pool Tot, Part 1, Part 2
  • Rescue 911, #414 -- Two Year Old Pool Drowning, Part 1, Part 2
  • Rescue 911, #422 -- Twin Drownings

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• National Drowning Prevention Alliance

Emergency Procedures top

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Equipment/Technology top

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• Ear Care
  • Doc's Proplugs
• Ice Rescue
  • Sterns Cold Water/Ice Rescue Suit (G. Dworkin)
• Lifejackets/PFDs
  • Inflatable Lifejackets (NASBLA)
  • Lifejacket Use (USCG)
  • PFD Basics (BoatSafe)
  • Sample PFD Label (BoatSafe)
  • Selecting, Caring, and Maintaining PFDs (BoatSafe)

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• ADA Access
  • Beach/Pool Wheelchair (Vipamat - French)
• Ear Care
  • Equalizing Pressure with Doc's Proplugs (Doc's Proplugs)
• Exercise/Fitness
  • BaduStream II - Over-the-Wall Treadmill (Speck)
• Lifejackets/PFDs
  • Lifejacket Use (Expert Village)
  • NRS Chinook Fishing PFD (NRS)
  • NRS Ninja PFD (RapidMedia)
  • NRS Rapid Rescuer PFD (NRS)
• Pool Maintenance
  • Chemicals
    • SD3 Surface Dispersant (JMSURFACE02)
• Rescue Equipment
  • General
    • ARC Lifeguard Equipment (ARC)
  • Lifesled
    • Simulated Rescue with Jetski and Lifesled Rescue Board (Lifesled)
  • Rescue Tube
    • ARC Rescue Tube and Other Equipment (ARC)

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Funny or Weird top

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• CPR
  • McGuirk Tries Lifeguarding - Can't Touch Manikin (AdultSwim)
  • Mr. Bean Performs CPR (ProCPR)
  • Shark Performs CPR (Cartoon Network)
• First Aid
  • Heat-Related Injuries (Ultimate Gun Show Vidz)
• Lifeguarding/Rescues
  • How to Be a Lifeguard (IiriisJessii)
  • Man Delays Rescue to Finish His Book (jeremyrobinsononline)
  • Jim Carrey Jacuzzi-Lifeguard Skit, Part 1/Part 2 (SNL)
  • Martin and Lewis as Lifeguards, Part 1/Part 2 (YouTube)
  • Lifeguard Takes Bathroom Break (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)
  • Lifeguarding: The [Cartoon] Documentary (Bob Fox Jr)
  • Popeye the Sailor as a Lifeguard, 1936 (AAP/Fleischer Brothers)
  • Popeye the Sailor as the Lifeguard, 1960 (KFS)
  • Rescue Dog (YouTube)
  • Stalker Lifeguards at the Beach (YouTube)
  • Superhero Lifeguard - Weird (aniBOOM)
  • Wendy, the Lifeguard (The Sandlot)
• Lifejackets
  • Kid with Many Lifejackets - Don't Try This at Home (YouTube)
• Recreation Swimming
  • How to Pee in the Pool Without Getting Caught (YouTube)
  • Mr. Bean Goes to the Pool (YouTube)
  • Popeye the Sailor in Beach Peach (Famous Studios)

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Injury Prevention top

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Legal/Ethical Considerations top

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• Laws and Regulations
  • Federal
    
    • OSHA Requirements
      • Blood-Borne Pathogens
      • Hazard Chemical Standards
      • Others
    • Virginia Graeme Baker (see also Entrapment)
      
      • VGB Pool and Spa Safety Act (PoolSafely)
      • VGB P&SSA Transcript - PDF Format (PoolSafely)
  • State-Specific
    • Washington State
      • Swimming Pool Design, Construction, and Equipment (WAC)
• Legal/Ethical Concepts

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Lifeguarding/Lifesaving top

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• RID Factor Issues
  • Texting by Lifeguards (NY Times)
• Scanning/Surveillance
  • Scanning 101 Info Sheets (WaterSafetyGuy)

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• Escapes
  • Escapes Practice - NOTE: Push up with hands and practice without tubes (CPRTrainingPro)
• Rescues
  • Beach
    • DelRay Beach Lifeguards Save 3 in Rip Current (TomasLeeman)
    • Pier Rescue of 3 Girls (HB)
    • Bondi Beach Lifeguards Bring a Man Back to Life (BondiRescue)
  • Spinal
    • Shallow-Water Spinal (YouTube)
  • Swimming Pool
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    • Lifeguard Pulls Girl from the Water (KOCO-TV) 
    • Submerged Nonspinal (YouTube)
• Violence/Threats/Civil Disturbances
  
  • Physical Attack (Worst-Case Scenario)

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Open-Water Lifeguarding top

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Rescue Skills/Techniques top

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• Open Water Rescues
  • Entries
    • Pier Entries (Pensacola Beach Lifeguards)
  • Rescue Board/Paddle Board/Lifesled Rescues
    
    • Rescue Board Techniques (Pensacola Beach Lifeguards)
    • Wetiz Paddleboard Rescue - Conscious w/Leverage (Wetiz)
  • Submerged Vehicles
    • Sinking Vehicle (Worst-Case Scenario)
  • Swimming Rescues
    • Beach Rescue of a Boogie-Boarder (ExtremeDelRay)
    • Pier Rescue of 3 Girls (HB Lifeguards)
    • Pier Rescue of Boogie-Boarder (HB Lifeguards)
• Spinal Injury Management
  • Red Cross Techniques/Training
    • Spinal - Dry Land (ARC)
    • Spinal - Shallow-Water Supports (ARC)
    • Spinal - Shallow-Water Backboarding (ARC)
    • Spinal - Deep-Water Supports (ARC)
    • Spinal - Deep-Water Backboarding (ARC)
    • Spinal - Waterpark (ARC)
• Swimming Pool Rescues
• Waterpark Rescues

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Swimming Pool Lifeguarding top

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• Electrical Safety
  • Don't Swim with the Shocks (CPSC)
• General Pool Care
  • Pool Care (PoolCenter)
• Glossaries/Encyclopedias
  • Pool Articles (Pool Center)
  • Pool Glossary (PoolCenter)
• Public Pool Safety
  
  • Community Pool Safety (PoolSafely)

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• Injury Prevention
  • This Is Why (C. Cordova)
• Pool Maintenance
  • Lighting
    • Replacing an Underwater Pool Light Bulb (PoolCenter)
  • Opening/Closing the Pool
    • Opening the Pool for the Season (PoolSchool)

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Training top

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• Junior Lifeguarding Programs
  • Beach Training
    • LA County (LACo)

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• Junior Lifeguarding Programs
  • Beach Training
    • El Segundo, CA, 2009 (ElSegundoTV)
    • Haulover, FL (Miami TV en Espanol)
    • LA County, CA (LACo)
    • Siesta Beach, Sarasota, FL (SNN)
    • Solana Beach, CA (JimCostaFilms)
• Lifeguarding Courses
  • ARC Lifeguarding 
    • Precourse Testing
      • Both Red Cross Precourse Tests (CatsCampusRec)
      • Lifeguard Precourse Testing -- American Red Cross (KaseySimon)
      • Red Cross Brick Test - NOTE: Both hands should be on the brick! (CPRTrainingPro)
    • Video Segments (found on YouTube)
      • Characteristics and Responsibilities (ARC)
      • Decision Making (ARC)
      • Effective Surveillance (ARC)
      • Emergency Action Plan (ARC)
      • Rescue Equipment (ARC)
      • Entries and Approaches (ARC)
      • Rescue Skills, Part 1 (ARC)
      • Rescue Skills, Part 2 (ARC)
      • Rescue Skills - Removals/Waterfront (ARC)
      • Standard Precautions (ARC)
      • Resuscitation Mask (ARC)
      • Initial Assessment (ARC)
      • Rescue Breathing (ARC)
      • BVM (ARC)
      • Airway Obstruction/Choking (ARC)
      • Unconscious Airway Obstruction (ARC)
      • CPR - Adult, Child, Infant (ARC)
      • 2-Rescuer CPR - Adult, Child, Infant (ARC)
      • AED - The Heart's Electrical System (ARC)
      • How to Use an AED (ARC)
      • Using an AED with CPR in Progress (ARC)
      • First Aid - Secondary Assessment (ARC)
      • First Aid - Sudden Illness (ARC)
      • First Aid - Bleeding Control (ARC)
      • First Aid - Burns (ARC)
      • First Aid - Caring for Shock (ARC)
      • First Aid - Heat and Cold Emergencies (ARC)
      • First Aid - Muscle, Bone, and Joint Injuries (ARC)
      • Spinal - Dry Land (ARC)
      • Spinal - Shallow-Water Supports (ARC)
      • Spinal - Shallow-Water Backboarding (ARC)
      • Spinal - Deep-Water Supports (ARC)
      • Spinal - Deep-Water Backboarding (ARC)
      • Spinal - Waterpark (ARC)
  • LA County Lifeguard Training
    • Lifeguard Training Overview (R. Mejia)
• Lifeguard Testing for Employment
  
  • American Pool Service of Orlando 
    • LG Precourse Testing (APS)
  • General 
    • How to Become a Lifeguard (Howcast)
  • LA City 
    • Dummy Tow (LACity) 
    • Rants on the Lifeguard Test (LACity) 
    • Swim Test (LACity)
• Recruitment 
  • 2010 Recruitment Video (PoseidonPoolsLtd)
  • Australian Lifeguard Service (ALGS)
  • Birmingham Lifeguard Recruitment (BirminghamNewsRoom)
  • Santa  Monica, CA, Lifeguards (SMMirror)

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Waterpark Lifeguarding top

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• Attractions
  
  • Fountains/Play Areas
  • Speed Slides
    • SkyBreaker, SevenPeaks, Utah (B. Anderson)
  • Tube Slides
    • Avalanche, Roaring Springs, Idaho (YouTube)
  • Water Slides
    • Homemade/Front Yard
      • Homemade Water Slide (YouTube)
      • Jason's Homemade Water Slide (YouTube)
      • Super Slip n Slide in Vail, CO (YouTube)
      • Ultimate Slip n Slide (YouTube)
      • Water Slides for the Home? (YouTube)
  • Wave Pools
  • Winding Rivers
• News Reports
  • Fatal Accident at Waterworld, Northern California, 1997 (Dateline NBC)
• Safety "Welcome" Videos
  • SevenPeaks Waterpark, Provo, Utah (TimberSharkMedia)
• Spinal Injury Management
  • Red Cross Spinal for Waterparks (ARC)

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• Waterparks
  • Roaring Springs, Idaho