By Nicole Brown, CBS News Recent flash flooding in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina is highlighting the extreme dangers that these raging torrents of water can bring to communities in a matter of minutes. The death toll after catastrophic flash floods...
This critical information is republished from The American Red Cross Delayed, Secondary or Dry Drowning Last Full Review: American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council 2015Last Update: 2023 The existence of delayed, secondary or dry drowning has been debunked by multiple organizations. Yet, it...
This critical information is republished from The American Red Cross Scanning Techniques Last Full Review: American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, 2020Last Update: 2023 Lifeguards need to quickly identify swimmers in distress and drowning persons in order to rapidly come to their aid...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hurricane Flood Risks: Water Rescue Expert Gerry Dworkin Available for Immediate Commentary KENNEBUNKPORT, ME, [October 9, 2024] — As Florida braces for the arrival of a powerful hurricane, internationally renowned water rescue expert Gerry Dworkin is available to provide urgent,...
Lifesaving Resources warns of the risk of cold water...
Developing a risk-management program to prevent accidents in aquatic facilities Download pdf of this article Article originally published in Parks & Rec Business magazine, April 2023. Drowning is a significant health concern within the U.S., and is one of the leading causes of...
All ponds in and around residential communities should be required to be fenced in order to prevent unauthorized access, especially by young children. Regardless of whether or not state/county/city laws require fencing, the owner/operator of the community complex should take...
Drowning is a significant health concern within the U.S. and is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury deaths for people of all ages. Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death for children 14-years-of age and...
Training & Equipment First Responders must be properly trained and equipped in order to safely and effectively respond to ice rescue and recovery incidents. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) must be readily available and in good condition for both shore-based and Rescue Swimmer...
HANDS-ONLY CPR is NOT appropriate or effective for use on submersion/drowning victims. Drowning is a HYPOXIC event in that the onset of CARDIAC ARREST resulted from RESPIRATORY ARREST. Performing Hands-Only CPR only circulates non-oxygenated blood to the brain and other...
While no ice is safe ice, there considerations and equipment that make venturing onto ice safer; and how to save yourself if you fall into an ice covered body of water....
Self rescue from a submerged vehicle can be accomplished with quick action upon entering the water....
Hypoxia Induced by Rapid Onset Pulmonary Edema (ROPE) is the cause of some, if not most, snorkel-related fatal and near-fatal drownings according to a ...
With changes to pool operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are also recommended changes to how lifeguards respond to medical emergencies. Based on current recommendations, we have outlined procedures for swimming pool, water park and other aquatic venues...
Local governments are beginning to allow swimming pools and other aquatic facilities to reopen as restrictions ease across the country. Lifesaving Resources can provide guidance and training to facilities looking to safely reopen their doors. The guidelines below are based...
Responding to Cardiac Arrest calls during the Coronavirus pandemic has required First Responders to modify protocols to reduce risk to responding personnel while providing lifesaving care to patients....
By Seth Collings Hawkins, MD, Justin Sempsrott, MD, and Andrew Schmidt, DO, MPH Published in Emergency Medicine News, August 2017 In June, a 4-year-old died following days of vomiting. He had been in shallow water in a Texas dike about a week...
May 01, 2020 First, the good news: due to this current crisis, we will be extending everyone’s authorization by one year. So, if you were authorized through December 2020, your authorization will be automatically extended through December 2021. We are investigating means...
There is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas, or water play areas. Proper operation and maintenance (including disinfection with chlorine and bromine) of these facilities...
United States Lifesaving Association Lifeguarding and COVID-19 The United States Lifesaving Association has received many inquiries regarding lifeguard operations amidst the COVID-19 epidemic. Lifeguards, like other public safety providers, want to know how to protect themselves and how to protect others,...
WA Firefighters Swim to Rescue Couple in Sinking Vehicle Poulsbo firefighters were treated for hypothermia after diving into Liberty Bay to save two people who were trapped upside-down in their crashed vehicle. SYDNEY BROWNSTONE DECEMBER 15, 2019 THE SEATTLE TIMES Firefighters swam into Liberty Bay...
GRAFTON (CBS) — A Grafton man saved the life of a teenager Friday night when he rescued her from a car sinking into a river. Grafton police said they received a call just before 10 p.m. about a car crash near...
by Rebecca Robledo Another man has died after allegedly contracting the brain-eating amoeba at a waterpark. Eddie Gray, 59, was on a trip with his church at Fantasy Lake Water Park in Hope Mills, N.C. when he contracted Naegleria fowleri, known as...
by Phillip Reese July 22, 2019 California Healthline Some welcome news at the height of summer swimming season: Children are far less likely to drown in California than they were in the 1980s — and child drowning rates have continued to fall even...