Lifeguard Facts, Techniques, and Best Practices

Attitude/Professionalism

Communication Systems

Alarms

Crowd Control/Verbal Directions

Documentation

Flags

• International Beach Safety Flags (ILS)
  

Hand Signals

Public Address (PA) Systems

Whistles

Drowning

Basic Facts/Statistics/Terminology

• California Infant/Toddler Drowning (CDHS)
• Drowning: The Reality (CDC)
• Drowning Risks in Natural Water Settings (CDC)
• Drowning Stats (Drowning Prevention Foundation)
• Fact Sheet for Drowning (CDC)
• Fact Sheet on Worldwide Drowning (WHO)
• General Drowning Information (AtlanticBeach)
• USLA Reprint of WHO Definition
• World Congress on Drowning (WCOD)
• World Health Organization - Drowning Facts

Drowning Process/Evaluation

• Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning (WISTV)
• Evaluating Drowning Victims (Szpilman)

Drowning Complications

• Dry Drowning Corrections (snopes)
  

Heimlich Manuever for Drowning

• Articles on this Controversy (DaytonaDailyNews)
  
• Drowning and Abdominal Thrusts (ARC)
  
• Local Lifeguard Taught Dangerous Technique (CBS11 Dallas)
  
• NASCO Open Letter on Use of Heimlich
• NVaRPA Discontinues Heimlich (WA Post)
• Peter Heimlich's Medical Fraud Site
• The Trouble with Henry (Metroactive)
• To Heimlich or Not - Part 1 (KTVO)
• To Heimlich or Not - Part 2 (KTVO)
• USLA Letter to Dr Heimlich with Reply
• Water Rescue Sequence (Mills-Senn)

Hyperventilation

• Hyperventilation Before Underwater Swimming (ARC)
  

Prolonged Submersions

Victim Behaviors

Emergency Procedures

Swimming Pool

Waterfront

• Spinal and Search Rescues (Camp Rockmont)

Waterpark

Injury Prevention

Maintenance Tasks

Patron Surveillance

Areas of Responsibility/Lifeguard Stations

Attention Capture/Victim Recognition

• Lifeguard On Duty Doesn't Always Mean Safety (CBS News) 
  

Audits of On-Duty Lifeguards

Coverage Strategies

Decision-Making

RID Factor

Rotation/Breaks

Scanning

• 3 Ds for Lifeguards (Dr. Tom Gritffiths)
• 5 Minute Scanning Strategy (Dr. Tom Griffiths)
• Body on the Bottom (Dr. Tom Griffiths)
• Brief Intervention to Improve Surveillance
• Drowning Sheds Light on Lifeguard Job--YMCA Lifeguards Highlighted (NBC Action News)
• Lifeguard Assessment
• Lifeguards Watch but They Don't Always See
• More on Scanning (NLS, Alberta, Canada)
• Open Water Surveillance (USLA)
• Scanning 101, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Ron Arendas)
• Scanning-and-Drills
• The SEE System to Check Lifeguard Scanning
• Visual Scanning and Attention Span

Person in Charge/Facility Operator

Lifeguard Supervision

• How to Tell if a Lifeguard Is Doing a Good Job (DeAnza College)
  
• Not Rescue Ready (DeAnza College)
• Operators & Industry (Pool Safely)

Swimming Pool Operation/Maintenance

• 100 Reasons for Cloudy Water (Pool Solutions)
• Algae Problems (Pool Wizard)
• Pool Maintenance Tips (Cheap Pool Products)

Team Building

Rescues/Rescue Skills