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A lifeguard (United States) on patrol during Hurricane Earl. Red and yellow flag indicating a bathing area patrolled by lifeguards. A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake.
The RLSS UK Bronze Medallion . The Bronze Medallion was the flagship award of the Royal Life Saving Society UK until 2012. [1] It was open to those age 14 years of age and over, and consists of resuscitation, theory questions on water safety, self rescue, and rescue principles, and a practical swimming pool based assessment.
A lifeguard in a bright, multi-colored, very small swimsuit jumped into the pool at La Défense Arena on Sunday in front of 15,000 people – and was hailed as a hero.
The RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is the standard qualification providing training to over 95% of lifeguards in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The NPLQ can also be delivered in other countries where trainers and training centres meet RLSS UK standards.
The program includes courses for a 2-year lifeguard certification and a 2-year first aid and CPR/automated external defibrillator certification and can be completed through 26.5 hours of in-person ...
A well-known Hawaii lifeguard who was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu’s North Shore was a former professional surfer with acting credits to his name, friends and associates said ...
This "aquatic victim-instead-of-rescuer scenario" is common [7] and killed 103 would-be rescuers in Australia between 1992 and 2010, and another 81 people in New Zealand between 1980 and 2012. [8] A study of drownings in Turkey found 88 cases in which 114 would-be rescuers drowned during their attempts to rescue a primary drowning victim. [9]
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City