Starguard
Subtitle: best practices for lifeguards
By: Jill E. White.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Champaign, Ill.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Lifeguards -- Training of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prevention; title: Lifeguard best practices; title: Events that precipitate drowning; title: Rid factor; title: Your work environment; title: Aquatic risk management; title: Starfish risk management model; title: Prevention strategy; title: Layers of protection; title: Contributing risk factors and policies to control them; title: Emergency action plans; title: Bloodborne and recreational water illness prevention; title: Disease transmission through bodily substances; title: Universal precautions and personal protection equipment; title: Cleaning up bodily fluids and fecal matter; title: Recreational water illness; title: Injury prevention strategy; title: Inspections and hazard identification; title: Electrical safety; title: Monitoring severe weather conditions; title: Rules and policy enforcement; title: Crowd management; title: Dealing with special populations; title: Surveillance; title: Drowning victim recognition; title: Distress; title: Drowning definitions; title: Drowning process; title: Observation skills; title: Scanning; title: Zones; title: Development of the scanning process; title: Triage scanning; title: 5-minute scanning strategy; title: Proactive rotations; title: Locations for lifeguards; title: Underwater surveillance; title: Communication signals; title: Emergency care; title: Contacting emergency medical systems; title: Responder chain of command; title: Early activation of emergency medical systems; title: First aid in the aquatic environment; title: Legal considerations; title: Common illness and injuries; title: Spinal injury; title: Aquatic rescue; title: Assists and rescues; title: Rescue equipment; title: Starfish aquatic rescue model; title: Activating the emergency action plan; title: Land-based assists; title: Water entry and approach; title: In-water rescue; title: Remove and report; title: Emergency escape; title: Aquatic spinal injury management; title: In-water stabilization; title: Backboarding and extrication; title: Unconscious drowning victim protocol; title: In-water rescue; title: Rescue breathing in the water; title: Extrication; title: Basic life support considerations; title: Integrating adjunct equipment; title: Transferring to EMS; title: Professionalism and personal safety; title: Personal health and safety; title: Skin cancer awareness; title: Workplace safety; title: Physical fitness; title: Vision; title: Medical considerations; title: Emotional health; title: Professionalism; title: Professional image; title: Enrichment training; title: Accountability; title: Decision making and sound judgment; title: Legal liability; title: Lifeguarding in difficult situations; title: What to expect from your employer; title: Site-specific considerations; title: Water park lifeguarding; title: Prevention strategy; title: Surveillance; title: Emergency care and aquatic rescue; title: Professionalism and personal safety; title: Waterfront and wilderness lifeguarding; title: Prevention strategy; title: Surveillance; title: Emergency care and aquatic rescue; title: Professionalism and personal safety; title: Appendix 1 Sample first aid report; title: Appendix 2 Sample rescue report.