Background A technique called in-water resuscitation (IWR) was devised on a surfboard to
ventilate persons who seemingly did not breathe upon a water rescue. Despite IWR still …

Drowning and submersion injuries are highly prevalent, yet preventable, causes of
childhood mortality and morbidity. Although much of the resuscitation of the drowning …

Objective Response time is a predictive factor for survival of drowning victims and lifesaving.
Rescue Water Craft (RWC) are lifeboats very common in lifeguards operations. The aim of …

Drowning is an endemic 'disaster'all over the world usually related to leisure situations
affecting mostly the young that turn into a dramatic and unexpected event for the majority of …

Objetivo: Analizar el efecto de la fatiga física provocada por un rescate acuático sobre la
calidad de la reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP). Método: Sesenta socorristas …

Although fatal drowning rarely occurs in swimming pools, this event has a very grave impact
on the swimming pool employees, notably when they have been directly involved in the …

In order to investigate causative factors, root cause analysis (RCA) was applied to 351
Australian compressed-gas diving fatalities from 1972-2005. Each case was described by …

Introduction Drowning is a common cause of death in young adults. The 2010 guidelines of
the European Resuscitation Council call for in-water-resuscitation (IWR). There has been …

Canyoning is a recreational activity that has increased in popularity in the last decade in
Europe and North America, resulting in up to 40% of the total search and rescue costs in …

Lifeguards play a crucial role in ensuring patron safety at public swimming pools to detect
victims in distress to prevent drowning. Whilst there are guidelines as to the ratio of …