Lifeguard prospects will cultivate many techniques throughout their lifeguard training. These abilities involve rescue methods, advanced or standard emergency treatment response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills, and other methods relative to their lifeguard environment. In addition to these techniques, lifeguards will be taught the drowning line.
The drowning cycle is defined as:
Failure to Cope, Lack of Education, Lack of Protection, Insufficient Safety Advice, Insufficient Supervision.
Inability to cope: Commonly, the typical member of the public will have limited beach and ocean experience. Because of this, the typical member of the public is extremely disposed to aquatic dangers that include rip currents and drownings. When in an aquatic hazard such as a rip current, an untrained individual will most likely panic and as a result be powerless to manage in this environment.
Insufficient of education: Untrained swimmers are the most typically rescued people in marine settings. As a way to remain safe