The survival ladder

Signs a person is in distress:

• Struggling to stay afloat

• Vocal, shouting

• splashing water

• waving hands

How to do reach Rescue: Go on your stomach and lend rescue tube while comforting them and telling them to keep their eyes at you, until you make them reach the poolside

types of jumps:

• Straddle - Use when victim isn’t close enough to do a reach rescue close, maybe distressed.

• slide- when you dont want to move the water

How wound i react to this scenario- johny

• say whistle whistle whistle life guard in action to initiate emergency action plan

• clear the pool of necessary (crowded)

• slide entry to avoid water moving

• swim to him (breaststroke for minimal water movement) and carry him and use vice grip tow (hand behind head and hold their ching and put him next to you and swim to the nearest end of the pool)

• put him on spinal board and buckles and the straps

• get him out of the water

• Check his breathing by looking at vital signs ( pulse from neck, chest going up and down, hear their breath)

• If breathing put in recovery position

• If not breathing do CPR

Equipment for rescue

• Throwbag

• AED

• Rescue tube

AED = automated external defibrillator

Types of tows

• vice grip tow - if they have spinal injury

• chin tow - to keep face above water

• double shoulder tow - to maintain a higher head elevation of the unconscious person.

• head tow - if they have head injury

• Cross chest tow - if someone passed out

• Clothing tow - for distressed swimmer

• armpit tow - control the body position of the unconscious person

Emergency action plan is to follow the process

Emergency ladder

• talk - without going in. the watter encourage the victim (distressed victim) to get to safety by going to the side of the pool or shore

• throw - Throw a buoyant aid ( throw bag or rescue tube) to the victim friom the side of the pool and calmly talk to them while bringing them back to safety

• reach- From a dry, safe location extend or throw a rescue object to the victim and pull them to safety. The object can be bouyant or non-buoyant and should be attached to a rope

• Wade- Wade into shallow water and extend a rescue aid to the victim, or enter deep water while holding onto a solid object and throw the rescue aid.

• Row- If one is available, use a watercraft and row to the victim until you are close enough to extend a rescue object while staying in the craft.

• Swim- If there is no watercraft you can use, swim to the victim and provide them with a buoyant aid.  Calmly talk to them while bringing them back to safety without making direct or indirect contact. It is important to push the buoyant aid towards the victim; panic-stricken victims may try to grab onto you, thus endangering you.

• Tow- If the victim is unable to go to a safe location without additional help, even while hanging onto a buoyant aid, tow them by pulling the other extremity of the object. Make sure you can quickly move away from the victim to ensure your own safety.

• Carry- Swim to the victim and carry them to safety. Choose this technique as a last resort, since direct contact rescues are the most dangerous ones for lifeguards.