When making a rescue, don’t overlook your own personal safety.
Often, a lifeguard’s safety is compromised when the victim, in a state of panic, grabs a hold of the shoulder strap connected to the rescue tube, inadvertently pulling the lifeguard under water.
It’s a dangerous scenario, one that can be avoided.
In this first installment of a three-part series, AI resident lifeguard expert Pete DeQuincy explains how to train your rescue team to slip out and swim away from entanglements.
