Bai, Angel Heart

BSN2D4
PATHFIT AQUATICS
Activity Two

THINK OF 3 EMERGENCY SITUATION AND DISCUSS HOW SWIMMING CAN SAVE YOU OR SOMEONE.

1. One time I went swimming. The lifeguard told me not to dive in the pool but I did it anyway. Was I
breaking the rule or was the lifeguard wrong for yelling at me?

I broke the rules. Diving in areas that are too shallow, or diving when not properly trained can result in
incredibly serious spinal and head injuries that can lead to your death.

2. If someone is drowning/injured etc. in the ocean but denies help from a lifeguard what would the
lifeguard do?

You are required to gain consent from a person before administering first aid. This consent is implied if
the person in unconscious. Children need their parents to give consent, and this consent is implied if the
child requires first aid and their parents/guardians are not there to give consent.

If somebody is drowning and seems to require help, however they deny consent, the first-aider would
be required to wait until they are unconscious and there is an “implied” consent. Then they could rescue
the person, resuscitate and call for assistance from an ambulance. Once they person is awake however
first-aid might need to be halted due to retracted consent.

3. How does a small lifeguard save a heavy person from drowning in a deep pool?

All lifeguards are trained to perform equipment-based rescues and should never attempt an in-water
rescue without their equipment. But, lifeguards should all be able to meet an appropriate fitness and
swimming standard to use this equipment appropriately to effect a rescue, regardless of their or the
victim’s size.