United States Lifesaving Association Salvavidas International Andrew Schmidt EMTB OMSII DOMPH Student NSUCOM International Lifesaving Structure Southeast South Atlantic Northwest MidAtlantic ID: 271366
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Global Water Safety
United States Lifesaving Association
Salvavidas International
Andrew Schmidt, EMT-B, OMS-II
D.O./M.P.H. Student
NSU-COMSlide2
International Lifesaving Structure
Southeast
South Atlantic
Northwest
Mid-Atlantic
New England
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Southwest
Ft. Lauderdale
The rest of the world
International Lifesaving Federation (Belgium)
United States
Lifesaving
AssociationSlide3
United States Lifesaving Assoc.
Founded in 1979
Certifies open water lifesaving agencies that adhere to training and equipment standards
The agencies provide in-house training of lifeguards
Advocates for drowning prevention and public education
Holds regional and national lifesaving competitions
Publications
Open Water Lifesaving: The USLA manual
American Lifeguard MagazineSlide4
United States Lifesaving Assoc
Gathers, analyzes, and reports annual beach data
Drowning deaths
Near drownings
Marine accidentsFirst aid casesLost children
It has been estimated that the chance of dying from drowning in a body of water guarded by lifeguards meeting the USLA standards is 1:18 millionSlide5
Salvavidas International
Founded in 2006
Andrew Schmidt, OMS-II(NSU-COM), Lifeguard/EMT
Justin
Sempsrott
, MS-III(USF-COM), Lifeguard/EMT
Establish a group of young, adventurous medical professionals who all began, and still serve, as ocean lifeguards with a vision: To decrease the number of global drowning deaths by helping to train and organize like-minded individuals within the local population of the areas we visit to form self-sustainable life saving programs.Slide6
Current Staff
Matt Duffy: Ocean Rescue Lieutenant, Fire Fighter/EMT
Jelisse Marrero: RN, Ocean Lifeguard
Brian Miller: Paramedic, Ocean Lifeguard
Various members of the American Red Cross Volunteer Lifesaving Corps who help with local projects in Northeast Florida
Numerous “on deck” individuals ready to participate once the organization growsSlide7
International Projects
Kingston, Jamaica (July 2006)
Guests of the U.S. Embassy
Trained members of the country’s first National Search and Rescue Team in Urban Search and Rescue and Swiftwater rescue techniquesSlide8
International Projects
Lima, Peru (July 2007)
Trained local and national lifeguards and police in basic open water lifesaving techniques
Advocated for government support and standardized national lifesaving programs
Lima, Peru (December 2007)
Expanded training to include members of the public and popular surf camp
Held lifesaving competition
Arequipa, Peru (Planned December 2008)
Plans to train a corps of instructors to ensure sustainabilitySlide9
International ProjectsSlide10
Local Projects
The Beach and Beyond
Carver Community Center in Jacksonville Beach, FL
Teach children basic water safety skillsEducate parents and raise awarenessSlide11
Basic Philosophy
“90% of life is just showing up”
Seek out the need and go address it
Application to U.S. based programsMuch more difficult
Red tapeCompetitionRequires more careful planning (C.Y.A.)Slide12