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Global Water Safety

Global Water Safety. United States Lifesaving Association Salvavidas International Andrew Schmidt, EMT-B, OMS-II D.O./M.P.H. Student NSU-COM. International Lifesaving Structure. International Lifesaving Federation (Belgium). Southeast. Ft. Lauderdale. South Atlantic. Northwest.

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Global Water Safety

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  1. Global Water Safety United States Lifesaving Association Salvavidas International Andrew Schmidt, EMT-B, OMS-II D.O./M.P.H. Student NSU-COM

  2. International Lifesaving Structure International Lifesaving Federation (Belgium) Southeast Ft. Lauderdale South Atlantic Northwest The rest of the world Mid-Atlantic New England Great Lakes United States Lifesaving Association Gulf Coast Southwest

  3. 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 Magazine

  4. United States Lifesaving Assoc • Gathers, analyzes, and reports annual beach data • Drowning deaths • Near drownings • Marine accidents • First aid cases • Lost 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 million

  5. 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.

  6. 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 grows

  7. 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 techniques

  8. 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 sustainability

  9. International Projects

  10. Local Projects • The Beach and Beyond • Carver Community Center in Jacksonville Beach, FL • Teach children basic water safety skills • Educate parents and raise awareness

  11. Basic Philosophy • “90% of life is just showing up” • Seek out the need and go address it • Application to U.S. based programs • Much more difficult • Red tape • Competition • Requires more careful planning (C.Y.A.)

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