Authors:Christian, Sandra J.,
Publisher: Capstone Press
Keywords: helpers, community, lifeguards
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $22.60
ISBN-10: 073681129X
ISBN-13: 9780736811293

An introduction to the job of a lifeguard that examines the tasks that they perform including helping in a swimming emergency, the tools that they use, and the training required to be a successful lifeguard.

Author: Jill White
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: lifeguards, practices, starguard
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-03-22
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0736060758
ISBN-13: 9780736060752

StarGuard: Best Practices for Lifeguards, Third Edition, gives you the tools you need to become a skilled and knowledgeable lifeguard in a pool, water park, waterfront, or wilderness setting. It emphasizes the essential knowledge you need, with material on prevention, surveillance, emergency care, aquatic rescue, professionalism, and personal safety. The text integrates the American Heart Association 2005 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, which include recommendations for first aid treatment.StarGuard: Best Practices for Lifeguards, Third Editio

Author: Arthur C. Verge
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, lifeguards, monica, santa
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738546984
ISBN-13: 9780738546988

From the early days of the 20th century, when lifeguard legend Cap Watkins rode a horse to make ocean rescues, to present-day crew members who are aided by Baywatch rescue boats, the history of the Santa Monica Lifeguards is one of the most colorful in ocean lifesaving. Under these guards’ careful gaze, Pres. John F. Kennedy swam along the Santa Monica shoreline, Charlie Chaplin collected seashells, and surfing icons Duke Khanamoku and Miki Dora took to the waves. From historic legends to millions of yearly beachgoers, Santa Monica’s lifeguards have provided decades of ocean-lifesa

Author: Michael T. Martino
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: images, america, county, diego, san, lifeguards
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-10-31
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 073855586X
ISBN-13: 9780738555867

Lifeguards of San Diego County traces the origins of the nine professional lifeguard agencies that serve the public swimming, diving, and boating along the shorelines of San Diego County. Sporadic lifeguard service existed as early as 1906, but on a single day in 1918, thirteen people drowned at Ocean Beach. The drownings focused community and government attention on the need for consistent lifeguard services along San Diego County’s beaches. Today there are more than 600 lifeguards from city and state agencies that serve San Diegans throughout the county. Here for the first time, the or

Author: Arthur C. Verge
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: images, america, lifeguards, county, angeles, los
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-05-23
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738529893
ISBN-13: 9780738529899

Thousands of men, women, and children owe their lives to the Los Angeles County Lifeguards. Made famous by the television show Baywatch, these lifeguards patrol 72 miles of coastline extending from Zuma Beach to the Los Angeles Harbor. Working on some of the world’s most scenic and active beaches, Los Angeles County lifeguards protect the safety and lives of more than 50 million visitors each year. For nearly a century they have braved hazardous weather and surf conditions to rescue drowning swimmers, sinking vessels, and downed aircraft in the ocean. As the Lifeguard Operations Unit of

Author: Kai Weisser
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, arcadia, publishing, california, beach, huntington, lifeguards
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-04-23
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 073855605X
ISBN-13: 9780738556055

The Surf City USA® lifeguards and marine safety officers protect and serve one of the busiest and most famous beaches in the world. World-class surfing events, volleyball tournaments, and other activities transform Huntington Beach’s waterfront into a sea of humanity regularly each summer. The lifeguards patrol three and a half miles of beautiful wide, sandy Orange County shores, which can draw more than 10 million annual visitors, necessitating as many as 3,000 rescues. The ultimate lifeguard sentinel and guardian is the iconic structure on the HB Municipal Pier called