Lifeguard
Lifeguard
A Lifeguard (/ˈlaɪfˌɡɑːrd/) is a professional or volunteer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river, and lake.
Etymology
The term "lifeguard" has been in use since at least the early 1900s. It is derived from the words "life" and "guard", indicating the role's primary duty of guarding lives.
Duties
Lifeguards are responsible for the safety of people in an area of water, and ensuring that all water-based activities are conducted in a safe and responsible manner. They are trained in First Aid and CPR, and are often required to hold a Lifeguard Certification.
Related Terms
- First Aid: The immediate assistance given to any person suffering a serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.
- CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
- Lifeguard Certification: A certification that provides training on how to respond to aquatic emergencies. It includes both first aid and CPR training.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Lifeguard
- Wikipedia's article - Lifeguard
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski