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Tobin, MD and volunteers of the American Red Cross who contribute Member, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council their time and talent to supporting and teaching lifesaving Director, Trauma Anesthesiology skills worldwide and to the thousands of course Keck School of Medicine at USC participants and other readers who have decided to be Los Angeles, California prepared to take action when an emergency strikes. The following members of the American Red Cross Many individuals shared in the development and revision Scientific Advisory Council provide support and process in various supportive, technical and creative ways. guidance on American Red Cross Swimming and The American Red Cross Lifeguarding Manual was Water Safety programs: developed through the dedication of both employees and volunteers. Their commitment to excellence made this Angela Beale, PhD manual possible. Louise Kublick, BS Stephen Langendorfer, PhD The following members of the American Red William D. Ramos, PhD Cross Scientific Advisory Council provided guidance and review of the American Red Cross For more information on the Scientific Advisory Council, Lifeguarding Manual: visit redcross.org/science. David Markenson, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP, The American Red Cross thanks: FACEP, EMT-P Francesco (Frank) Pia, PhD, Emeritus Member of the Chair, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council Scientific Advisory Council, Alex Antoniou, PhD, Chief Chief Medical Officer, Sky Ridge Medical Center Marketing and Information Officer, National Swimming Pool Denver, Colorado Foundation and Jerome H. Modell, MD, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology, Colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Peter G. Wernicki, MD, FAAOS Medicine, University of Florida, for their contributions to Aquatics Chair, American Red Cross Scientific this manual. Advisory Council Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon Assistant Clinical Professor, Florida State School of Medicine Chair, International Lifesaving Federation Medical Committee U.S. Lifesaving Association Medical Advisor Vero Beach, Florida Roy Fielding, MS Member, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council Senior Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Teresa (Terri) Lees, MS Member, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council Owner, Lees Therapeutic Solutions Talees LLC Wichita, Kansas Linda Quan, MD, FAAP Vice Chair, American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council Pediatric Emergency Physician Seattle Children’s Hospital Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington © 2011, 2016 The American National Red Cross. All rights reserved. © 2011, 2016 The ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | III The panel of volunteer subject matter experts for John Raby this edition include: President Minnesota Safety Services, LLC Joshua D. Aldama Excelsior, Minnesota Operations Manager Aquatica San Antonio, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Billy Sassi San Antonio, Texas Aquatics Manager Tucson Parks and Recreation Department Algreatus Batton, AFO Tucson, Arizona Assistant Aquatics Operations Manager City of Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Sean E. Sepela Charlottesville, Virginia Aquatic Operations Manager Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center David W. Bell, PhD George Mason University National Aquatics Task Force Manassas, Virginia Boy Scouts of America Ponca City, Oklahoma Ginny Templeton, MA Associate Director of Operations Branden Burns Associated Students Inc., California State Polytechnic Aquatics Coordinator University Twinsburg Parks and Recreation Pomona, California Twinsburg, Ohio Jason D. Vitulli Pete DeQuincy Aquatic Program Coordinator Aquatics Manager Town of Hempstead East Bay Regional Park District Hempstead, New York Oakland, California Brenda J. Ward Mary Franklin Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology Volunteer Instructor Trainer Educator University of North Carolina at Charlotte American Red Cross Charlotte, North Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Christopher R. Whipple, AqP Cory Hilderbrand Manager of Lifeguards Aquatics Supervisor University of Maryland City of Irvine College Park, Maryland Irvine, California Karen M. Jenovese Owner, Swim New Hampshire LLC Concord, New Hampshire Dan Jones Division Head of Aquatics and Beaches American National Red Cross. All rights reserved. © 2011, 2016 The City of Norfolk, Virginia William A.J. Kirkner, JD Senior Director, Aquatics Facilities and Programs JCC of Greater Baltimore Owings Mills, Maryland Daniel Llanas Director of Operations Aquatica San Antonio SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment San Antonio, Texas IV | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LIFEGUARDING CONTENT DIRECTION Stephanie Shook, CPRP Jonathan Epstein Senior Manager, Instructor Senior Director, Science and Content Development Engagement and Quality Assurance Connie Harvey Lifeguarding Content Director National Director, Centennial Initiatives American Red
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