Lifeguard Operations

Lifeguard Operations is an academic concept referring to the systematic coordination of preventive, rescue, and emergency response activities conducted by trained personnel in aquatic environments, distinguished by its focus on real-time surveillance, risk mitigation, and immediate life-saving interventions to prevent drowning incidents.

Publications

1.8K

Citations

184

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Drowning Prevention

Children

Aquatic Hazard IdentificationBeach Safety OperationsDrowning RecognitionFirst Aid ManagementLifeguard CertificationLifeguard Decision-makingLifeguard Performance EvaluationLifeguard StaffingLifeguard SupervisionOpen Water Lifeguarding

Publications

Rip Currents

Robert A. Dalrymple, Jamie MacMahan, Ad Reniers et al. · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 2011 · 202 citations

Natural Sciences, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography +17

Lifeguard effectiveness; a report of the working group

Christine M. Branche · 2001 · 78 citations

Public Health, Risk Management, Occupational Injury Prevention +6

A study on rescuer drowning and multiple drowning incidents

Adnan Turgut, Tevfik Turgut · Journal of Safety Research · 2012 · 62 citations

Public Health, Emergency Planning, Emergency Preparedness +14

Design of the life-ring drone delivery system for rip current rescue

Andrew Hardy, Mohammed Rajeh, Lahari Venuthurupalli · 2016 · 51 citations

Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Systems Engineering +9

Effect of physical fatigue on the quality CPR: a water rescue study of lifeguards

Roberto Barcala‐Furelos, Cristian Abelairas‐Gómez, Vicente Romo-Pérez et al. · The American Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2012 · 50 citations

Health Professions, Emergency Medical Services, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation +13

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Authors

184

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William Koon
UNSW Sydney, Australia
4 publications · 94 citations
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Robert W. Brander
Environmental Earth Sciences, Australia
4 publications · 99 citations
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Roberto Barcala‐Furelos
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
4 publications · 144 citations
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Cristian Abelairas‐Gómez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
4 publications · 144 citations
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JP
José Palacios-Aguilar
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
3 publications · 110 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
IJARE · 7 publications · 166 citations
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The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
AJEM · 6 publications · 213 citations
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Injury Prevention
3 publications · 77 citations
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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
2 publications · 43 citations
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Ocean & Coastal Management
2 publications · 51 citations
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