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this page has ALOT of problems, POV, directory listing, plain old inaccurate information. I'm not even sure where to begin. A few proposals:
* split into lifeguard (very generic) and make lifeguard(ocean) (maybe)
- link to ILS and over reaching national organizations only, don't like your club's directory listing to the page. These need to be removed. The page is too long already!
- No link to rip current. This must have been written by someone unfamiliar with rip currents, as not every current is an emergency.
- anyone notice there is no article on RESCUE BUOY ????? that's our meat and potatoes
Well, lets hear it 71.200.92.220 01:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- Wow, this page has been DESTROYED in the year since i have last seen it. I'm tagging this for major rewrite/clean-up. Why was the link to the british soldier removed. This is an encyclopedia, not a comprehensive site for your particular brand of lifeguard. If you do not know what this means, do not edit the page 71.200.92.220 00:42, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
someone called Jeff Ellis keeps using this page to promote themselves and their website.
This is so stupid. the person insisting on keeping jeff ellis in is *NOT* concerned with education and information but purely and simply marketing their company.
Has anyone checked if the IP address is from the commercial company???
I agree the JE content reads like a marketing flyer.
Jeff, please leave this site alone. JE is just another commercial training company
tru tru, this is not the yellowpages A ctually, Jeff Ellis and Associates is a lifeguard training company in the US. On the other hand, you may be talking about someone using that name to spam... + I agree the JE content reads like a marketing flyer. Why don't we put the iceream man from bondi beach there as well?
No, the information on Jeff Ellis is legit. Please leave it; it is relavent and accurate.
<unsigned expletive removed - 71.200.92.220 02:32, 9 April 2007 (UTC) > the JE content reads like a marketing flyer. Why don't we put the iceream man from bondi beach there as well? Jeff Ellis & Associates is the largest trainer of waterpark lifeguards (and has thousands of pool guards too) in the United States. That makes it legit. Training for lifeguards in the US is done commerically; hence the layout and look oFAGf the site. Regardless of the site's look and feel, E&A has done alot to improve the training lifeguards receive in the US (first to introduce AEDs to the indoor aquatic environment, first to switch to all-equipment-based rescues, and many others). Some folks might think inclusion of E&A is here to promote them. It's not. E&A does alot in the field of lifeguarding, both in the US and abroad. The fact that it's a commercial company is just how the capitalist world works. It's legit - deal with it.
Big deal. By your logic, entries under 'Steel' would have a precis on BHP (the largest steel producer in the world) and Car would have Toyota and Ford ... but they don't. This is not the yellow pages. If you really want to contribute put 'in the US there is no government organisation to train lifeguards - it is done commercially'.
Actually "steel" does have descriptions and links to all of the major steel producers, including BHP (under "Steel Producers," a separate article linked to by the "steel" article). And "car" has links and such to GM, Toyota, and Ford (near the bottom, under "Current Production"). That information, as the info on ARC, E&A, and the YMCA, is there because it is relevant to understanding how these concepts work in the modern world. I've re-added the disputed paragraph. If you delete it again, I'll put it up for arbitration, as per the recommended Wikipedia course of action. I've looked at recent actions like that which center on similar disagreements and those decisions support my point-of-view. Lifeguarding is a commerical entity in the US. Descriptions and links to those commerical entities is vital to understanding that, just like links to Toyota and such are relevant to understanding cars.
wow, someone removed the discussion leaving only one viewpoint. that's a new low.
* Does no-one know how to use wikipedia here? It's not hard to indent or sign your comments. (195.92.168.168 11:25, 16 July 2006 (UTC))
I posted the Jeff Ellis bit. I am a EA Guard at a Six Flags park, and i felt that it would be credible info to put up here. As someone here before me said, ellis has done a lot to improve the industry, and I dont really understand why it was taken down(shot down is more like it) If you(whoever deleted the content) would do some research on the topic that youre editing, and not just kill info that someone puts up here, It would be appreciated. Nathanhillinbl 02:53, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
Wow, looks like ellis has been removed many times before, i see why my bit was removed, but it was all factual, and as a new wikipedian(is that a word), i dont understand why. Nathanhillinbl 03:08, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
Isn't the YMCA a commercial entity too, thus shouldnt be listed here either?
Nathanhillinbl
15:12, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Also the last 2 external links are commercial entitys, which shouldnt be listed here if the guidelines set by the above people are in effect.
Nathanhillinbl
05:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
The second paragraph of this article states, "The modern lifeguard profession originated in Australia in 1906." With great respect to my Australian friends, this is a very Australia-centric point of view. In reality, the first instance of professional (i.e. paid) beach lifeguarding (of which I am aware) was in the USA in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1892. There were a variety of reasons for this first beach patrol to be initiated, but the key issues were drowning deaths due to rip currents and commerce associated with one of the first beach resorts. Shortly thereafter a number of other similar services were established. Australian lifesaving emerged as a volunteer (rather than paid) effort in 1906 after laws prohibiting surf swimming were eased. In the US, what emerged was a paid beach lifeguard system, with lifeguards typically employed by local government. What emerged in Australia was a primarily volunteer effort, overseen by local clubs and, ultimately, Surf Life Saving Australia. Today lifeguards (or beach inspectors) paid by local government patrol Australian beaches, as do thousands of volunteers. There is a mostly respectful symbiosis. It is important to note, as well, that beach lifesaving emerged throughout the world, not just in these two countries. When I have the opportunity, I will endeavor to update this article. Meantime I would refer those with an interest to Open Water Lifesaving, The United States Lifesaving Association Manual (Chapter I is the history section) and Between the Flags: One Hundred Years of Australian Surf Lifesaving (which should be available in March 2007). Bcbrewster 05:27, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
"The second paragraph of this article states, "The modern lifeguard profession originated in Australia in 1906." With great respect to my Australian friends, this is a very Australia-centric point of view. In reality, the first instance of professional (i.e. paid) beach lifeguarding (of which I am aware) was in the USA in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1892."
Do you have references for Atlantic City? My understanding that was George Freeth - born 1883 is broadly credited as the first lifeguard in the US. He would have been a little young to have been a lifeguard in Atlantic City at age nine. In fact he was Hawaiian and lived in California
So far as I'm aware, the RC program isn't recognized by law anywhere in Canada. There is talk of it being developed and introduced, specifically in Atlantic Canada, but I don't think that's occurred yet. To the extent that it is used, its basically staff training for waterparks or wave pools, and all lifeguards would be NLS-certified in addition. I'll leave it for now, but that section is misleading or incorrect, so far as I'm aware. I'll change it in a bit unless someone proves me wrong. Mike.lifeguard 16:04, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Hmmmm thats what I thinks too
Doesn't it say on the Health act that YMCA, RC, Bronze Cross and NLS were all fair game for lifeguarding? and I thought RC and YMCA don't exist anymore
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The result was not to split
Split up the lifeguard page into a generic lifeguard (existing page-- made generic), and then branch off into country specific pages. I propose we use the same model as paramedic, where there is a generic front end, then see also Paramedics in Canada, Paramedics in Austraila, so the structure would look like...
Please discuss below
71.200.92.220
02:32, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
As an American Red Cross authorized lifeguard instructor, I can tell you without a doubt that there are several inaccurate pieces of information within this article.
The person who wrote the section on rescue types was clearly not a lifeguard. Having taught swimming lessons also, I am familiar with the "reach-throw-row-go" methodology. We lifeguards and instructors encourage lay persons attempting to render aid in an emergency to use these methods in order to maintain their own safety. Lifeguards, on the other hand, are highly trained in how to perform in- water rescues. Those high chairs we use aren't just there for the view. We jump off of them to get in the water and perform the FASTEST rescue possible, not the safest. Honestly, if there is a single guard here who has thrown a buoy to someone or extended a shepard's crook instead of jumping in and grabbing them, i would both like to meet you and laugh at how stupid you are. Lifeguards are professionals, and we put the safety of our patrons first, not some insane guidelines for the improperly trained.
On the other hand, I know that beach lifeguards may use boats or buoys to rescue those far of shore, in dangerous currents, or in rough waters. Might I suggest separating this part of the article based on the environment the guard is in. Ocean and pool lifeguarding are two entirely different beasts. Right now it seems the article is geared more guards the beach guards than the pool ones.
Finally, for those interested in becoming guards, it would be great to have a section on certifications and training requirements for this job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.38.172.18 ( talk) 15:52, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
I came to this article looking for a brief history of lifeguards, expecting to see something like, The first paid lifeguards were likely in (country X) for a celebration on February 29, XXXX. Then the history of the organizations which created the certification and how there came to be competitions, etc.
I also expected something about how lifeguards relate to the body of law. Presumably there have been lawsuits related to botched lifesaving (just like any other medical profession). But more importantly, communities probably require their beaches to have lifeguards as an alternative to prohibiting people on the beaches. Those seem worthy topics to cover in this article. — EncMstr ( talk) 16:53, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
An editor has insisted on the addition of: "In November 2009, the Canadian Red Cross launched it's new lifegaurd program. Red Cross Lifeguard is a two-step certification program designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills to become effective lifeguards, focusing on hands-on practice and scenarios. The Canadian Red Cross Lifeguard program has been developed in accordance with rigorous Red Cross quality standards and will meet all provincial/territorial legislation requirements in addition to being aligned with the international lifeguard standards."
He claims that "no requirement to be extraordinary - just true and representative".
Actually, the first screen we all meet is tht WP:WELCOME screen. It says (in part) "Wikipedia is not ... a vanity press, ... an indiscriminate collection of information..." This seems indiscriminate. If the editor is connected to the program, it could be "vanity." It is trivial. It has WP:POV words: "rigorous". The main intent is to hype the program WP:PEACOCK WP:PR. The reference is not from an outside source and is theefore not WP:RELY. It is the Canadian Red Cross promoting itself. This is fine, just not for a neutral encyclopedia.
This is not a blog, nor a .com site. This information might be of more use there, just not in an encyclopedia.
This adds no value to the text and should be removed. The reader is not enlightened. Student7 ( talk) 12:56, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
In Australia at least (I don't know about other countries), lifeguards / surf lifesavers at the beach also look out for sharks, and warn swimmers to get out of the water if one is seen. They may also scare/chase the sharks away (from the safety of a large boat!). The article probably ought to mention that (but I'm too busy to add it myself at the moment). Mitch Ames ( talk) 13:06, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
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