POOLaide Webinar: Making Aquatic Inservice Realistic: Foam & More!
Presentation by Kelly Martinez, Lifeguards Love YouTube
Originally aired April 17, 2020
We owe it to our staff to prepare them for realistic situations. Did you know that foam is present during many drowning (submersion) rescues? Are your lifeguards prepared to deal with GROSS? This session will include simple strategies using basic supplies from the grocery store to take your staff training to the next level.
Kelly Martinez
Kelly has been an Aquatic Professional since 1992. She is currently an Aquatic Recreation Coordinator III for the City of Phoenix, Arizona supervising 29 aquatic facilities and over 500 part-time pool managers, lifeguards, swim instructors and support staff. Kelly is also the co-founder of the website, Lifeguards Love Youtube which is a video library and resource for aquatic professionals to supplement lifeguard training.
Kelly has been presenting nationally and internationally for over 15 years, challenging the status quo and questioning practices that are based on “this is how it has always been done.” This mindset led her to audit everything and then strive to plug the holes. After conducting hundreds of audits, such as Mystery Shopper Audits, Shallow Water Blackout Audits, and Baby Manikin Drop Audits, she now enjoys sharing what she has learned to help eliminate drownings in lifeguarded facilities.
Mystery Shopping Victim School
Mystery Shopper EAP Form
Show Notes
00:00 early start with Katie Crysdale, Lakeview Aquatic Consultants Ltd.
30:08 Welcome
30:52 Introducing Kelly Martinez
33:50 Presentation
Videos embedded in presentation are available at Lifeguards Love YouTube or are individually linked below.
40:25 Mystery shopper with drinking straw video
44:21 Guard scanning video
48:00 Over-prompting video
1:01:27 Prehospital Treatment of Drowning by Dr. Sempsrott video
1:01:35 Huntington Beach foam video
1:02:16 Asian beach drowning video
1:03:30 Child foaming on beach video
1:05:10 Thailand river drowning with vomit video
1:08:20 Syrian soldier agonal breathing video
1:09:55 Bondi Beach Rescue agonal breathing video (in chat box)
1:10:35 How to make a foaming manikin video - Part I
How to make a foaming manikin video - Part II
1:13:22 Foaming in-water breathing video
1:14:34 Foaming in-water breathing video (Fizz & Sprite)
1:15:20 Kryolan foaming capsules video
1:19:35 Mechanism of injury video
1:28:00 End of Presentation
1:30:00 Q & A with Kelly
1:54:23 Wrap Up
Links/Sources Discussed
Lifeguard Authority Facebook Group
A COVID Conversation with Dr. Justin Sempsrott (YouTube)
City of Halifax, Nova Scotia Layoff Announcement
New York City Summer Pool Cancellation Announcement
POOLaide Webinar: Teaching - Not Just at a Pool - Starting Your Side Gig
Lakeview Aquatic Consultants (Facebook page)
Lakeview Aquatic Consultants Newsletter Signup
Lakeview Aquatic Consultants (Instagram)
All previous POOLaide Webinar recordings (YouTube)
COVID on surfaces (New England Journal of Medicine)
Aquatics Tribe (Facebook)
POOLaide Webinar: Aquatics on Instagram with Paul Macias
POOLaide Webinar: Motivating your Aquatic Staff Team with Joey Rusnak
Swim Angelfish (website)
Swim Angelfish (Instagram)
Swim Angelfish Free Tutorials (YouTube)
**individual videos shown during webinar are listed above in show notes**
StarGuard ELITE
Starfish Aquatic Institute
National Recreation & Parks Association
25 x 12" Reusable Flexible Plastic Drinking Straws
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
Water Safety Products: Big Easy Trainer
Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)
kelly.martinez@phoenix.gov
Lakeview Aquatic Consultants Newsletter Signup
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