United States Lifesaving Association Manual of Open Water Lifesaving (third edition) Request for Photos and Graphics
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1 United States Lifesaving Association Manual of Open Water Lifesaving (third edition) Request for Photos and Graphics The USLA is in the process of updating Open Water Lifesaving The United States Lifesaving Association Manual. We need your photo and graphic submissions. We would like to see as many U.S. lifeguard agencies as possible represented. We cannot pay for photos and graphics, but we will credit the photographers and artists who submit them if they are chosen. We are seeking very specific photos and graphics, a list of which can be found here. Please do not submit photos and graphics do not address these specific needs. All photos should exemplify professionalism o LG and other rescuers in uniform o Good Posture and professional demeanor o PPE as appropriate (sunglasses, gloves etc. ) When you upload, associate each individual submission with a photo index number, which should look like this (1-a-i.). We appreciate your help on this. If you have an extremely large collection of photos, great! Please ensure I get your contact information. Any questions please contact me at bookphotos@usla.org Main Categories (headings are hyperlinked): 1. Historical 2. Beaches 3. Equipment and training 4. Surveillance 5. Preventative Actions 6. Rescues 7. Marine Life 1. Historical (see current chapter one) a. Lyle gun b. Lyle gun, faking box, and projectile c. Lyle gun being fired (training or practice or ) d. Breeches buoy e. Beach cart and breeches buoy f. Life Car (picture would be nice if any exist) g. Life boat station h. Original lifeboat i. Heaving stick j. Other Historical photos?
2 2. Beaches a. Various beach environments i. Coastal development (28) ii. LG towers and beach landscape iii. Jetties iv. Groins v. Sand bars vi. b. Waves i. Set waves 1. Single wave train 2. Multiple wave trains colliding ii. Rogue wave (in open water) iii. Wave refraction: aerial view of waves bending (possibly with surfers) iv. Breaking waves v. Run back or backwash vi. White water (heavy whitewater) vii. Spilling waves viii. Plunges waves ix. Surging waves x. Shore Break creating a hazard xi. Sand bars (aerial, or effect on wave formation, potential for spinal injury etc ) xii. Inshore hole (if possible) xiii. Tsunami (any of the recent disasters would be great 2004 Indian Ocean, 2011 Fukushima) xiv. Storm surge and or related hazards c. Rip Currents i. Fixed ii. Permanent iii. Flash iv. Traveling d. Lateral currents e. Weather i. Foggy weather ii. Lightning iii. High winds creating dangerous conditions iv. Waterspout v. High glare making surveillance difficult vi. Tropical cyclones vii. Extremely hot weather viii. Cold water and or weather creating a hazard ix. Flooded conditions creating a hazard f. Flat water environments i. Flat water beach
3 ii. Buoy lines denoted swimming zones iii. Various photos of beach users (neck deep water) iv. limiting flotation devices to deep water v. Offshore attractions (docks, platforms, inflatables, etc. ) vi. Exceptionally dense crowds vii. River currents posing a hazard to swimmers viii. Photo illustrating a drop off and or a sign indicating it's presence ix. Invasive plant life posing a hazard to swimmers x. Turbid water xi. Seiche g. Human impacts i. Litter ii. Flotsam iii. Importing of beach sand/beach rebuilding efforts h. Other Beach photos? 3. Equipment a. Various First Aid kits (showing contents) b. Towers (all types and variations) i. LG towers staffed and fully set up with equipment ii. HQ or tower zero c. Rescue Tubes and Cans i. Static photo with one of each ii. LG entering with rescue tube/can iii. LG performing rescue with tube/can iv. LG extricating a victim 1. Walking assist 2. Two person carry 3. Beach drag d. Fins i. Fins/can ready for deployment ii. LG donning fins iii. LG using fins during a rescue e. Rescue Boards i. Static photos ii. Launching iii. Paddling (on knees and on stomach, not competition) iv. Rescue active (this is a photo series send to text v. Rescue passive f. Personal Watercraft i. On trailer with sled ii. Launching iii. Training iv. Rescues (all types) g. Row boats
4 i. Static ii. Launching iii. Training iv. Rescues h. Motor Boats i. IRB s, Large and small boats 1. On patrol 2. Engaged in rescue efforts (rescue swimmers deploying) 3. Extinguishing fire 4. As a platform for providing patient care 5. Others? i. Specialized rescue vehicles i. Lifeguard trucks/suvs ii. ATV s, Gators or other beach emergency vehicles iii. Cliff rescue vehicle (San Diego, any others?) iv. Marine rescue vehicle v. Helicopters vi. Other? j. SCUBA i. Recreational and or professional divers, diving ii. Static photo of modern equipment (staged) 1. Dive computer, tanks, regulators, etc. iii. Donning SCUBA gear for search and rescue iv. Divers flag and divers v. Recompression chamber k. Other Equipment and or its use? 4. Rescues and Patient Care a. Tube Rescues i. Entries, deploying equipment, high stepping, surface dives, porpoise ii. Approaching a victim iii. Contact of the victim iv. Escapes 1. Limp and submerge 2. Wrist escape 3. Front head-hold 4. Rear head hold v. LG signaling after control of victim vi. retrieving the victim to shore vii. Removing a victim 1. Conscious walking assist 2. Unconscious (one rescuer, and two or more rescuers) 3. Others? b. Board Rescues i. Similar pictures as above tube rescues
5 c. Boat rescues i. Capsized/sinking boats ii. Rescue swimmers d. Helicopter rescues i. Deploying rescue swimmers ii. Extricating victims e. Cliff rescues f. Pier rescues g. Rip current rescues (need lots of these) h. Multiple victim rescues i. Auto accidents in water j. Sand collapse k. Search and Rescue i. Equipment: Masks, fins, snorkels, marker buoy (staged) ii. LG performing a water search (shallow and deep) 1. Initial and full search 2. Surface 3. Underwater iii. Providing in H20 ventilations l. LG administering first aid i. Controlling bleeding ii. Using Oxygen iii. Splinting iv. Care for bites/stings from aquatic life v. Spinal Management m. LG s performing resuscitation efforts i. CPR in action ii. AED in Use iii. LG s using a BVM (two rescuers) n. ICS system i. Any great photos of lifeguards involved in the use of the ICS system o. Other Rescues and or Patient Care? 5. Surveillance a. Lifeguard(s) on surveillance (busy beach photos preferred) i. In tower ii. With binoculars iii. From a rescue board iv. From a RWC or other water craft b. Beach Users i. Dense crowds ii. Flotation devices iii. Families playing in surf iv. Kids playing in surf with adequate parental supervision (without too) v. Incompatible activities (i.e. surfing and swimming)
6 vi. Patrons using properly fitted lifejackets vii. Alcohol use and or enforcement viii. Diving (cliffs, rocks, diving boards, etc. ) c. Various ages groups under lifeguard supervision d. Drowning Stages (these can be staged send an for more details if interested) i. Distress 1. Double arm grasping 2. Climbing the ladder 3. Facing shore 4. Low head 5. Low stroke 6. Ineffective kick 7. Lack of forward progress 8. Waves breaking overhead 9. Catching large waves without body surfing 10. Hair in the face 11. Glassy empty wide or anxious eyes 12. Heads together (grouping) 13. Hand waving 14. Caught in a current 15. Swimming away from shore 16. Erratic activity 17. Clinging to fixed objects ii. Panic iii. Submersion e. Hypoxic blackout (individuals practicing hyperventilation and extended breath holding) f. Other Surveillance photos? 6. Preventative actions a. Various signs with rules for beach users b. LG announcement being made i. Radio ii. Public Address system c. Face to face preventative actions i. At water s edge ii. On beach (i.e. handling difficult patrons d. Putting out hot coals e. Fitting lifejackets f. LG with police powers making an arrest g. LG without police powers involved in enforcement h. Beach goers harassing marine life i. Other Preventative Actions? 7. Aquatic Life a. Sharks i. Sightings in and around swim areas (visible shark fins, shadows, aerial, etc...)
7 ii. Wounds of bite victims iii. Different species 1. White 2. Tiger b. Barracuda i. Photo or illustration of a Great Barracuda c. Schooling fish (anything you may have) d. Stone fish: aka Lionfish, rockfish, turkeyfish, and or sculpin i. Kelp bed or coral reef with one of above fish e. Scorpionfish f. Marine Mammals i. Whales ii. Manatees iii. Dolphins iv. Porpoises v. Seals vi. Sea lions vii. Otters g. Sting ray h. Jellyfish (preferably a Box jellyfish) i. Portuguese Man-of-War j. Sea Urchins k. Mussels/mussels/or other mollusks creating a foot hazard for beach goers l. Kelp and its hazard to swimmers/scuba divers m. Leaches in swimming environment n. Snapping turtles o. Aquatic Snakes p. Alligators q. Other Aquatic Life Photos?
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