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Lifeguard Spinal

So, This is what we get paid to do. Training, obviously, hence the nonsence and screwing around. But…thats also in our job description.

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25 Responses to “Lifeguard Spinal”

  1. wow i was trained …
    wow i was trained to do spinals differently. im an ellis trained guard and when we get in the water and put the guest in a vice scrip we go in circles until someone comes over with a back board. then we strap chest first then the rest and never hug yourself

  2. thank god i passed …
    thank god i passed my exam this time last week firts time and i got it

  3. I am an American …
    I am an American Red Cross L.G.I (Lifeguard Instructor) and have been for over 15 years. The entire technique is NOT American Red Cross. HOWEVER, everyone should keep in mind that a lot of certifying bodies differ in techniques but they all have the same intent. Therefore, screw what everyone else says. You should always stick to what you are trained in and do not go above and beyond your training unless you want to test out the good samiratan laws in your particular state and face a lawsuit.

  4. His back bent right …
    His back bent right before he was put on the board. If he really had a spinal injury that could have paralyzed him. You’re supposed to bring the backboard into the water and strap the guest on there.

  5. this sucks!
    you …
    this sucks!
    you are not suposed to hug yourself

  6. No yes or no …
    No yes or no questions

  7. why is corbin blue …
    why is corbin blue there?

  8. that’s not how you …
    that’s not how you do a back board. red cross does not (well not the one i took) teach that method

  9. supermonkey4884 on October 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    just for clarity, …
    just for clarity, the backboard is incorrect because there is more than two guards present, you only put them on a backboard like that if only two guards are present, just because one lifeguard has to keep them stabilized while the other gets them on it

  10. supermonkey4884 on October 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    well, we’ve got the …
    well, we’ve got the backboard as incorrect, as well as the straps, which go from the chest down, you dont have two people working thier way to the middle

    and it was nice of that guard to put on some gloves while the guy would have been in pain…you glove up when your out of the protection of the chlorinated water

    they are too slow

  11. its doesnt look …
    its doesnt look like red cross cuz i was trained though them, i believe its alice? or ally or a girls name that starts with an a :)

  12. well red cross …
    well red cross kinda sucks lol

  13. same im red cross …
    same im red cross and you DO NOT put the back board on like that. always parallel

  14. he was put on the …
    he was put on the backboard incorrectly. at least from the way i was taught. and the neck brace at??

  15. Me too. but they …
    Me too. but they maybe have and easier time lining the head up and the feet up without moving the victim.

  16. I am a certified …
    I am a certified lifeguard with the red cross and i was also too taught to use the backboard parallel to the victim. I was certified as of June 13, 2009! Today! Passed with flying colors! everything is correct except for when we were taught as soon as the victim is on the board you take the gaurd tube and put it under the backboard by the victims neck. we also don’t drag them forever! in training we took turns and i hated being the victim.

  17. who hates on red …
    who hates on red cross!?!? we have a red cross program at woodland and we have never messed up any injury we are to say the least perfect

  18. asharpharmonicminor on October 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    That’s not Red …
    That’s not Red Cross.

  19. I’m a red cross …
    I’m a red cross guard and I was taught to slide the board parallel not like that…

  20. clearly this is a …
    clearly this is a red cross spinal…definitely just paralyzed him

  21. pulling someone up …
    pulling someone up on the board would break their spine..

  22. yeah same here. …
    yeah same here. she’s also not squeezing the arms at all against the head so she really isn’t doing anything to stabalize.

  23. that’s ARC not …
    that’s ARC not ellis.

  24. well considering …
    well considering that’s part of ellis’s training i don’t see why they wouldn’t have gloves on.

  25. lord we would get …
    lord we would get whipped for not being on our stomachs top stablize the board at disney

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