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Jill White, founder of the Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI) and director of the Aquatics and Emergency Care Division of Human Kinetics, was recently awarded the prestigious Al Turner Memorial Commitment to Excellence Award. White founded SAI, one of the five top aquatics certification agencies in the world, in 1999 to meet a need for quality education in partnership with aquatic facilities. The Starfish Aquatics Institute exists to help aquatic facilities save lives.
Visit us at booth #1031 in Las Vegas, October 2-5, 2012. While attending the 32nd annual World Waterpark symposium and trade show, be sure to stop by the Human Kinetics booth to see a variety of aquatic programs and titles. Visit us at the 32nd World Waterpark Annual Symposium & Trade Show!
Human Kinetics is proud to partner with Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI) to develop and deliver the highest-quality training available for lifeguards, emergency care personnel, swim instructors, and facility operators. In the late 1990s, Jill and Robbin White were managing several aquatic facilities and developing training systems. Training providers are a diverse group-from independent instructors or educational institutions that deliver community-based courses, to large aquatics ...
She points to education on safe water practices, swim lessons, the buddy system, parental supervision, following the posted rules, and always being "water aware" as key steps toward drowning prevention. White also warns about group outings, such as parties and day-camp trips to aquatic facilities where parents assume their children are properly supervised. Human Kinetics also produces resources for water safety, swimming instruction and performance and water exercise.
HBV infection is transmitted through contact with infectious blood or bodily fluids and can cause acute illness and lead to chronic or lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. The minimum personal protective equipment available for your use while lifeguarding should include disposable gloves, protective eyewear, protective footwear, and a barrier mask for use during resuscitation. Taking simple measures such as using nonpowdered latex ...
If vomit or fecal matter gets into the water, there is a slight possibility that germs may remain long enough, before being killed by the sanitizing agent such as chlorine, for a patron to become ill by swallowing contaminated water. A recreational water site is anywhere people enter the water such as a pool, water park, hot tub, lake, river, or ocean. Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) are caused by germs spread by swallowing, having contact with, or breathing in mists or aerosols of ...
A person in distress is still on the surface of the water but is struggling to stay afloat. If distress continues, the person’s mouth and nose will sink below the surface of the water, and she will begin to drown. How quickly a person progresses from distress to drowning varies depending on many circumstances.
