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Recent Shallow Water Blackout Scenario Surveys

Recent Shallow Water Blackout Scenario Surveys. Given to aquatic facility managers who attended lectures by Tom Griffiths at major water safety conferences in the United States during a sixth month period from October 2006 through March 2007.

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Recent Shallow Water Blackout Scenario Surveys

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  1. Recent Shallow Water Blackout Scenario Surveys • Given to aquatic facility managers who attended lectures by Tom Griffiths at major water safety conferences in the United States during a sixth month period from October 2006 through March 2007. • Attendees volunteered to take the survey; not all attendees participated. • Confidentiality was ensured. • All attendees were asked to report on water rescues requiring resuscitation that were definitely proceeded directly by prolonged and repetitive underwater breath-holding or underwater swimming for distance.

  2. NRPA Congress96 surveyed, Seattle October, 2006: • 79% DID NOT have rules banning prolonged breath-holding activities • 90% DID NOT post warnings banning breath-holding activities. • 10 breath-holding rescues requiring resuscitation. • Nine recovered; one fatality.

  3. Athletic Business Conference74 surveyed, Las Vegas, November 2006 • 69% DID NOT have rules prohibited prolonged breath-holding activities. • 82% DID NOT post warnings banning prolonged underwater activities • Nine breath-holding rescues requiring resuscitation • Four recovered; FIVE FATALITIES!

  4. Michigan Parks and Rec. Society14 surveyed, Grand Rapids, January, 2007 • 78% DID NOT have rules banning breath-holding and underwater swimming. • 92% DID NOT post rules prohibiting prolonged breath-holding signs. • Two rescues requiring resuscitation; one fatality.

  5. Rutgers University Aquatic Summit20 Surveyed, New Brunswick, February, 2007) • 80% DID NOT have rules prohibiting prolonged breath-holding & U/W swimming • 95% DID NOT post warnings against prolonged breath-holding & U/W swimming. • Two Rescues: one recovered, one fatality

  6. NRPA Aquatics Conference70 Surveyed, Atlanta, March, 2007 • 61% DID NOT have rules banning breath-holding & U/W swimming. • 78% DID NOT post any warnings against breath-holding or underwater swimming. • Nine rescues requiring resuscitation after breath-holding • 7 recovered; 2 fatalities

  7. J.C.C.’s of North America19 Surveyed, Baltimore, MD, March 2007 • 94% DID NOT have rules banning prolonged breath-holding activities. • 94% DID NOT post signs prohibiting prolonged breath-holding activities. • One rescue requiring resuscitation resulting in death.

  8. Summary of SWB statistics • 293 Total Aquatic Professionals Surveyed • 73% DID NOT have rules banning prolonged underwater swimming and breath-holding. • 86% DID NOT post signs banning prolonged underwater activities. • 33 total “breath-holding” rescues requiring resuscitations representing 11% of the sample. • 11 Fatalities representing 1/3 of all underwater accidents in the sample. • At least one SWB related fatality in each of six survey samples!

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