lifesaving
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lifesaving, life saving, life saving, saving someone's life, saving a life, saving lives
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Spread
- International Life Saving Federation
- Activities
- As a sport
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- DRSABCD
- See also
- References
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Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation, and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue, and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete based on skills, technique, speed, and teamwork. Lifesaving activities specialized in oceanic environment is called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lifesaving” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.