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Lifeguard Training Program and Drowning Death Rates in Ecuador, 2000-2019
Tatiana Rojas1, Paul Dunning1, Ivan Sisa1
1Tatiana Rojas is with the School of Medicine, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador. Paul Dunning is with the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation, Long Beach, CA. Ivan Sisa is with the School of Medicine and the Institutional Review Board department, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
Abstract:
Drowning is a common cause of death and disability worldwide. We report the experience of Ecuador, a middle-income country, where a lifeguard training program was implemented to reduce incidents of drowning. We describe how "Project Ecuador" was able to expand from one to 20 beaches in a five-year period. We detail how these interventions triggered the creation of a self-sustained national program and a law proposal that guarantee a safe environment across the Ecuadorian coastal region. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(11):1546-1550. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307013).
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