Lifeguard Training Program and Drowning Death Rates in Ecuador, 2000-2019

Tatiana Rojas; Paul Dunning; Ivan Sisa

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2022.307013

Lifeguard Training Program and Drowning Death Rates in Ecuador, 2000-2019

Tatiana Rojas
, Paul Dunning
, Ivan Sisa^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medicina

Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Aquatic Capital of America Foundation

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1546-1550
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	112
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307013
State	Published - Nov 2022

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