Cortny Handorf Professor Richey English 1301 December 4‚ 2012 Life Savers Growing up‚ the job title “lifeguarding” said it all to me. Swimming pools and aquatic attractions were always the most fun places to go with the family. I always looked up to lifeguards as if they were some sort of a hero. They made me feel secure and safe although I’ve always been an excellent swimmer. It seemed as if they had the ideal job‚ so when I got older I took the first opportunity to become my own hero
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The publication of graphic material such as was seen in the Bakersfield Californian. Photographer John Harte snapped eight frames after he responded to a call on the police scanner reporting a drowning. He arrived at a lake northeast of Bakersfield‚ California to the scene of divers still looking for a drowning victim. When the body of five-year-old Edward Romero was brought to shore a few minutes later‚ Harte went against what most of the other photojournalists and television crew did‚ which was opt
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Sport and Leisure Operations Risk Assessment Name: Daragh McCarthy T00135544 Introduction The leisure centre which I have chosen to carry out my risk assessment is Askeaton leisure centre. It is one of the main leisure centres in Limerick County. It has many facilities including a pool area‚ sauna‚ steam room‚ gym area (both machine weights and free weights) and men and women’s changing areas. I chose this leisure centre as it has a high reputation throughout the
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This emphasizes the poet’s empathy towards the kittens. In particular‚ Heaney juxtaposes the ‘soft’ with ‘soused’ describing what has been done to the kittens. This allows a comparison between the two words and by doing this the poet has made the drowning of the kittens seem horrifying and cruel. Moreover‚ Heaney uses an oxymoron to describe the kittens as ‘glossy and dead’; here this image shows the clear contrast between the kittens being shiny as if new but dead. The contrast of the two words is
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trouble in the water and thus usually drown silently. An adult should always be watching young children playing‚ swimming‚ or bathing in water. Tips for General Water Safety: You can greatly reduce the chances of you and your children becoming a drowning victim or being injured if you follow a few simple safety tips: 1. Make sure an adult is constantly watching young children swimming‚ playing‚ or bathing in water. Do not read‚ play cards‚ talk on the phone‚ mow the lawn‚ or do any other distracting
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Saving a life General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform the audience about the steps to perform effective CPR. Preview statement: Today I will demonstrate the three steps every adult needs to know to perform effective CPR including delivering compressions‚ delivering rescue breaths‚ and performing the cycle. Introduction: 95% victims of cardiac arrest die prior to reaching a hospital or care facility. By performing CPR the chances of survival immediately increase. The way to decrease
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Rewarding Job Help! Those are the words a lifeguard is always alert for. The purpose of lifeguarding is to save lives around water. There always on the lookout for troubled swimmers in the water. Lifeguards have to go through a specific amount of training to become a lifeguard. They have to make sure they know exactly what to do if an emergency happens in the water. Lifeguards must make sure there always in the best shape so they can react properly if an incident had to happen. I remember
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situations such as‚ when a person is choking‚ goes into cardiac arrest‚ almost drowns or suddenly stops breathing. Anyone with a small child at home could benefit from knowing CPR. Small children can easily choke on a toy‚ food or even come close to drowning in the bath tub or any pool of water. Everyone in a household where there are adults in the home that are at risk of going into cardiac arrest‚ should take a training course on CPR because cardiac arrest victims that receive CPR have a better chance
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friend Share on facebook Share on twitter Bookmark & Share Printer-friendly version CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when someone ’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after drowning‚ suffocation‚ choking‚ or other injuries. CPR involves: • Rescue breathing‚ which provides oxygen to the lungs. • Chest compressions‚ which keep the blood flowing. Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if blood flow stops. Therefore
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shrilly. The orb drags away the orange streaks of light as it drowns in the horizon and paves the way for a silent‚ enchanting night. Light slithers away‚ relinquishing its claim over the terrain to the shadows. Darkness creeps slowly and steadily drowning the cries of birds in its everlasting glory. The orange sky evolves into a jet of black cover overhead with millions of tiny‚ glimmering specks that sparkle like tiny fireflies‚ forming glorious structures. The air of emptiness suddenly seems to
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