The following are items of research addressing lifesaving and drowning prevention which may be of interest to our membership. A link to research is not an endorsement of the research.

• Evaluating Near-Drowning and Drowning Victims
  A study on classifying the severity of victims and determining the best care by the lifeguard by the President of the Brazilian Lifesaving Society Dr. David Szpilman. September 1997
• Flood and River Rescue in San Diego 
  An overview of the San Diego Lifeguard River Rescue Team by team member Sgt. John Greenhalgh. September 1997.
• Lifeguard Effectiveness: A Report of the Working Group
  A report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's efforts to quantify the effectiveness and value of providing lifeguard protection. (2001).
• Lifeguard Skin Cancer Protection 
  Methods of protecting lifeguards and promoting lifeguard image successfully employed by the San Diego Lifeguard Service. (Brewster - September 1997)
• Lifeguard Standards Coalition Report
  The first evidence-based recommendations of the United States Lifeguard Standards Coalition (USLSC), a project sponsored by the American Red Cross, the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA), and the YMCA of the USA. (January 2011) 
• Rescue and Resuscitation in the South African Surf Zone 
  Efficacy of the South African lifesaver and current challenges by the Provincial Medical Officer of SLSA Dr. Glen Hagemann. September 1997
• Rip Current Awareness Program Assessment - South Carolina
  Assessment of the South Carolina Sea Grant Extension Program's rip current awareness program. March 2011