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ALEXANDRE TADEIA
PORTUGAL
2013
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
ALEXANDRE TADEIA
•PRESIDENT OF PORTUGUESE LIFEGUARD FEDERATION
•PRESIDENT OF BÚZIOS – CORUCHE LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION
•LIFEGUARD INSTRUTOR OF INSTITUTO DE SOCORROS A NÁUFRAGOS
•SCUBA SCHOOLS INTERNATIONATIONAL – LIFESAVING INSTRUCTOR TRAINER
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
OBJECTIVE
PREVENTION PLAN PRODUCED DECREASE OF
DROWNINGS IN A WAVE POOL?
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
INTRODUCTION
•WAVE POOL – AQUATIC COMPLEX OF SANTARÉM
•HIGH NUMBER OF DROWNINGS
•STUDY AND CREATE A PREVENTION PLAN
•AVERAGE OF 28 DROWNINGS IN SUMMER
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
INTRODUCTION
•JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15
•POOR SWIMMING ABILITY
•HIGH POWER OSCILLATION
•ZERO DEADLY CASES
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
WAVE POOL
•25M X 21M
•2M DEEP
•3M SECURITY ZONE (LINE)
•5 WAVE TYPES
•75 HP VENTILATOR
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
WAVE POOL
•6 PNEUMATIC VALVES
•EXHAUSTS THE WATER OF COMPENSATION TANK
IN 7 MIN.
•1 WAVE (7 MIN.) EACH HOUR
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
PREVENTION PLAN
• GOAL WAS TO CREATE A PREVENTION PLAN THAT
WOULD LEAD TO REDUCTION OF DROWNINGS
• IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF GREAT RISK
• MOST PROBLEMATIC TYPES OF WAVES
• BEST PLACEMENT FOR LG
• STOCKING FROM WHICH IT MUST BE USED THE
WAVE LESS PROBLEMATIC
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
TEAM
•38 LG
•5 LG TEAM
•1 TEAM LEADER
•1 MAINTENANCE PERSON
•45 MIN. ROTATION
•2 LG PERMANENTLY DURING THE WAVE
•3TH LG BACKUP
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
DATA ANALYSES
•RECORDS FROM 2003 TO 2009
•AVERAGE OF 28,4 DROWNING PER SUMMER
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
RESULTS
• MORE SAFE WAVE
• WAVE PLAN
Plano de ondas
Horas
10:30
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30
16:30
17:30
18:30
Tipo de onda
5
2
4
1
2
4
1
1
5
Nota Importante: Sempre que a capacidade instantânea da piscina
esteja acima dos 1.000 utentes o tipo de onda a fazer será o nº 1.
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
RESULTS
Complexo Aquático de Santarém
Plano de Prevenção - Piscina de Ondas
• HIGHER RISK SPOTS
Onda 1
Onda 2
Onda 3
Onda 4
• LG NEAR
• PREVENT
- Linha de Flutuadores
- Sentido da Onda
- Zonas Especialmente
Perigosas
Onda 5
Prevenir a entrada
de Banhistas nas
Zonas Perigosas,
impedindo a sua
entrada!
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
RESULTS
• LG SPOTS
• FRONT / SIDE
• DANGEROUS SPOTS
• PROXIMITY TO THE MAJORITY OF
DROWNING’S
• WIND / SUN
• LG 1 – FRONT: RESCUE TUBE
• LG 2 – SIDE: RESCUE TUBE + RING
BUOY
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
RESULTS
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR THE REALIZATION OF
THE WAVE OF LOWER RISK: 1.000
Plano de ondas
Horas
10:30
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30
16:30
17:30
18:30
Tipo de onda
5
2
4
1
2
4
1
1
5
Nota Importante: Sempre que a capacidade instantânea da piscina
esteja acima dos 1.000 utentes o tipo de onda a fazer será o nº 1.
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
RESULTS
• PREVENTION PLAN IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN 2003
AND 2009
• 2003: 52 DROWNINGS
• 2009: 25 DROWNINGS
• REDUCED 52% OF DROWNINGS
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
DISCUSSION
• PREVENTION PLAN REDUCES THE NUMBER OF
DROWNINGS
• DEPENDS NUMBER OF BATHERS
• DEPENDS BATHERS SWIMMING ABILITIES
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
CONCLUSION
• IDENTIFICATION RISK AREAS FOR EACH WAVE
• POSITIONING LG CLOSER TO HIGHEST RISK AREAS
• IDENTIFICATION OF MOST PROBLEMATIC WAVES
• STIPULATION OF A MAXIMUM CAPACITY TO START
MOST SECURE WAVE
• PREVENTION PLAN FOR EACH TYPE OF WAVE
• REDUCES BY ALMOST 50% THE RISK OF DROWNING
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
•NONE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
•BÚZIOS – CORUCHE LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION
•AQUATIC COMPLEX OF SANTARÉM
PREVENTION OF DROWNING IN A PORTUGUESE WAVE POOL (CASE STUDY)
REFERENCES
• Head Lifeguard, American National Red Cross (May 1994);
• Life Guard Manual – Instituto de Socorros a Náufragos –
Marine Authority School (December 2008);
• Life Guard Manual – Institute de Socorros a Náufragos –
Marine Authority School (2001).
ALEXANDRE TADEIA
PORTUGAL
2013