Guidance: Factors that impact lifeguard performance
Apr 13, 2022GUIDANCE
What personal factors can affect lifeguard performance?
- Eyesight
- Hearing
- Effect of medications, drugs, alcohol
- Emotional regulation
- Interest
- Hunger and fasting
- Boredom
- Fatigue
- Experience
What organizational factors can affect lifeguard performance?
- Use of electronic devices
- Are more lifeguards better?
- Number of pool users
- Length of time on poolside
What functional factors can affect lifeguard performance?
- Distraction
- Early intervention
- Homogeneity of pool users
- Target multiplicity during scanning
- Swimmer speed
- Experience
- Drowning visual indicators
- Scanning strategy
What environmental factors can affect lifeguard performance?
- Noise
- Temperature and humidity
- Visual strain
- Air quality
- Size of the pool surround
Citation: Jacklin, D. 2022. Factors that impact lifeguard performance. Water Incident Research Hub, 13 April.
