The Comparison And Countermeasure Analysis Of Swimming Pool Lifeguard Training Between China And US

With the rapid development of competitive swimming in our country, the public enthusiasm for the sport of swimming are rising, but the swimming drowning accidents in our country has also increased. Due to the relatively late of the development of water rescue training of China, and then there is a certain gap between China and other developed countries in management and lifeguards training. The US is one of the developed country for lifeguard training, which has a typical example on all over the world. The lifeguard industry is work for protecting the live of people, and any mistake can led to a fatal resules. Therefore, there is a urgent task to strengthening and improve the monitoring mechanism, lifeguard training and the in-service training of lifeguard in our country.In this paper uses the interview method, the survey method, the case analysis methpd and comparative analysis of the differences and the problems of the pool lifeguards training between China and US. And takes their swimming pools as example, compared their differences of lifeguards in-service training. Reveals the present situations of lifeguards’ training and in-service training of the two countries, find out the advantages and disadvantages, hope to improve the training system of swimming pool lifeguard in our country. The survey resule shows that:Research result shows that:1.The Chinese lifeguard has three different levels: primary, intermediate and advanced. The lifeguard in the US doesn’t have any rank, training mission more comprehensive.2. Lifeguard training’s elementary test in the US emphasis the overall quality of trainer. While the China is more pay attention on the trainer’s swimming skills.3. life saving teaching manual in our country focus on the explanation of skill theory knowledge, lack of the psychology and self-protection training for the lifeguard. While the United States is more comprehensive and practical.4. On the respect of training hours. Chinese pool lifeguard training hours is more longer than the US’s. and emphasis on the lifessaving of swimming skills, but most of the junior lifeguard training class period is often shortened.5. China lifeguard training program has some problems, such as lack of practice exercise, more singleness rescue method, much greater risk on the way of rescue, while lifeguards in US use life saving float as rescue tool, ensure the maximum safety of the drowning person without physical contact, the operation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is depends on the drowning people’s personal characteristics and situation.6. The contents and forms of practical examination in our country are single, lack of test for the ability of dealing with emergency situation. The same examination in US divided into single and team up forms, with randomness and uncertainty, more able to assess the overall quality of lifeguards.7. At present, the lifeguard in-service training in China doesn’t get much attention.some of the swimming pool organized the training for the lifeguard employer, but it’s still unsystematic, and also doesn’t have any evaluation criterion for the lifeguard. While the lifeguard in-service training in the US has been becomed the norm, using randomness way to observation the work quality of lifeguards.