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The Lifesaving Society is a national, not-for-profit, charitable organization. Its mission is to prevent drowning and other water-related incidents in Canada by providing lifesaving, lifeguarding and leadership education; and public education.
What is drowning?
A new definition of drowning was adopted by the 2002 World Congress on Drowning and subsequently by the World Health Organization. Specifically: Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion / immersion in liquid.
Outcomes of drowning may be: death, morbidity, or no morbidity. In other words, a person may die from drowning; be injured by a drowning episode; or escape from drowning through rescue or other means.
North American Safe Boating Awareness Week
May 19th-25th, 2012
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National Drowning Prevention Week July 15-22, 2012
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Notice of ILCOR Resuscitation and First Aid Changes
The Lifesaving Society is beginning to provide 2010 ILCOR Resuscitation and First Aid changes to all of its programs across Canada. Mandatory updates for all Instructor and Instructor Trainers will be offered throughout the year of 2012.
All Instructors and Instructor Trainers (at any level) must be updated by December 31, 2012.
ILCOR = International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
Candidate Manual Additions – this resource will bring previously purchased Canadian Lifesaving Manuals & Canadian First Aid Manuals up-to-date from the 2005 Guidelines to the new
2012 CPR & ILCOR Guidelines
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Notice of Revised NLS Award
The Lifesaving Society will launch the newly revised NLS Award this spring across Canada. NLS Instructors and NLS Instructor Trainers must attend a mandatory update to review skills and material.
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2011 National Drowning Report:
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2012 Pre-Requisite Policy Change
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Ontario Ministry of Health Comparison Study
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