{"id":13202,"date":"2018-08-08T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=13202"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:47:31","slug":"brick-lifeguards-train-for-a-unique-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/08\/brick-lifeguards-train-for-a-unique-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Lifeguards Train for A Unique Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace)<\/p><\/div>\n

Lifeguards have a lot on their collective plate during the summer season \u2013 from dramatic rescues, to keeping an eye on rip currents, to lending a hand (and perhaps a bandage) to someone who steps on a sharp shell.<\/p>\n

But in Brick, lifeguards this week trained for an even more complicated, and potentially deadly, incident. Alongside members of the U.S. Coast Guard and officers with the state and Brick police, plus EMTs and the Ocean County Sheriff\u2019s Department marine division, the guards simulated how they may have to react to a boating accident near the shore. The training exercise came just weeks after a tugboat washed ashore<\/a> just two miles away in Lavallette; fortunately, no one was hurt in that incident.<\/p>\n

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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Brick Police Drone)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cEvery day we train for CPR and standard water safety, but we try to throw in as many different scenarios as possible,\u201d said Brick Lifeguard Capt. Meredith Hudson. \u201cThis year we brought in a private boat that had been in an accident offshore so we could see how we can best help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lifeguards in Brick have access to jet-skis that they can use to bring victims back to shore, where they would utilize their CPR and first aid skills to help an accident victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, [the accident] was off the beach, so we would probably be the first on scene and the backup would come from inland,\u201d said Hudson.<\/p>\n

In the past, she said, guards have been called out to help with incidents on Barnegat Bay, and the lifeguard squad always has its emergency radios tuned to frequencies where they might learn about a situation where they could provide assistance.<\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s drill, guards brought the victims of the boat accident to shore, hoisted them onto a backboard stretcher and kept them alive until Brick Police EMS arrived with a four wheel drive ambulance. The simulation went well, and will allow the guards to perfect their response in case the real thing ever occurs.<\/p>\n

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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brick lifeguards train to respond to a boating accident near shore, Aug. 2018. (Photo: Chris Chace)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThere are always some things we can work on, but that\u2019s the beauty of practicing,\u201d said Hudson. \u201cIf there\u2019s a worst-case-scenario, we\u2019ll have re-evaluated and we\u2019ll know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just two days ago, Brick lifeguards saw an emergency flare go up from one of the boats working on the beach replenishment project in the northern section of town. Two guards took jet-skis out to make sure workers on the boats were okay, Hudson said, and fortunately it was a false alarm.<\/p>\n

The guards\u2019 main mission, of course, is keeping swimmers safe. Hudson said it has been a busy season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like the shore break is more intense this year than it has been in the past,\u201d said Hudson, a veteran guard of 16 years. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a few knee injuries, which are common, but not as often as this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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