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Swimming rescues by Irish police officers


John Connolly B.ED, MA †

The Irish Lifesaving Foundation, 11 Iveragh Close, Lismore Lawn, Waterford City, Ireland


Context

This presentation looks at 100 swimming rescues performed by members of An Garda Síochána between the years 2000 and 2006. Rescues are analysed and compared to those carried out by members of the public asking why no police officer drowned when 8 members of the public died attempting rescues in the same period.


Methods

Available Irish swimming rescue reports, award citations and newspaper cuttings with references to swimming rescues in Ireland were analysed.


Results

In Ireland officers of An Garda Síochána perform an average of 20 swimming rescues annually. The majority of police rescues were in rivers (80%), at night between 10.00pm and 4.00am. The most of those rescued are young males (90%) who had been drinking heavily beforehand and had deliberately entered the water (90%) often fully clothed. Those in difficulty seldom resisted being rescued and were mostly removed from the water alive (90%) and hypothermic. Almost all officers swam in their uniforms and used some form of buoyant aid in only 50% of rescues.


Discussion

Police officers are frequently the first responders in emergency situations including drownings. The time frame and locations frequently associated with suicide by drowning situations made most rescue circumstances very difficult yet no Irish police officer died when an average of 3 police officers drown annually in the USA. Teamwork often played a critical role in rescues, with two or more officers usually involved in any incident and must be a major factor in preventing such deaths.

Learning Outcomes

1. An awareness of the characteristics of swimming rescues by police officers generally and members of

An Garda Síochána in particular

2. An understanding of how police officers compensate for shortcomings in their lifesaving knowledge and

training

3. A knowledge of how suicidal persons respond to rescue attempts in general and to rescue by police

officers in particular




†Corresponding author :

Name : John Connolly

Address 11 Iveragh Close

Lismore Lawn

Waterford City

Ireland


E-mail : [email protected] Phone : 00353 51 376773 / 00353 86 8128671





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