Analysis and Rebuttal of Development of an In-Water Intervention in a Lifeguard Protocol

Authors

Peter Wernicki, Florida State University College of Medicine
Peter Chambers, Midwest Surf Medical Associates
Roy Fielding, The University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Terri Lees, North Kansas City Community Center
David Markenson, New York Medical College
Francesco Pia, Pia Enterprises
Linda Quan, University of Washington School of Medicine

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.05.01.03

Abstract

We review the paper by Hunsucker and Davison published in the International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education in 2010. The authors’ two-part goal was to describe a protocol they named “in-water intervention” (IWI) that uses abdominal thrusts (ATs) and to report on its effectiveness at assisting drowning victims in waterparks. We identify serious shortcomings in the paper’s methodology, interpretation and use of the literature, and ethical principles. We conclude that their primary assertions were unsubstantiated by the evidence they presented.

Recommended Citation

Wernicki, Peter; Chambers, Peter; Fielding, Roy; Lees, Terri; Markenson, David; Pia, Francesco; and Quan, Linda (2011) "Analysis and Rebuttal of Development of an In-Water Intervention in a Lifeguard Protocol," International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.05.01.03
Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol5/iss1/3