Is Lifeguarding or Water Safety Instructing Clinical Experience?

[chemdoctor]

I pretty much pool guard at a few community places. Through instructing, I TEACH children how to swim and stay afloat (literally) haha, in water.

The lifeguarding is good, I haven't legitimately had to "save" anyone or anything scary like that. But it is still a good experience nonetheless.

Am I mistaken in considering this to be considered "nonclinical" experience? I feel like it is because they're not really patients but just wanted to make sure. Anyone else do lifeguarding?

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[gyngyn]

It is non-clinical.

 

[LizzyM]

Been there, done that, got the badge. Taught kids and lifeguarded almost every summer from ages 15-22. They aren't patients; it isn't clinical.

 

[chemdoctor]

It is non-clinical.

Thank you gyngyn!!

 

[chemdoctor]

Been there, done that, got the badge. Taught kids and lifeguarded almost every summer from ages 15-22. They aren't patients; it isn't clinical.

Thanks!! The mods should close this thread

 

[harvard_of_the_west]

I work every summer as a lifeguard/EMT. I love it, lifeguarding is truly a public safety career in the agency I work for. We respond to 911 calls practically every day for medical emergencies, watersports injuries, boating accidents, car crashes, the occasional drowning, etc. I feel comfortable using this as paid clinical experience because I'm employed as/perform the duties of an EMT, had to go through an academy, and work under a medical director to treat and transport patients almost every day.

Maybe you could use your position to show that you possess leadership ability by becoming a pool/shift supervisor?

Better yet, beef up your open water skills and come work with us out in California!

 

[chemdoctor]

I work every summer as a lifeguard/EMT. I love it, lifeguarding is truly a public safety career in the agency I work for. We respond to 911 calls practically every day for medical emergencies, watersports injuries, boating accidents, car crashes, the occasional drowning, etc. I feel comfortable using this as paid clinical experience because I'm employed as/perform the duties of an EMT, had to go through an academy, and work under a medical director to treat and transport patients almost every day.

Maybe you could use your position to show that you possess leadership ability by becoming a pool/shift supervisor?

Better yet, beef up your open water skills and come work with us out in California!

Haha, thanks for the offer. I'm in FL currently haha. Yeah I suppose in you case it is clinical experience. But for me, it really is just overseeing a bunch of people swim in swimming pools/beaches

 

[HomeSkool]

Been there, done that, got the badge. Taught kids and lifeguarded almost every summer from ages 15-22. They aren't patients; it isn't clinical.

I was going to say you could count it as clinical time if you're doing CPR, but it sounded too morbid.

 

[Goro]

I was going to say you could count it as clinical time if you're doing CPR, but it sounded too morbid.