| A | B |
|---|
| Type 1 PFD | Designed to turn an unconscious person to a vertical or slightly tipped back position |
| Emergency Plan | Plans for responding to water accidents |
| Waves | Caused by wind |
| Rip Current Escape | Swim parallel to shore and then once free, towards the shore |
| Cramps | When muscles involuntarily contract into a knot |
| Aquatic life | Underwater plants and animals |
| Hydralic current | Type of current that creates a whirlpool |
| Lifeguard | Certified professional and rescuer who assures safety |
| Water accident | Situation that could have been prevented |
| Bow | Front part of a boat or other water craft |
| Buoyancy | Ability or tendancy to float or rise in water |
| Core Temperature | The deep body temperature or normal degree of hotness (98.6 degrees) |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| Current | Body of water flowing in a definate direction |
| Distressed Swimmer | A person who is unable to get to safety without assistance but is able to keep afloat |
| Drowning | Loss of consciousness as a result of too little oxygen |
| Heat exhaustion | Physical condition caused by too much time in the sun |
| Heaving line | Emergency device that can be thrown to a victim to grasp and be pulled to safety |
| Hypothermia | Condition of low body temperature |
| Immersion | Being completely covered by water |
| Ring Buoy | Device made of cork, foam or plastic material that keeps a person afloat |
| Sculling | Using hands and arms to support or propel yourself in water |
| Shepard's Crook | Long pole with a hook on the end to pull people to the side |
| Survival Floating | Resting position while floating facedown in warm water |
| Treading Water | Near-vertical postion in water using arms and legs to keep head above water |
