PRM -- Prevention, Recognition and Management
Since water and pool safety is such a huge issue for camps that provide aquatic recreation for their campers it's important to understand that the primary responsibilities of management and lifeguards are:
Maintaining Safety
The owner or operator of a public/semi-public swimming pool must do everything possible to assure the safety of patrons and to safeguard them from injury or incident.
Emergency Response
The drowning process includes a series of destructive progressive stages, which will result in cardiac arrest and death if rapid and effective intervention is not provided by appropriately trained rescue